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Between 1909 and 1941 he wrote thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two original plays and three volumes of memoirs. His range included disturbing studies of the macabre, children's stories and historical fiction, most notably his "Herries" series, set in the Lake District.
To the Lake (Russian: Эпидемия, lit. ' Epidemic ') is a Russian post-apocalyptic thriller television series launched on the Premier platform on 14 November 2019. [2] Its first season is based on Vongozero, a novel by Russian author Yana Vagner. [3] Netflix acquired the first season and released it internationally on 8 October 2020.
Author Stephen King gave the novel a positive review in The New York Times, calling it "extraordinary", and praising the novel's use of plot twists and characterizations. [4] Kirkus Reviews gave the book a starred review and called it "a stylish, sexy, suspenseful period drama about a newsroom and the city it covers."
The series' protagonist is the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake, who is assisted in his adventures by Mark Poer and then Jack Barak.. Shardlake works on commission, initially from Thomas Cromwell in Dissolution [2] and Dark Fire, [3] then archbishop Thomas Cranmer in Sovereign and Revelation, [4] queen Catherine Parr in Heartstone and Lamentation, and lately princess Elizabeth in Tombland.
The Lake is a work of profound and strange beauty. The characters are cruel and cold, but Yasunari Kawabata's writing draws the reader into a dream-like feeling. In short, his writing is cold and cruel, yet extremely beautiful. [4] The characters in The Lake are twisted; for example, the hero is obsessed with the desire to see and be seen.
The Lake (みずうみ, Mizuumi) is a 2005 novel by Banana Yoshimoto, translated into English by Michael Emmerich, and inspired by the infamous, real-life Aum Shinrikyo cult. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Plot
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The first book, Swallows and Amazons, and four sequels — Swallowdale, Winter Holiday, Pigeon Post and The Picts and the Martyrs — are set in and around an unnamed lake in the English Lake District. Most of the unfinished Coots in the North would also have been set on