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Daniel Martin is a Bildungsroman novel written by English author John Fowles and first published in 1977 by Jonathan Cape.It follows the life of the eponymous protagonist, using both first and third person voices, whilst employing a variety of literary techniques such as multiple narratives and flashback.
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Dragon Knight, the seventh volume in an eight-volume series, has been described as the best in the series. [10] Both The Dragon Well and Dragon Knight have a 3.8 out of 5 rating on Goodreads.com. [11] The Dragon Well was given a 2Q (out of 3Q) by Geri Diorio of the Voice of Youth Advocates, a professional journal for librarians.
Libra was acclaimed by book critics. Writing for The New York Times, novelist Anne Tyler referred to the book as DeLillo's "richest" novel and said that the "herringbone plot line serves to make the most humdrum occurrence seem suddenly meaningful, laden with dark purpose." She praised the author as "inventing, with what seems uncanny ...
Reviewing it for The New York Times Book Review, Joshua Ferris described the book as a "comic departure from the straightforward darkness of recent Chaon." He wrote that the book's plot was " Pynchonian " and " baroque ", adding that "What prevails above the plot is the voice, which is consistently winning and — odd for so bloody a tale ...
Fante was the son of novelist John Fante whose writing came back into vogue after Charles Bukowski declared him "my God", and wrote the introduction to the reprint of Fante's seminal novel about life in Los Angeles, Ask the Dust.
Badlands of Dakota is a 1941 American western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix and Frances Farmer. [1] Its plot follows a marshall and his wife who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
Small Favor is the tenth book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher's continuing series about wizard detective Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden.The book stayed on the New York Times Best Seller list for 3 weeks following its release, attaining the number 2 spot during its first week.