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Month: October 2023

Scenes from a Childhood

Scenes From A Childhood (1996) by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Winner Jon Fosse (Review): Fosse, His Childhood And The Fossil of Confessions

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Pritha Banerjee

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2023, the author delves into Jon Fosse’s ‘Scenes from a Childhood’ in this review. In his 2022 interview with the Los Angeles Review of Books, Jon Fosse elaborated on what it means to have a backhand in the praxis of literary pursuit. He confessed to a mystic quality,…

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Winnie the Pooh

The Relevance of A.A.Milne’s Characters from Winnie the Pooh Almost a Decade After its First Publication

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Shaniya Binoj

First published on October 14, 1926, A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh remains an all-time favorite among adults and children. The author discusses its relevance below. In a world that often seems to rush by at a relentless pace, where the complexities of life can leave us feeling overwhelmed, a Bear of Little Brain and…

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Colm Tóibín

The Best Works of Colm Tóibín and Why You Should Read Them

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Oindri Das

Colm Tóibín’s works have long served as the foreground for exploring gay and Irish identities. Here are some of his best works and why you should read them. Colm Tóibín is a man of many hats: writer, essayist, journalist, professor of literature and creative writing. He also held the office of the chancellor of the…

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Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (1909)

5 Timeless Tales of Horror to Revisit in Halloween 2023

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Arghya Sarkar

Let these 5 Halloween classics transport you to eerie castles, haunted woods, and mysterious carnivals as you gear up for Halloween 2023. Embrace the fear, revel in the suspense, and allow the words to weave their magic. In the crisp, pumpkin-spiced air of October, when the leaves rustle as secret whispers and the moon hangs…

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Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (1995 film)

The 10 Best Jane Austen Book-to-Screen Adaptations

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Shaswata Ray

If you have spent much of your childhood and adulthood wishing you were a part of a Jane Austen-esque world, these ten book-to-screen adaptations of Austen’s works are the right place to start! Jane Austen was an English novelist popularly known for her six novels exploring the patriarchal social mores of her time while also…

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Daisy Edgar-Jones & Paul Mescal in Normal People

Here’s Why Sally Rooney’s Normal People is Not Just a Love Story

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Shravani Sawant

This is an essay on Sally Rooney’s treatment of young, achingly real love and relationships in Normal People, which has been adapted into a very popular TV show starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal. Marianne and Connell, the enigmatic protagonists of the more-than-ordinary romance by Sally Rooney, Normal People, have enchanted readers and watchers worldwide,…

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