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The Lover of Lies, also known as The Doubter or Philopseudes (Greek: Φιλοψευδὴς ἢ Ἀπιστῶν), is a frame story written by the Syrian [1] satirist Lucian of Samosata.
This is a selected list of authors and works listed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.The Index was discontinued on June 14, 1966 by Pope Paul VI. [1] [2]A complete list of the authors and writings present in the subsequent editions of the index are listed in J. Martinez de Bujanda, Index Librorum Prohibitorum, 1600–1966, Geneva, 2002.
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967, US) satirical writer of humorous short stories, poetry and book reviews; Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930, Russia/Soviet Union) Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) – Point Counter Point, Brave New World; James Thurber (1894-1961, US) – "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Mikhail Zoshchenko (1894–1958, Soviet Union)
In May 2022, Paul Pelosi was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Napa County after he crashed into another car at an intersection. [19] [20] [16] Pelosi pleaded guilty in August 2022 and he was sentenced to serving five days in jail, paying $6,800 in fines and restitution, completing a DUI program, as well as three years of ...
Absurdist fiction is a genre of novels, plays, poems, films, or other media that focuses on the experiences of characters in situations where they cannot find any inherent purpose in life, most often represented by ultimately meaningless actions and events that call into question the certainty of existential concepts such as truth or value. [1]
The book was banned in the US due to what the government claimed was obscenity, specifically parts of Molly Bloom's "soliloquy" at the end of the book. [17] Random House Inc. challenged the claim of obscenity in federal court and was granted permission to print the book in the US. Judge Woolsey's explanation for his removal of the ban is often ...
In this book, set in Camden like Ellis's other books, Paul lusts for another character, Sean Bateman, saying he slept with him, while Bateman "never admits as much." [41] This book ended up fortifying Ellis's reputation as a "nihilistic authorial presence who reports action but seldom comments on it." Albus Dumbledore: Harry Potter series 1997 ...
Pelosi called 911 on his cellphone at 2:23 a.m. [8] [12] PDT but when prompted by the San Francisco Police 911 dispatcher Pelosi indicated he did not need police, fire, or medical. Pelosi later inquired about the presence of Capitol Police and relayed that a "gentleman" (DePape) was waiting for his wife Nancy Pelosi to return. The dispatcher ...