F. Scott Fitzgerald critiqued the shallowness of the super-rich through Jay Gatsby, who stocked his shelves with unread, uncut books to project a cultured image. One guest at Gatsby's party admired the shelves as a triumph, appreciating their thoroughness and realism, despite their emptiness.
Opal Whiteley's early life in Oregon shaped her literary career, characterized by a profound connection to nature and a remarkable, albeit eccentric, personality. After publishing her book, she quickly vanished from public view.
American publishers often prefer translated works that highlight the political or cultural context of their regions, linking stories to significant historical events or themes.
Worried by the potential inability to distinguish between the states of life and death, two doctors, William Hawes and Thomas Cogan, set up the Royal Humane Society in London in 1774. At the time, it was actually called the Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned, a name that would've doubled neatly as a mission statement. Falling into the rivers and canals of London was, it seems, a common occurrence in those days, and few members of the public possessed the swimming skills to save themselves.
Liadan Ni Chuinn, a Northern Irish writer born in 1998, chooses to publish under a pseudonym to maintain privacy, avoiding public exposure and interviews.
"They wouldn't have had somebody like me telling them what to do on the night. They would have all been expected to know what to do, and it would have been really shocking if you made a mistake during the dance."
Engagement is not, after all, a traditional love story, but a study of a young woman's fierce resistance to what she feels is the oppressive effect of being loved by a man.
Aleksic's book 'Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language' examines how societal and technological factors are reshaping language and communication dynamics.
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman is a bestselling LitRPG series featuring video game tropes within a fantasy narrative, gaining mainstream popularity and expanding its hardcover editions.
Patricia Highsmith's novels reflect a unique and unsettling perspective on the human psyche, especially in relation to themes of murder and moral ambiguity, captivating readers with their complexity.
Thomas Neurath led Thames & Hudson for over fifty years, merging energy and intellectual rigor to develop its publishing lists while remaining a modest figure shunning publicity.
Chaim Grade described his internal conflict, stating, "The writer inside me is a thoroughly ancient Jew, while the man inside me wants to be thoroughly modern. This is my calamity, plain and simple, a struggle I cannot win." This reflects his complex struggle between traditionalism and modernity, rooted in his observant Lithuanian upbringing and later literary aspirations.
Things Fall Apart is not just a book. It is a mirror, a declaration of identity, and a provocation. It represents the Igbo worldview and African traditions and still challenges us today.
Archaeologists have conjured vivid portraits of humankind's past from recovered relics, though experimental archaeology captures sounds, smells, and tastes that traditional methods cannot convey.
