Author: Mary Ellicott Arnold
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496240944
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Languages : en
Pages : 383

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Author: Gisèle Prassinos
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ISBN: 9781939663221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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First discovered, celebrated and published by the Surrealists at the age of 14 (they declared her the "new Alice"), Gisèle Prassinos quickly found herself established in the literary world as a fount of automatic tales freighted with transgressive humor and a pervading sense of threatened feminine identity. "Gisèle Prassinos' tone is unique," claimed André Breton, "all the poets are jealous of it. Swift lowers his eyes, Sade shuts his candy box." The Arthritic Grasshopper and Other Tales gathers together all of her literary prose from 1934 to 1944, an assortment of anxious dream tales drawn from journals and plaquettes, introduced and illustrated by such admirers as Paul Éluard, Man Ray and Hans Bellmer. The 72 stories include such longer, novella-length tales as "Sondue," "The Executioner" and "The Dream."Gisèle Prassinos (1920-2015) was born in Istanbul of a Greek father and an Italian mother. One summer day at the age of 13 and in a fit of boredom, she began to compose short absurdist vignettes, filling up pages of paper with tales of sarcastic stains, arrogant hair and liquid frogs. Her first collection was published in 1935, with a preface by Paul Éluard and a frontispiece portrait by Man Ray. With World War II, Prassinos stopped publishing, but in 1954 she returned to literature with a series of novels and stories still imbued with a Surrealist sensibility.

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 808

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 830

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A world list of books in the English language.

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1344

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Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416505490
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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A high school senior wins a space suit in a soap jingle contest, takes a last walk wearing "Oscar" before cashing him in for college tuition, and suddenly finds himself on a space odyssey.

Author: William Roscoe
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Author: K G Saur Books
Publisher: K. G. Saur
ISBN: 9783598238833
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1196

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Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101653000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins! Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children’s stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more! “James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope.” —TIME Magazine Cover may vary.

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1632

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