The Love Story Of The Century

Author : Märta Tikkanen
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941920947

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The Love Story of the Century by Märta Tikkanen Pdf

Hailed an immediate classic of Finnish literature on its publication in 1978 and an international bestseller that has been translated into 19 languages, Märta Tikkanen’s verse novel is a haunting, profoundly evocative portrait of one woman’s fraught relationship with her alcoholic husband, inspired by the author's own experience. In language that is as delicate as it is fierce, Tikkanen explores the depths of fear and violence that often accompany addiction and the struggle to reconcile that pain with the deep love and strength necessary to hold a family together through it all. As much a story of resilience as it is suffering, The Love Story of the Century is a bittersweet account of the complexities of addiction, the power of creativity, and the redemption of love.

Author : Karl Eysenbach
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595527571

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The Story of the Century by Karl Eysenbach Pdf

Clem Reader is a reporter on the celebrity beat who accidently stumbles onto the story of the century. At the same time, he loses himself in a passionate affair with Saroyan Pashogi, one of the world's most famous and beautiful movie stars. As the lovers fall under government surveillance, Saroyan finds additional evidence, and the government begins action to permanently silence them along with anyone else who knows the secret. Will the lovers survive? Will the world survive? It's a tale with extraterrestials, drug running, and political corruption that will keep you going until the final chapter.

Author : Alister D. Inglis
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438492568

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The Chinese Love Story from the Tenth to the Fourteenth Century by Alister D. Inglis Pdf

Love stories formed a major part of the classical short story genre in China from as early as the eighth century, when men of letters began to write about romantic encounters. In later centuries, such stories provided inspiration for several new literary genres. While much scholarly attention has been focused on the short story of both the medieval and late imperial eras, comparatively little work has been attempted on the interim stage, the Song and Yuan dynasties, which spanned some five hundred years from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries. Yet this was a crucial developmental period for many forms of narrative literature—so much so that any understanding of late imperial narrative should be informed by the earlier tradition. The first study of its kind in English, The Chinese Love Story from the Tenth to the Fourteenth Century traces the development of the love story throughout this important yet overlooked era. Using Tang dynasty stories as a point of comparison, Alister D. Inglis examines and appraises key new themes, paying special attention to period hallmarks, gender portrayal, and textuality. Inglis demonstrates that, contrary to received scholarly wisdom, this was a highly innovative period during which writers and storytellers laid a fertile foundation for the literature of late imperial China.

Author : Märta Tikkanen
Publisher : Millefleurs
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 080954041X

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The Love Story of the Century by Märta Tikkanen Pdf

Author : G. W.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000694685

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The Tin Box; a Story of the Last Century ... by G. W. Pdf

Author : Frank N. Magill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1418 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136593697

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The 20th Century O-Z by Frank N. Magill Pdf

Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. All entries conclude with a fully annotated bibliography.

Author : Sam Kashner,Nancy Schoenberger
Publisher : JR Books
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781907532566

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Furious Love by Sam Kashner,Nancy Schoenberger Pdf

A tough Welshman, he was softened by the affections of a breathtakingly beautiful woman: she was a modern-day Cleopatra madly in love with her own Mark Antony. For quarter of a century, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were the king and queen of Hollywood. Yet their two marriages to each other represented much more than outlandish romance. Together, Elizabeth and Richard were a fascinating embodiment of the mores and transgressions of their time and even luminaries like Jacqueline Kennedy looked to them as a barometer of the culture. The enduring glamour, grandeur, drama and bravado embodied in the couple gave rise to the type of rabid gossip and wide-eyed adoration that are the staples of todayÕ s media. Using brand-new research and interviews Ð including unique access to Taylor herself, the Burton family, and TaylorÕ s extensive personal correspondence Ð this ultimate celebrity biography is the gripping real-life story of a fairy-tale couple whose lives were even grander and more outrageous than the epic films they made.

Author : Robb Hill
Publisher : RRVINTAGEAERO
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781635872088

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Romance Of The Century by Robb Hill Pdf

Hollywood stars, love, marriage and terrible tragedy comprise this work on the most enduring romance of the 20th century. These two individuals involved were masters of their profession and had it all when, on a cold winter's night, tragedy struck. One would be immortalized, the other left emotionally bereft searching for the intimacy of their relationship but never really finding it. It is truly a great American love story, totally unique and without equal.

Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786430796

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Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction by Gary Westfahl Pdf

An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback's career, this critical study explores the many ways in which his work influenced the genre. It summarizes the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, considers his efforts to define science fiction both verbally and visually, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals, including Technocracy Review, Superworld Comics, and Science-Fiction Plus. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660, and its influences on a variety of science fiction novels, films and television programs is also offered.

Author : Milena Dolezelova-Velingerova
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1980-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781442638334

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The Chinese Novel at the Turn of the Century by Milena Dolezelova-Velingerova Pdf

This collection of essays reveals the dynamic role of the late Qing novel in the process of modernization of Chinese fiction. Substantial changes in various aspects of the Chinese novel at the turn of the century, demonstrated by structural analyses of several representative novels, suggest that the evolution of modern Chinese fiction was a more complex process than a simple imitation of Western literatures. The results challenge the scholarly consensus that modern Chinese fiction resulted from a radical change brought about by the May Fourth Movement in 1919. It is demonstrated rather that the transformation had already begun in the first decade of the twentieth century and that the conspicuous changes in Chinese fiction of the 1920s represent a culmination rather than a beginning of the modern evolutionary process. The book consists of nine studies which analyse the late Qing novel in its general and specific aspects. The introduction and first essay explain how social changes conditioned cultural and literary changes during the period and how the resultant new theory of fiction generated new concepts of a politically engaged novel. The two following studies develop a general statement of narrative structures and devices, derived from structural analyses of seven outstanding late Qing novels. The last six articles examine particular novels in detail, focusing on the specific fictional techniques which predominate in each. This is the first volume in a new series, Modern East Asian Studies.

Author : Alfred de Musset
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141391861

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The Confession of a Child of the Century by Alfred de Musset Pdf

The Napoleonic Wars are over. Octave, a young Parisian, loves his mistress Elise - until he witnesses her being unfaithful. In despair, he descends into decadence and libertinism. However, the death of his father takes Octave to the countryside where he falls in love with Brigitte, a young widow who spends most of her time caring for others. At first, Brigitte tries to resist his advances, but eventually they become lovers. Octave, however, is quickly overcome by suspicion. Will Brigitte remain true to him? Doesn't every woman betray her lover sooner or later?

Author : Ann-Marie Priest
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Authors
ISBN : 9781863951982

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Great Writers, Great Loves by Ann-Marie Priest Pdf

In Great Writers, Great Loves, Ann-Marie Priest delves deep into the love lives of eight twentieth-century writers and shows how, in the tumult and novelty of their intimate relationships, they radically transformed our ideas of romantic love. From D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf to Charmian Clift, Sylvia Plath and Frank O'Hara, these writers seized the freedom to experiment. In exploring new ideas of sexuality, marriage, same-sex relationships and passionate friendships, they forged a darker, richer, more complex mythology of romantic love than the one that preceded it. Bringing to life some of the most compelling personalities of the last century, their private passions and obsessions, Great Writers, Great Lovessheds new light on passion, intimacy and the way we think about love today.

Author : Deborah Davis
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780470893579

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Party of the Century by Deborah Davis Pdf

In 1966, everyone who was anyone wanted an invitation to Truman Capote's "Black and White Dance" in New York, and guests included Frank Sinatra, Norman Mailer, C. Z. Guest, Kennedys, Rockefellers, and more. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and drawings of the guests, this portrait of revelry at the height of the swirling, swinging sixties is a must for anyone interested in American popular culture and the lifestyles of the rich, famous, and talented.

Author : Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Atlantic States
ISBN : UOM:39015070226538

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The Century Book of the American Revolution by Elbridge Streeter Brooks Pdf

Author : Sander W. Zulauf,James D. Anderson,Rafael Català
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995-05-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0810813890

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Index of American Periodical Verse 1979 by Sander W. Zulauf,James D. Anderson,Rafael Català Pdf

The Index of American Periodical Verse is an important work for contemporary poetry research and is an objective measure of poetry that includes poets from the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean as well as other lands, cultures, and times. It reveals trends in the output of particular poets and the cultural influences they represent. The publications indexed cover a broad cross-section of poetry, literary, scholarly, popular, general, and "little" magazines, journals, and reviews.