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1 giorno fa · Agrajag. Agrajag is a tragic and piteous creature who is continually reincarnated and subsequently killed, each time unknowingly, by Arthur Dent.Agrajag is first identified in the novel Life, the Universe and Everything, but it is revealed that several of Arthur's encounters in the first and second novels (and in previous chapters of the third) were with previous incarnations of Agrajag.
8 mag 2024 · This is the point in Margaret Drabble’s 1965 novel The Millstone where Rosamund should hide herself from polite society until she gives the baby away. Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 British women, mostly unmarried teenagers, were forced to put their babies up for adoption.
2 giorni fa · The novel is set in Paris in 1939; Remarque's autobiographical work examines the personal devastation of two displaced persons: surgeon Dr. Ravic (Charles Boyer), who is fleeing Nazis persecution, and the demimonde courtesan Joan Modau (Ingrid Bergman); the pair fall in love and suffer a tragic fate.
2 mag 2024 · Called "ahead of its time" by many who talk about it, The Millstone tackles a lot of the problems of the 1960s. It comments on the sexual liberation of women, unplanned parenthood, single motherhood, and women in academic settings. It’s a good reminder of why feminism is important.
1 giorno fa · Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune) in Analog magazine.
7 mag 2024 · The book’s hero, Winston Smith, is a minor party functionary living in a London that is still shattered by a nuclear war that took place not long after World War II. He belongs to the Outer Party, and his job is to rewrite history in the Ministry of Truth, bringing it in line with current political thinking.
3 mag 2024 · Anthony Burgess. Also called: Joseph Kell. Original name: John Anthony Burgess Wilson. Born: February 25, 1917, Manchester, England. Died: November 22, 1993, London (aged 76) Notable Works: “A Clockwork Orange” “Enderby Outside” “The Wanting Seed” On the Web: Archives Hub - Personal archive and library of Anthony Burgess (May 03, 2024)
