Category: Literature
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Behind the Classic 2: The Madwoman in the Attic – A Postcolonial Reading of Jane Eyre
Read more: Behind the Classic 2: The Madwoman in the Attic – A Postcolonial Reading of Jane EyreIn the ‘Behind the Classic’ series, editor-in-chief Roselinde takes you on a trip to well-known novels and their less well-known backstories. In this second instalment, she takes you through a postcolonial reading of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.
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Behind the Classic: Charles Dickens and the Politics of Christmas
Read more: Behind the Classic: Charles Dickens and the Politics of ChristmasIn the new ‘Behind the Classic’ series, editor-in-chief Roselinde takes you on a trip to well-known novels and their less well-known backstories. In this first, seasonally appropriate instalment, she explores the political backdrop of the most famous Christmas story of all: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
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The Power of Ordinary People: An Interview with Patrick Ness
Read more: The Power of Ordinary People: An Interview with Patrick NessA few weeks ago, the American Book Center here in Amsterdam organized a Skype interview with Patrick Ness, award-winning author of the Chaos Walking trilogy and the soon-to-be-filmed A Monster Calls. The interview, which took place at the ABC Treehouse, mostly focused on Ness’s latest release, The Rest of Us Just Live Here –…
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End of the Watch
Read more: End of the WatchA discussion of Harper Lee’s long-expected second novel Go Set a Watchman When 31-year-old Harper Lee first entered the office of publishing house J. B. Lippincott & Co., neither she, nor her editor could have expected her manuscript to become the global phenomenon it has become. The manuscript, titled Atticus, fell into the hands of…
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