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Melville and the Past
A general discussion of Herman Melville (1819-1891), author of "Moby Dick," "Benito Cereno," "Bartleby," and "Billy Budd".
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:29 02.06.06
Rumi
Molana Jalal-e-Din Mohammad Molavi Rumi, 13th century Persian mystic and poet, the founder of the Whirling Dervishes and the top-selling poet in the United States.
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:27 01.06.06
John Wyndham
Very British, arguably underrated satirical sci-fi writer, author of such books as "The Day of the Triffids", "The Chrysalids" and "The Midwich Cuckoos". For discussion of his novels (and short stories) and/or the film adaptations thereof...
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:17 01.06.06
Best work of american fiction these past twenty five years is....
in this poll from nyt review of books
:: STARTED BY astrojax69
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:09 01.06.06
Genre Classification in Fiction
Putting works of fiction into genre-categorical "boxes" (shelves?): how does it affect people's reading of said works of fiction, and what are your thoughts on it?
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:20 30.05.06
Mary Butts
What can you tell me?
:: STARTED BY Mick Mak Mok
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:51 24.05.06
NEW IAIN SINCLAIR BOOK! That's me happy...
Iain Sinclair, his work & London.
Slow Chocolate Autopsy, Liquid City, Rodinsky's Room, Lud Heat, Landor's Tower.
:: STARTED BY Stoatie's power level is >9000
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:54 22.05.06
Prison books
Anyobody recommend any good books that revolve around being locked up?
:: STARTED BY Buk
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:07 10.05.06
Ambiguous & Transformative
Instances of Gender Transformation, Deception, and Ambiguity in Myth, Literature, and Literary Life. Keywords: Woolf, Winterson, Kathy Acker, Written on the Body, Orlando, Bronte Sisters.
:: STARTED BY Papers, anyone, anywhere?
:: 52 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:16 07.05.06
The Relationship between Science Fiction and God
Let's examine the relationship that exists between sci-fi and faith. Should speculative fiction allow for the possibility of God considering its definition? Science fiction is primarily written by authors of a scientific persuasion; these scientific-y people are often atheists or agnostics.
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:38 06.05.06
Nikos Kazantzakis
I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.
:: STARTED BY Blake Head
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:50 05.05.06
Mapping Mieville
Maps of China Mieville's Bas Lag and Armada. Vaguely spoilerish, and biggish files. Can Bas-Lag be mapped? Should Bas-Lag be mapped?
:: STARTED BY Kiltartan Cross
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:10 03.05.06
Australian wins pulitzer prize for fiction
sydney writer wins united states premier writing prize. cool.
what's that mean, but?
:: STARTED BY astrojax69
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:13 02.05.06
Sex in books. You know, for kids.
Sexual activity in children's and Young Adult books - the good, the bad and the ugly. What makes for good representations of sex for young people? Not a list thread: posts which simply give titles without an indication of why particular books are good/bad/ugly may be deleted.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:25 01.05.06
"Lord of the Rings": Rightwing Book, Nazi Film?
Discussion of the idea of LotR as a right-wing, classist, racist, misogynist tract.
But with talking trees dude!
:: STARTED BY BioDynamo
:: 62 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:21 27.04.06
Howl Now
A discussion about Ginsberg's critical poem.
:: STARTED BY ShadowSax
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:24 25.04.06
Crime Fiction
Does exactly what it says on the tin.A thread to talk about crime fiction, old or new, hard-boiled or classic who-dunnits. Anything about crime fiction.
:: STARTED BY Axolotl
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:18 23.04.06
Peter Whitehead
falconer, film-maker, fabulist
:: STARTED BY Mick Mak Mok
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:20 22.04.06
1984, and all that
Novels, short stories, and so forth, of a small band rebelling against the totalitarian government of a dystopic future. What's your favourite, and what's just plain awful?
:: STARTED BY lonely as a cloud...
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:43 22.04.06
J.T. Leroy -Sarah
Author J.T. Leroy and his book "sarah".
:: STARTED BY Ethan Hawke
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:26 19.04.06
Milestone novels and the gender divide
A discussion of a study into the books that men and women cite as life-changing.
:: STARTED BY Smoothly
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:17 18.04.06
How to read Hemingway
I find the works of Ernest Hemingway difficult and frustrating. Can you help? Or do you dislike them for reasons other than finding them difficult and frustrating? Do tell.
:: STARTED BY Vincennes: Bringing Sassy Back
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:28 17.04.06
Possession by A.S. Byatt
Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize. Considered a good example of postmodernism in action. It appears on an AQA test.
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:03 15.04.06
George Orwell
Threads, books and stuff
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:35 15.04.06
Luther Blissett/Wu Ming
Italian Luther Blisset/Wu Ming publishing collective gets their big bestseller translated and distributes it for free
Q, '54, Bologna collective.
:: STARTED BY BioDynamo
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:22 13.04.06
DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little - Spoilers
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre, which won the Booker in 2003. What did you think of it?
:: STARTED BY Vincennes: Bringing Sassy Back
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:32 12.04.06
Help me find a book on China
I'm looking for a book on modern China, how it's developing, that also includes a bit of history.
:: STARTED BY Ariadne
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:39 11.04.06
Stanislaw Lem is dead
Stanislaw Lem - Russian Science Fiction - Psychology
:: STARTED BY A fall of geckos
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:05 08.04.06
Online Sharing Library
What do you think: A site enabling people to share their treasured but mouldering book collections, and to expand their already dangerous levels of knowledge with others' books.
:: STARTED BY Leidan
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:12 07.04.06
Vice, Bizarre and others
"Extreme Journalism"- what do you think?
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:28 06.04.06
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