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"The Lotus Eater" is a short story by British author W. Somerset Maugham in 1935 and loosely based on the life story of John Ellingham Brooks. It was included in the 1940 collection of Maugham stories The Mixture as Before .
Much of his non-fictional writing was published in book form, and covered a range of topics, including travel, current affairs, autobiography and belles lettres. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Maugham was also editor on a number of works, which often included adding a preface or introductory chapter to the work of other writers.
The Lotus Eaters (2010) is a novel by Tatjana Soli. [1] [2] [3] [4] It tells the story of an American woman who goes to war-torn Vietnam as a combat photojournalist ...
"The Lotus Eaters" is a science fiction short story by American writer Stanley G. Weinbaum originally published in the April 1935 issue of Astounding Stories. "The Lotus Eaters" was Weinbaum's fifth published story, and is a sequel to " Parasite Planet ".
The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles the date. [5] The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine. [6] Polybius identifies the land of the lotus-eaters as the island of Djerba (ancient Meninx), off the coast of Tunisia. [1] Later, this identification is supported by Strabo. [7]
Tatjana Soli is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her first novel, The Lotus Eaters (2010), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (UK), was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, was a New York Times Bestseller, and a New York Times 2010 Notable Book.
The post office on Westland Row is the setting of episode 5 ("Lotus Eaters"). Sweny's Pharmacy on Lombard Street, where Bloom purchases soap, and Lincoln Place [15] are also settings of episode 5 ("Lotus Eaters"). The Freeman's Journal on Prince's Street, [16] off of O'Connell Street, is the setting of episode 7 ("Aeolus").
The third novel, The Lotus Eaters (2010), placed #8 in the Wall Street Journal bestsellers list in the hardcover science fiction category. [16] The fourth novel, The Amazon Legion (2011), was praised for its realistic descriptions by Booklist reviewer Jessica Moyer, who also cautioned that "repeated discourses on the physical limitations of ...