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Littérature et société québécoise: histoire, méthode et textes
By Marie-Claude Waymel, Claude Lizé. 1991
L'ouvrage trace un portrait dynamique de la littérature du Québec des origines jusqu'à nos jours. Pour ce faire, les auteurs…
ont organisé la matière en deux champs d'étude: la réflexion sur le littéraire comme phénomène social - y sont abordées des notions comme celles de corpus, d'horizon d'attente, de réception, d'idéologie, d'esthétique, etc. - et l'histoire littéraire, c'est-à-dire la constitution du corpus à travers le temps, sa diversification en des genres ayant connu et connaissant une évolution propre, etc. 1991.Agatha Christie's secret notebooks: fifty years of mysteries in the making
By Agatha Christie, John Curran. 2009
Literary advisor to the bestselling queen of crime's estate describes, excerpts, and discusses the seventy-plus notebooks discovered at Christie's family…
home after her daughter's 2004 death. Includes notes about Christie's books, alternative plot ideas, and two previously unpublished stories featuring her long-running protagonist Hercule Poirot. c2009.Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004-2021
By Margaret Atwood. 2022
NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays--funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient--which seek answers to…
Burning Questions such as:Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?How can we live on our planet?Is it true? And is it fair?What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism?In over fifty pieces Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humour at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From debt to tech, the climate crisis to freedom; from when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to how to define granola, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.Why not Catch-21?: the stories behind the titles
By Gary Dexter. 2007
Based on the author's long-running column in London's Sunday Telegraph, this diverting book offers literary history in bite sizes, presenting…
surprising details on each of 50 classic work's genesis and composition. Emphasizing books that are literally inexplicable without this background knowledge, the book covers iconic works from Thomas Moore's Utopia to Joyce's Ulysses. Along the way readers learn what Wordsworth's Prelude was a prelude to, the identity of the original Jeeves, why A Clockwork Orange wasn't A Robotic Banana, and much moreGood dog, stay (Thorndike Nonfiction Ser.)
By Anna Quindlen. 2007
The author tells of her beloved black Labrador retriever, Beau. She reflects on how her life has unfolded in tandem…
with Beau's and on the lessons she's learned by watching himStranger faces (Undelivered Lectures)
By Namwali Serpell. 2020
Professor of English at Harvard University presents five essays--intended for lectures--meditating on faces, the presentation of self in physical and…
digital spaces, and perceptions of meaning. Topics include Joseph Merrick, Hannah Crafts, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Grizzly Man, and the term e-faced. Some violence and some strong language. 2020American originality: essays on poetry
By Louise Glück. 2017
Collection of twenty essays by the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature and author of Poems 1962-2012 (DB…
79850). Essays examine poetry and poets. The title essay deconstructs the relationship between creativity and white America's myth of itself. Some strong language. Nobel Prize. 2017Midnight assassin: a murder in America's heartland
By Thomas Wolf, Patricia L. Bryan. 2005
In December 1900, a prosperous Iowa farmer was murdered in his bed--killed by two blows of an ax to his…
head. Four days later, the victim's wife, Margaret Hossack, was arrested and charged with the crime. The community was split by the trial which was covered by young journalist Susan Glaspell, later an acclaimed writer. Co-author is Thomas Wolf. Unrated. 2005A chime of windbells: a year of Japanese haiku in English verse
By Harold Stewart. 1969
Sing a song of seasons: A Nature Poem For Each Day Of The Year
By Frann Preston-Gannon, Fiona Waters. 2018
Nature-inspired poems for every day of the year created by a variety of poets including Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Langston…
Hughes, Beatrix Potter, and more. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2018The crucible: and related readings (Literature connections)
By Arthur Miller, McDougal Littell Publishing Staff. 1997
Crazy brave: a memoir
By Joy Harjo. 2012
The first Native American poet laureate recounts her creative journey. Describes her early years in Oklahoma with an abusive stepfather,…
finding sanctuary in her imagination, spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Some strong language. 2012The good neighbor: the life and work of Fred Rogers
By Maxwell King. 2018
Biography of the creator and star of the children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Traces the personal, professional, and artistic…
life of Rogers (1928-2003), drawing on interviews, oral histories, and archival documents to show a man fiercely devoted to helping children. 2018The selected works of Audre Lorde
By Audre Lorde, Roxane Gay. 2020
Collection of essays and poems by the author of A Burst of Light (DB 91119) exploring being black, a woman,…
a lesbian, and the intersection of those identities. Edited by and includes an introduction from Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist (DB 80463). Violence and strong language. 2020The art of death: writing the final story (The art of series)
By Edwidge Danticat. 2017
Author of Claire of the Sea Light (BR 20281) and MacArthur Fellow examines the ways writers investigate and portray death…
in their work, using her reactions to her mother's death from ovarian cancer as a starting point. Examples include Toni Morrison, Gabriel García Márquez, Joan Didion, and others. 2017The condition of secrecy: selected essays
By Susanna Nied, Inger Christensen. 2018
Collection of eighteen essays originally published in Danish between 1964 and 1994. In "Freedom, Equality, and Fraternity in the Summer…
Cottage," Christensen (1935-2009) reflects on spending summers at her family's cottage--which was in a community controlled by her father's union--during World War II. 2018Letterman: the last giant of late night
By Jason Zinoman. 2017
A comedy critic for the New York Times examines the career of comedian and TV host David Letterman, especially his…
many years as host of two consecutive groundbreaking late-night TV shows. Includes interviews with Letterman and his collaborators. Some strong language. 2017You, too, could write a poem: selected reviews and essays, 2000-2015
By David Orr. 2017
A collection of reviews and essays by a New York Times poetry columnist and critic. The pieces examine the work…
of contemporary masters, younger American poets, celebrities and public figures, and more. Discusses what makes a poem or poet great or not. 2017No time to spare: thinking about what matters
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2017
The hatred of poetry (FSG Originals)
By Ben Lerner. 2016
Poet and recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" explores the virtues of poetry by using the hatred of the…
form as a starting point. Examines the use of punctuation and pronunciation to alter meaning. Highlights works by Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen (DB 81184), and others. 2016