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The Distant Hours is the third novel by Australian author Kate Morton. [1] The hardback edition was published in the United Kingdom by Pan Macmillan in November 2010, the paperback was published in 2011.
[4] Carys Davies, for The Guardian, referred to the novel as a "thrilling narrative, full of twists and turns". [2] Catherine Taylor, for the Financial Times, praised In the Distance as an "extraordinary epic tale". [5] The novel was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction [1] [6] and the Pulitzer Prize. [7]
Commonly, distant reading is performed at scale, using a large collection of texts. However, some scholars have adopted the principles of distant reading in the analysis of a small number of texts or an individual text. [6] Distant reading often shares with the Annales school a focus on the analysis of long-term histories and trends.
The Hours, a 1998 novel by the American writer Michael Cunningham, is a tribute to Virginia Woolf's 1923 work Mrs Dalloway.Cunningham emulates elements of Woolf's writing style while revisiting some of her themes in different settings.
The ending song and final chapter of Muv-Luv Unlimited are both named after The Songs of Distant Earth, following the theme of every chapter having been named after a relevant or semi-relevant sci-fi story. [citation needed] The final part of 1987 science fiction anime Space Fantasia 2001 Nights is named "The Songs of Distant Earth". [4]
The book is often regarded by both readers and critics as Clarke's best novel [2] and is described as "a classic of alien literature". [3] Along with The Songs of Distant Earth (1986), Clarke considered Childhood's End to be one of his favourites of his own novels. [4] The novel was nominated for the Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2004.
[4] Library Journal's Jane Jorgenson noted that "the plotting is a bit of a slow burn," but "Williams's deft hand with characterization and emotionally connective storytelling pays off for readers in big ways." [5] St. Louis Post-Dispatch also reviewed The Golden Hour. [6]
The book's focus is the Crisis of the Late Middle Ages which caused widespread suffering in Europe in the 14th century. Drawing heavily on Froissart's Chronicles, Tuchman recounts the histories of the Hundred Years' War, the Black Plague, the Papal Schism, pillaging mercenaries, anti-Semitism, popular revolts including the Jacquerie in France, the liberation of Switzerland, the Battle of the ...