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The Shipping News, Nights at the Circus, Middlemarch Book Summary
Book reviews American author E. One of Annie Prolux's novels is "The Shipping News." It was published in 1993 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The novel won a Pulitzer Prize and a US National Book Award.
By Mehedi Hasan Shawon4 years ago in Education
Gilead, I Capture The Castle, The Color Purple Book Review
Book reviews One of the novels written by Marilyn Robinson's "Gilead". It was first published in 2004 The novel won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005 The book also won the National Book Critics Circle Award. This is Robinson's second novel. Housekeeping is the first novel.
By Mehedi Hasan Shawon4 years ago in Education
Julia (Nineteen Eighty-Four), Psmith, The Moor's Last Sigh Book Reviews
Book reviews "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is a famous dystopian social science fiction and a cautionary novel written by English writer George Orwell. Published June 4, 1949, by Seker and Warburg as the ninth and final book in Orwell's entire lifetime.
By Mehedi Hasan Shawon4 years ago in Education
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Forty Rules of Love Book Reviews
Book reviews "Zami: A New Spelling of My Name", a famous biomythography novel written by the American poet Audrey Lord, was published in 1972. A new genre has been added to the novel, which the author calls biomythography.
By Mehedi Hasan Shawon4 years ago in Education
American Tabloid, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Disgrace Book Review
Book reviews One of the novels written by James Elroy is "American Tabloid". The novel was published on November 22, 1995. The novel chronicles the events surrounding three rogue American law enforcement officers from November 22, 1958, to 1963.
By Mehedi Hasan Shawon4 years ago in Education
The Witches, American War Book Review
Book reviews "The Witches" is a dark fantasy novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story is set in parts of Norway and parts of England. But a world has emerged about a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother.
By Mehedi Hasan Shawon4 years ago in Education
Analysis with Civilization and Gilgamesh
The Sumerian Society and Connection with The Epic of Gilgamesh The epic poetry of Gilgamesh has been a key example to connect the relationship with the Sumerian society. The Sumerian civilization shows a cultural mirroring effect with the epic itself, allowing today’s society to take a closer look at the characteristics and values the Sumerians included in their society. Throughout time, there were multiple evidence and discoveries found such as artifacts, that help us better understand the Sumerian civilization. Some main aspects of Sumerian society are the religious views, environment, and the development of duties, which have also been represented in The Epic of Gilgamesh.
By Doors to Life4 years ago in Education
Bartleby, The Scrivener, Oryx and Crake, How To Be Both Book Summary
Book reviews "Bartleby, Scrivener" is a novel written by American author Herman Melville. In November and December of 1853, Putnam's Magazine and some minor textual changes were published in two volumes, respectively. In the story, a lawyer who lives on Wall Street hires a new clerk.
By Mehedi Hasan Shawon4 years ago in Education
