book is particularly notable for being narrated by a lizard. The judges this year were the poet David Constantine‚ writer and editor Jennie Erdal‚ Arts Council Literature officer Kate Griffin‚ novelist Ali Smith and the literary editor of the Independent‚ Boyd Tonkin. Admirably the prize is shared between the translator and author‚ thus honouring an art that often goes unsung. The book was evidently a popular choice and Agualusa received his award in person‚ accompanied by whoops and cheers. Tonkin
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Technological Advancements Benefit Humanity Change in technology happens rapidly on a daily basis. As Schlesinger expresses‚ “The last two lifetimes have seen more scientific and technological achievement that the first 798 put together”(Schlesinger 41). Whether it deals with cars‚ travel‚ medicine‚ media‚ or a host of other topics‚ advancements in technology are occurring all around us. It is up to us whether to accept these changes or not. Many believe that change in technology is a hindrance
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Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work. The word literature literally means: "things made from letters". Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction)‚ a category that may also include polemical works‚ biographies‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such
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4-5D JAPANESE LITERATURE I. History A. Ancient Literature (until 764)- “Nara Period” (AD 710 to 794) Kan’ji- Logographic Chinese Characters which is first writing system used by Japanese that was introduce by Chinese. Kana- are syllabic Japanese scripts‚ a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji. 3 Kana Scripts: Man’yogana- (old syllabic) Katakana- (modern angular) Hiragana – (modern cursive) IMPORTANT LITERATURES Kojiki- ("An
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Jake Black Instructor Kennedy FIL 2001 April 2011 The Humanity of Memory The post-modern film Memento challenges its viewers to analyze the way they put together a story based on the order of events. The film follows Leonard Shelby‚ an amnesiac determined to avenge his wife’s brutal rape and murder. Leonard allegedly lost his ability to make new memories in a head injury when he attempted to save his wife. Leonard puts all of his energy into taking photos and writing notes that will help
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Executive Summary Major Research Project ( 2009-2011) Nativism in India: A Study of Modern Indian Literature in the select Indian Languages Submitted to UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION‚ NEW DELHI by Dr. Ashok Babar P.V.P. Mahavidyalaya‚ Kavathe Mahankal‚ Dist. Sangli. (Maharashta) Contents |Chapters |Title |Page No. | |
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Postmodern literature The term Postmodern literature is used to describe certain tendencies in post-World War II literature. It is both a continuation of the experimentation championed by writers of the modernist period (relying heavily‚ for example‚ on fragmentation‚ paradox‚ questionable narrators‚ etc.) and a reaction against Enlightenment ideas implicit in Modernist literature. Postmodern literature‚ like postmodernism as a whole‚ is difficult to define and there is little agreement on the
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the writer organizes the concepts and ideas. – Text Structure 2. What should be your primary concern when reading literature? – Recognize the differences and similarities in real life experience 3. Literature leads us to ________ the life of man‚ society‚ culture‚ and tradition. – understand 4. How does literature affect you as readers? – Molds man as a total human being 5. In literature you can witness different emotions and struggles of life – True 6. A poem that expresses the emotions‚ feelings
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Ray Bradbury‚ author of Fahrenheit 451‚ positions his readers to see the future world in a negative light. He sees the essence of humanity as individuality‚ the capacity to form intimate relationships and to reflect on our lives. Several key characters are crucial to the novel’s plot and thematic concerns. The awakening of humanity depicted in Montag’s characterisation‚ captured through Bradbury’s use of narrative voice and diction becomes‚ in my mind‚ inspirational. We are asked to question the
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Humanity: A Look at Robinson Crusoe “Daniel Defoe achieved literary immortality when‚ in April 1719‚ he published Robinson Crusoe” (Stockton 2321). It dared to challenge the political‚ social‚ and economic status quo of his time. By depicting the utopian environment in which was created in the absence of society‚ Defoe criticizes the political and economic aspect of England’s society‚ but is also able to show the narrator’s relationship with nature in a vivid account of the personal growth and development
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