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Thongor Against the Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer Lin Carter, the third book of his Thongor series set on the mythical continent of Lemuria. It was first published in paperback by Paperback Library in November 1967, and reissued by Warner Books in August 1979. The first British edition was published in paperback by Tandem in 1970 ...
The classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (also commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi) contains a register of deities (Chinese: 封神榜). According to Fengshen Yanyi , Yuanshi Tianzun ("Primeval Lord of Heaven") bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen bang (Register of Deities), a list that empowers him to invest in the gods of heaven.
Methylaluminoxane, commonly called MAO, is a mixture of organoaluminium compounds with the approximate formula (Al(CH 3)O) n. It is usually encountered as a solution in ( aromatic ) solvents , commonly toluene but also xylene , cumene , or mesitylene , [ 1 ] Used in large excess, it activates precatalysts for alkene polymerization.
A late Ming commentary edition of The Story of Han Xiangzi A late Ming edition of The Eunuch Sanbao's Voyage to the Western Ocean, a blend of shenmo ("fantasy") and historical fiction Cover of an early 20th-century edition of Journey to the West (volume four) Cover of an early 20th-century edition of the Investiture of the Gods (volume two) Cover of Journey to the East, one of the Four ...
A God Against the Gods is a 1976 historical novel by political novelist Allen Drury, which chronicles ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten's attempt to establish a new religion in Egypt. [1] [2] [3] It is told in a series of monologues by the various characters. Drury wrote a 1977 sequel, Return to Thebes, and a 1980
In 1978, a kindergarten in Shanghai put up propaganda on the wall that writes, in Mandarin pinyin, "Hurray for the release of the 5th volume of the Selected Works of Mao Tse-Tung" A fifth book was planned as early as 1960, to include selected writings from the PRC period, but Mao resisted its production as he felt his essays and speeches on ...
Becoming Madame Mao is a historical novel by Anchee Min detailing the life of Jiang Qing (spelled in the novel as "Jiang Ching"). She became Madame Mao after her marriage to Mao Zedong . In this story Min tries to cast a sympathetic light [ citation needed ] on one of the most controversial political figures in the People's Republic of China .
Mao Zedong initially encouraged writers to speak out against problems in the new society. Having learned the lessons of the anti-Hu Feng campaign, they were reluctant, but then a flurry of newspaper articles, films, and literary works drew attention to such problems as bureaucratism and authoritarianism within the ranks of the party.