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In an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His primary motivation in writing the novel was to subject his own highest ideal, that of true Christian love, to the crucible of contemporary Russian society. Joseph Frank describes The Idiot as "the most personal of all Dostoevsky's major works, the book in which he embodies his most intimate, cherished, and sacred convictions." It includes descriptions of some of his most intense personal ordeals, such as epilepsy and mock execution, and explores moral, spiritual and philosophical themes consequent upon them. ![]() In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself the task of depicting "the positively good and beautiful man." The novel examines the consequences of placing such a singular individual at the centre of the conflicts, desires, passions and egoism of worldly society, both for the man himself and for those with whom he becomes involved. The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a young man whose goodness, open-hearted simplicity and guilelessness lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. It was first published serially in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1868–69. Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Idiot ( pre-reform Russian: Идіотъ post-reform Russian: Идиот, tr. ![]() Drawing and handwritten text by Fyodor Dostoevsky ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The production won 7 Olivier Awards in 2013 (including Best New Play), at the time equaling the record with Matilda the Musical in 2012, before both were surpassed by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2017 with 9 awards. The play premiered on 2 August 2012 in the Cottesloe Theatre at the Royal National Theatre in London before transferring to the Apollo Theatre in the West End on 12 March 2013. The play is a National Theatre Production, in association with Frantic Assembly, who specialised in the movement direction. During its premiere run, the play tied the record for winning the most Olivier Awards (seven), including Best New Play at the 2013 ceremony (this record was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2017 with nine wins). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a play by Simon Stephens based on the novel of the same name by Mark Haddon. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightĬhristopher John Francis Boone (15-year-old maths-genius detective) Īutism spectrum, Family drama, Crime fiction Play by Simon Stephens, adapted from the novel ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Eat and Run, Jurek opens up about his life and career as an elite athlete, and about the vegan diet that is key to his success. His accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary. ![]() Jurek was also one of the elite runners who travelled to Mexico to run with the Tarahumara Indians, as profiled in the international bestseller Born to Run. He went on to win that race seven years in a row. In 1999, as a complete unknown, he took the lead in the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile jaunt over the Gold Rush trails of America's Sierra Nevada. Then run even faster.' 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Hong Kong and Joshua WongĪlthough (as indicated above) relatively light-hearted at times, Wong’s Unfree Speech constitutes equal parts personal biography and careful analysis of Hong Kong’s current political moment, detailing a city’s fight to maintain and extend its freedom of expression in the face of an increasingly assertive Beijing.Īs a high-schooler, Joshua Wong and his friends set up Scholarism in order to oppose National Education in 2012. The unanimous passage of Beijing’s National Security Law on 30th June poses questions as to whether a revised edition of this work may instead reference The Revenge of the Sith. ![]() ![]() ![]() Finalising his book on 9th December 2019, Joshua Wong chose a typically modern metaphor to describe his travails since release from prison in 2017, “If I were to liken our epic struggle for freedom and democracy to the original Star Wars trilogy, then the two years since by imprisonment would be a drawn-out version of the middle instalment, The Empire Strikes Back”. ![]() ![]() OSU ASC Drupal 8 America/New_York publicĪdd to Calendar 17:30:00 18:45:00 From Morocco to Oprah: Reading Malika Oufkir's Stolen Lives through the Lens of Globalization In this talk, Dr. Lewis Cusato is the Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Global Studies Institute at Ohio Wesleyan University.Connect with the event on Facebook "From Morocco to Oprah" reads Oufkir's tale alongside some of the most prominent ways that globalization inserts itself into cultural production and interpretation alike.Dr. By comparing the marketing strategies and paratexts associated with the French and American versions of the book, we can learn much about the transnational movements of postcolonial Maghrebi cultural icons, and the ways their representations, reception, and meanings shift when they travel. ![]() This project specifically considers the case of Malika Oufkir and Michèle Fitoussi's Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail, which was chosen for Oprah's Book Club in 2001. ![]() Lewis Cusato analyzes how globalization affects cultural production and reception, especially in the context of francophone North Africa. ![]() Add to Calendar 18:30:00 19:45:00 From Morocco to Oprah: Reading Malika Oufkir's Stolen Lives through the Lens of Globalization ![]() ![]() ![]() It takes place in the same universe as the Arcane Ascension novels, but years earlier and with a different protagonist. ![]() Each sword must be earned by a worthy champion, and no single person has ever managed to collect them all.Not yet, at least.Keras is just getting started.Additional Info: Six Sacred Swords is a light-hearted fantasy adventure inspired by Japanese game series like The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Fire Emblem. The more the better, really.The Six Sacred Swords are Kaldwyn's most famous artifacts, forged as the only means to defeat the god beasts. But he's a long way from home, and Kaldwyn offers a different brand of danger than he's used to.He's already got a sword of unfathomable power, but it's damaged and leaking world-annihilating mana, so he's in the market for a new one.Possibly six. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon. Those who survive the spire’s trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. He's fought false divinities, thieving sorcerers, and corrupt demigods - and left them defeated in his wake. Five years ago, Corin Cadence’s brother entered the Serpent Spire a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. 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One thing that stood out right off the bat is that it's written from a client’s perspective, rather than the often pedantic nature of books written by therapists and researchers. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo, an acclaimed Malaysian-American radio journalist, had me staying up too late, squeezing in one more chapter. ![]() “Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body-and examines one woman’s ability to reclaim agency from her trauma.”įor the first time in a long time, I recently finished a book that I couldn’t put down. ![]() |
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