One of her early assignments was to translate a biography of Brazilian dancer, singer, and actress Carmen Miranda, who famously wore elaborate hats made out of fruit in her performances. She randomly got invited to a department open house where she was talked into taking a class on Portuguese literature. Zachary Davis: When Flora Thomson-DeVeaux showed up as a freshman at Princeton University, she wasn’t exactly sure what she wanted to study. His books include Machado de Assis, Historiador, about the literature and ideas of Machado de Assis and A Força da Escravidão: Ilegalidade e Costume no Brasil Oitocentista on illegal enslavement in nineteenth-century Brazil. Sidney Chalhoub is a professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Harvard Professor Sidney Chalhoub and translator Flora Thomson-DeVeaux discuss how this humorous, self-aware book brilliantly skewers the corruption and cruelty of the Brazilian elite.įlora Thomson-DeVeaux is the translator of a new English version of The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas, as well as many other texts. Machado de Assis is now widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian writer of all time, and his writing is particularly noted for its formal experimentation. Its author, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, was the grandson of former slaves writing to and about the slaveholding class at the time. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas is such a complex, clever allegory of Brazilian society that many readers initially didn’t understand how searing its critique really was.
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The Secret History is so frequently referred to as a “why-done-it” (as opposed to a “who-done-it”) that I can’t identify the original source of the phrase (it was probably Tartt’s publicity team, all things considered). No small feat for the first page and a half of a debut novel. This time, I was struck anew by the book’s masterful prologue, which manages to beguile the reader, fire up the plot, and preview Tartt’s artistic concerns all at once. So you may not be surprised to hear that I’ve been reading it again recently. My re-reads usually happen in the winter, but I’ve noticed that I also gravitate to the novel during moments of personal anxiety and uncertainty. And unfortunately (fortunately?) for me, if I pick the book up to read a page or two, or find a favorite line, I always feel compelled to read the whole thing again. I should say that I don’t make it a point to do this it’s more that, somehow, I wind up with the book in my hands at regular intervals. I have been re-reading Donna Tartt’s The Secret History every other year for almost two decades. Meg Ryan’s fake orgasm at the table in When Harry Met Sally alone on a budget of $22 million – and many of the moments she committed to celluloid remain cultural touchstones. Chick-flicks or not, Ephron made hits – Sleepless in Seattle grossed $126 million in the U.S. In an industry often dominated by men making movies for men, she created female leads that were smart, funny, and complex.Įphron is often credited with inventing the “chick-flick” genre, though Ephron reportedly was ambivalent about the term. These views translated to the female characters Ephron put on screen. Nora Ephron, the Queen of the modern rom-com, was also a life-long feminist. (except for You’ve Got Mail – that’s totally a chick-flick) The Eloko enchant, delight and enthrall all those who meet them. This is a group of creatures whose power lies in the harmonious melodies they sing. In this young-adult tale of magic and social media madness, Naema also belongs to an elite magical race called the Eloko. Her status, devoted boyfriend and tight group of friends are the envy of LOVE, a blog akin to Instagram, where Naema reigns supreme. Blessed with gorgeous looks, a magical gift of melody and a legion of social media followers that would make any influencer who's worth their salt jealous, Naema has it all. Special emphasis must be placed on the word "gifted" here. One could say that Naema would have realized singer-songwriter Nina Simone's wildest dreams - she is the very epitome of "Young, Gifted and Black." Morrow's latest novel, A Chorus Rises, the sequel to A Song Below Water. What happens when the spotlight dims? When you go from social media superstar to pariah? Such is the tale of teenage influencer Naema Bradshaw, the heroine of Bethany C. I’m delighted to be able to say that I really enjoyed this book. Sidebar: if you don’t like the footnotes or the self-awareness of these books then don’t even bother with this book – just walk on by. They’re self-aware in a way that not everyone enjoys. The Nevernight chronicles are such a love it or hate it series in part because they walk on such a delicate precipice – and for some, it’s too much. I spent months leading up to this release worried that it would be awful. But with the three suns now in descent, and Truedark on the horizon, will she survive? There, Mia will at last discover the origins of the darkin, and learn the destiny that lies in store for her and her world. Their quest will take them through the Godsgrave underdark, across the Sea of Swords, back to the library of the Quiet Mountain and the poisoned blades of Mia’s old mentors, and at last the fabled Crown of the Moon. Mia and her brother Jonnen must journey through the depths of the ancient metropolis. But buried beneath those same streets, deep in the ancient city’s bones, lies a secret that will change the Republic forever. Mia Corvere has assassinated Cardinal Duomo and rumors of Consul Scaeva’s death ripple through the street of Godsgrave like wildfire. Spoilers ahead for Nevernight and Godsgrave but spoiler-free for Darkdawn.Ī ruthless young assassin’s journey for revenge comes to a stunning end in the conclusion of this acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy. At the time, it was operated by General Electric Company, and this was-I started work here in June of 1951. I was offered a tech grad position on the site here. I graduated from the University of Portland in 1951 with a degree in physics. To start us off, would you tell us maybe some of your life up, before you came to this area?įreshley: Well, I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Freshley about his experiences working at the Hanford site. This interview is being conducted on the campus of Washington State University Tri-Cities. I’m conducting an oral interview history here on January 11 th, 2016. Not many people around here know me by that name. Maxwell Freshley: My legal name is Maxwell Freshley, F-R-E-S-H-L-E-Y. Douglas O’Reagan: First off, would you please say and spell your name for us? Compute how much productive time you have left.
Internally the paper is lightly toned, with some offsetting and minor staining and one letterpress tear not affecting the text. The Homer sets are completely unrestored, with some hinges cracked, but in remarkable condition given the delicate gilding. For all volumes, externally the boards and spines are lightly scuffed in general, with some scuffing to the board edges and spine. Spines decoratively tooled in gilt, raised bands, morocco lettering pieces, with the leaf edges red speckled. The Works and Letters are re-backed retaining gilt-ruled calf boards and spines. The Iliad & Odyssey bound in full mottled calf ruled in gilt, spines decoratively tooled in gilt, raised bands, morocco lettering pieces, marbled end-papers. A Magnificent Complete Set in Contemporary Binding. Alexander Pope Iliad, Odyssey, The Works, 1715 1741 15 Volumes. Before his death, Mason extracts two promises from Tarwater: that he will give Mason a Christian burial, and that he will find a way to baptize Bishop. To this day, Rayber fears that he will inherit Mason’s mental illness and goes to great lengths to quell any feelings of passion, even those toward his intellectually-disabled son, Bishop.Īt the start of the novel, Mason dies of a heart attack. It caused him to obsess over Jesus until the age of 14 when he finally renounced Christianity. Although his father retrieved him after only four days, the experience haunted Rayber. It is later revealed that Rayber, at the age of seven, was the victim of kidnapping by Mason. When Rayber and a social worker named Bernice attempt to retrieve Tarwater a few days later, Mason shoots Rayber in the leg and ear, causing the schoolteacher to take no further action to recover the boy. At only a few months old, Tarwater is kidnapped by Mason to a rural plot of land known as Powderhead. Having lost his mother in a car accident and his father in a subsequent suicide, the infant Tarwater is initially raised by his uncle Rayber, an atheist schoolteacher. This study guide refers to the 2007 edition published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.įor his entire life, 14-year-old Francis Marion Tarwater is groomed by his mentally ill great uncle Mason to become a Christian prophet like himself. Like a Greek play, his story hurtles through love and wine, ghosts and revenge, toward inevitable catastrophe.Perfect for fans of If We Were Villains", But who is he, apart from the huge personalities that surround him and the secret guilt that haunts him?When tragedy rocks Denmark, Laertes' questions are forced into focus. "item_description" : "Set in 1920s Europe, this poignant dark academia novel sheds new light on Shakespeare's masterpiece, finally allowing Laertes to tell his side of the story.Laertes Belleforest lives two lives: a wild, passionate one with his best friends studying Classics in Paris, and a stifling existence in the Danish court where the mercurial prince Hamlet constantly overshadows him.Now in his last year at university, Laertes must decide the kind of man he will become. |