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While the kagu is the only living species in the family Rhynochetidae, a larger species, the lowland kagu (Rhynochetos orarius), has been described from late Holocene subfossil remains. The body measurements of this species were 15% greater than Rhynochetos jubatus , with no overlap in measurements except those of the wings.
Kafū Nagai (永井 荷風, Nagai Kafū, 3 December 1879 – 30 April 1959) was a Japanese writer, editor and translator. [1] His works like Geisha in Rivalry and A Strange Tale from East of the River are noted for their depictions of life of the demimonde in early 20th-century Tokyo.
The kagu possesses 'nasal corns', structures covering its nostrils, which are a feature not shared by any other bird. This bird is a juvenile, lacking the brightly coloured bill of the adult. The kagu is a ground-living bird, 55 cm (21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in length. The weight can vary considerably by individual and by season, ranging from 700 to ...
In 2007, The Remains of the Day was included in a Guardian list of "Books you can't live without" [10] and also in a 2009 "1000 novels everyone must read" list. [11] The Economist has described the novel as Ishiguro's "most famous book". [12] On 5 November 2019, the BBC News listed The Remains of the Day on its list of the 100 most influential ...
In 1989 he released his book The Remains of the Day, set in the large country house of an English lord in the period surrounding World War II. [21] The book received widespread acclaim as well as the Booker Prize for Fiction. [22] The novel was adapted by Merchant Ivory and made into a 1993 film of the same name starring Anthony Hopkins and ...
in Among Tibetan Texts: History and Literature of the Himalayan Plateau, ed. Kurtis R. Schaeffer, 53–57. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2001. ISBN 0-86171-179-3; Smith, E. Gene. "Padma dkar po and His History of Buddhism" in Among Tibetan Texts: History and Literature of the Himalayan Plateau, ed. Kurtis R. Schaeffer, 81–86. Boston: Wisdom ...
Het verhaal van de bamboesnijder [23] [24] – 2003 book where Princess Kaguya portrays the Narcissus conflict, a contradictory desire to coincide perfectly with the beloved and at the same time to be a unique and free individual. Soul Eater – 2003 shōnen manga. Imperishable Night – 2004 Touhou Project video game; Ōkami – 2006 Capcom ...
The Romantic movement in English literature of the early 19th century has its roots in 18th-century poetry, the Gothic novel and the novel of sensibility. [6] [7] This includes the pre-Romantic graveyard poets from the 1740s, whose works are characterized by gloomy meditations on mortality, "skulls and coffins, epitaphs and worms". [8]