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1. Stalin and the poets.

Author

McBride, Eimear

Subjects
*RUSSIAN Revolution, 1917-1921, *MASSACRES, *CIVIL rights
Abstract

The article offers information on conflicts between poet Osip Mandelstam and Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during Russian Revolution. Topics discussed include programme of mass arrests, torture and killing by Stalin; stripping residency rights of Mandelstam when they completed their exile; and his book "The Egyptian Stamp."

Published
2017

3. Acts of resistance.

Author

McBride, Eimear

Subjects
*RUSSIAN Revolution, 1905-1907, *WORLD War II, *FICTION
Published
2019

6. The heart of the city.

Author

McBride, Eimear

Subjects
*CITIES & towns in literature, *DUBLIN (Ireland) in literature
Abstract

A literary analysis is presented of the stories in the short story collection "Dubliners" by James Joyce, focusing on the theme of the city. The author looks at characters in the stories including Little Chandler in "A Little Cloud," Mr. Doran in "The Boarding House," and Gabriel in "The Dead," discussing what they reveal about Joyce's attitude toward Dublin, Ireland. Other topics include Joyce's shift away from the moral didacticism of Victorian literature.

Published
2014

9. The wisdom of the worlds.

Author

MCBRIDE, EIMEAR

Subjects
*FISHING in literature, *FICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "History of the Rain," by Niall Williams, is presented.

Published
2014

10. 1066 and all that.

Author

McBride, Eimear

Subjects
*ENGLISH historical fiction, *FICTION
Published
2014

11. Too close for comfort.

Author

McBride, Eimear

Subjects
*MOTHER-daughter relationship, *FICTION
Published
2016

12. He Just Can't Help It.

Author

McBRIDE, EIMEAR

Subjects
*PEOPLE with mental illness, *FICTION
Published
2016

13. Death in Venice.

Author

McBride, Eimear

Subjects
*PSYCHOLOGICAL fiction, *FICTION
Published
2015

14. Woman on the edge.

Author

MCBRIDE, EIMEAR

Subjects
*ADULTERY, *FICTION, *NORWEGIAN fiction
Abstract

A review of the book "Marta Oulie: A Novel of Betrayal," by Sigrid Undset, translated by Tiina Nunnally, is presented.

Published
2014

15. Human monsters.

Author

McBRIDE, EIMEAR

Subjects
*FICTION, *NONFICTION
Abstract

A review of the books "The Notebook," by Agota Kristof, translated by Alan Sheridan, and "The Illiterate," by Agota Kristof, translated by Nina Bogin, is presented.

Published
2014

16. Comfort and joy.

Author

Mantel, Hilary, Morpurgo, Michael, Wagner, Erica, Okwonga, Musa, Williams, Rowan, Coe, Jonathan, Harrison, Melissa, Haddon, Mark, Laing, Olivia, Owusu, Derek, McBride, Eimear, Shafak, Elif, and Callow, Simon

Subjects
*JOY, *HUMAN beings, *RURAL housing, *ABSOLUTE pitch
Abstract

The Critics: Arts THE CRITICS Ivy Compton-Burnett's novels are Downton Abbey for the intelligent If you feel you want bracing, rather than soothing, you might read or reread Ivy Compton-Burnett - if you enjoy her, there are 19 novels to go at. Musa Okwonga The Shawshank Redemption celebrates resilience and friendship The film that most comforts me is The Shawshank Redemption. Simple pleasure: puzzles are "reliably solvable" Olivia Laing David Bowie is my patron saint of quarantine At a low ebb last week, my friend Philip sent me a photo of David Bowie, shot from behind, in a tight black sweater, his orange hair slicked back, drawing a circle on a wall. Eimear McBride A spot of distraction does the brain good. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2020

17. Holiday in the living room.

Author

DARKE, DIANA, DOUGLAS, LAWRENCE, ELLIS, SAMANTHA, ENRIGHT, ANNE, EVARISTO, BERNARDINE, FISHER, JAMIE, KING, BARBARA J., LAPOINTE, MICHAEL, LEITH, SAM, LOWRY, ELIZABETH, McBRIDE, EIMEAR, MANTEL, HILARY, MARKOVITS, BENJAMIN, MILLER, LUCASTA, MOTION, ANDREW, OATES, JOYCE CAROL, PEACE, DAVID, PERRY, SEAMUS, RINI, REGINA, and RIVIERE, SAM

Subjects
*FICTION, *NONFICTION
Published
2020

18. Books for summer.

Author

BEARD, MARY, BULSON, ERIC, BYERS, SAM, CLARK, ALEX, COLLARD, DAVID, DAVIS, LYDIA, GRIFFITHS, CLARE, GROVIER, KELLY, HAAS, LIDIJA, HILDYARD, DAISY, JENSEN, HAL, KELLY, STUART, LAPOINTE, MICHAEL, LEITH, SAM, LOWDON, CLAIRE, MCBRIDE, EIMEAR, MEANEY, THOMAS, REGIS, AMBER K., SCURR, RUTH, and THIRLWELL, ADAM

Subjects
*NONFICTION, *FICTION
Published
2015

19. Summer books: Our contributors tell us what we should be reading on holiday this year.

Author

DARKE, DIANA, DAVIS, LYDIA, HADLEY, TESSA, HENDRIX, JENNY, HOWARD, JENNIFER, JENSEN, HAL, LAPOINTE, MICHAEL, LEITH, SAM, LOWDON, CLAIRE, MCBRIDE, EIMEAR, O'BRIEN, JAMES, RILEY, GWENDOLINE, SANDS, PHILIPPE, SANSOM, IAN, SAWHNEY, HIRSH, SCHAFFNER, ANNA KATHARINA, SEGNIT, NAT, STREETEN, NICOLA, THIRLWELL, ADAM, and TRILLING, DANIEL

Subjects
*FICTION, *NONFICTION
Published
2017

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