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Cain is the last novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese author José Saramago.The book was first published in 2009. [1] In an earlier novel, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, Saramago retold the main events of the life of Jesus Christ, as narrated in the New Testament, presenting God as the villain.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking is a 2012 nonfiction book written by American author and speaker Susan Cain.Cain argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people, leading to "a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness."
Cain said that, historically and especially in the nineteenth century, [21] boom-and-bust cycles led not only to reverence for successful businessmen, but also to attributing lack of success not to external circumstance but to a failure of character. [22] [23] Cain documents this perceived failure of character as being reflected in the evolving ...
A "Mark of Cain" is featured in the TV series Supernatural (2005), and Cain appears as a character. [63] [64] Cain appears as the ultimate antagonist of the comic book series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode (2011). [65] In Darren Aronofsky's allegorical film Mother! (2017), the characters "Oldest Son" and "Younger Brother" represent Cain ...
He and Cain agreed on a two-book contract at $7,500 per book. [7] Cain delivered a manuscript in Cain agreed to make significant edits to Rainbow’s End, but his refusal to abandon the happy denouement led to a contretemps with Lipscomb, who preferred a “down beat” ending, but acquiesced. [8] Rainbow’s End was published in late 1974.
Cain was deeply gratified at the critical and commercial success of Double Indemnity, as well as the lead performances. Cain wrote to actor Barbara Stanwyck who plays Phyllis Nirdlinger [Phyllis Dietrichson in the film version] it is a very creepy sensation to see a character imagined by yourself step in front of your eyes exactly as you ...
Killjoy is a self-proclaimed anarchist, feminist and anti-capitalist, all three being ideologies that bleed into her books.She claims that she simply set out to write a story that expresses what she believes, containing characters that she can see herself and her friends in, resulting in the Danielle Cain series.
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