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An interview with fiction author David Madden is presented. Madden mentions that the conception of both him and fellow author Robert Penn Warren about the web is universal. He adds that author Walker Percy is not in the web of anybody as he was very reclusive. Madden believes that he will be getting the attention that he deserves as a writer.

This article discusses the concept of fear and isolation in the writings of author Edgar Allan Poe and Elias Canetti. Similarity of the writings of Canetti with Poe; Discussion of the patterns of crowd behavior in the book "Crowds and Power," by Canetti; Elements in the works of Poe that were observed by Canetti.

Compares the literary works of writers Francis Mayes and D. H. Lawrence on Mediterranean travel. Opinion on Mayes' works such as the "Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy"; Difference of Mayes' style in writing from several literarists like D.H. Lawrence; Novels written by Lawrence.

Presents literary criticism which deals with how cultural orphanhood reflected on the writings of author Richard Marius. Assertion of critic Homi Bhabha on the literary writings of Marius; Examination of some of Marius's novels that manifest cultural orphanhood; Description of the character of Charles Alexander, who represents a cultural orphan in Marius's fiction.

Presents information on the influence of author William Faulkner to the work of Elias Canetti. Awards received by Canetti; Elements of his work that are anticipated in Faulkner's writing; Information on Canetti's theory of social interaction; Examples of Faulkner's novels.