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Book review: Joyce's jigsaw masterpiece
Special to the Los Angeles TimesOften started, seldom finished. That's the knock on James Joyce's "Ulysses." Everyone knows Buck Mulligan is "stately" and "plump," but by the time Stephen Dedalus' allusive stream of consciousness gives way to Leopold Bloom's humanist point of view in...Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Book, James Joyce, Literature
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37 literary resolutions for 2011. What's yours?
Jacket Copy26 literary resolutions for 2011 from writers and readers. What's yours?... -
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez: We 'are not under-taxed; the government has simply over-spent'
Top of the TicketNation's first Latina governor vows to veto new taxes and insists on cutting spending and waste.... -
Book review: 'The Wake of Forgiveness' by Bruce Machart
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Wake of Forgiveness A Novel Bruce Machart Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 310 pp., $26 Lavaca County, Texas — one moment it's a place you've never been, the next it's a place you can't forget, a place that comes to mind when you call yourself...Tags: Firearms, Horse (animal), Willa Cather, Horse and Harness Racing, Cormac McCarthy
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Book review: 'The Passages of H.M.'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Passages of H.M. A Novel of Herman Melville Jay Parini Doubleday: 454 pp., $26.95 "The time for me hasn't come yet: Some men are born posthumously," Nietzsche wrote in "Ecce Homo." It's a statement that might have provided comfort to Herman...Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck
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William Faulkner's biography
William Faulkner
Born: Sept. 25, 1897, New Albany, Miss.
Died: July 6, 1962, Byhalia, Miss.
Awards and honors: Nobel Prize for literature, 1949
Life: The family name was Falkner, but he modified it. He joined the British Royal Air Force in July 1918,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Nobel Prize Awards, Human Interest
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What's on these authors' summer 2011 reading list
Los Angeles TimesHere at Book Review, we know what looked good to us on the summer bookshelves, but we couldn't help but wonder what some of our favorite authors were looking forward to tossing in their travel bag or bringing out to the backyard or the beach for one of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Clubs and Associations, Naguib Mahfouz, Book, Anthony Bourdain
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Travel, hotel and restaurant options for Oxford, Miss.
THE BEST WAY TO OXFORD, MISS. From LAX, Delta offers nonstop service to Memphis, Tenn., about 75 miles north of Oxford, and connecting service is offered on Continental, American, Delta, AirTran and United. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $420....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Memphis, Nobel Prize Awards, Justice System, Wars and Interventions
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Dispatch from New York: Yes, the Public Theater's 'Gatz' is really six hours long
Culture MonsterThere are no surviving recordings of F. Scott Fitzgerald reading any portion of his masterpiece, âThe Great Gatsby,â but if Fitzgerald ever did read aloud from the 1925 novel, it was probably nothing like âGatz,â an 8-hour theatrical experience... -
Literary auction at Bonhams & Butterfields today
Jacket CopyMonday's auction of fine books, manuscripts and historical photographs at Bonhams & Butterfields begins at 10 a.m. PDT. Among the signature pieces are a world atlas, dating from the late 1500s, with vivid color maps, detailed drawings of the locals...... -
Three more women are elected governor - Mary Fallin, Nikki Haley and Susana Martinez make history
Top of the TicketWhile Congress went backwards a step in diversity in regards to African American senators (there are now zero), the nation elected three more women as governors: Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, Nikki Haley of South Carolina, and Susana Martinez of New...... -
Three years after Obama's race speech, he can joke about another man's skin color
Top of the TicketIs this progress? Funny? Could John Boehner make the same joke about Obama with no public comment?...
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