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Smelfungus is a character in the novel A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, written by Laurence Sterne in 1768. The character was created as a satire of Tobias Smollett, himself author of a volume of Travels Through France and Italy, which was published in 1766. Sterne had met Smollett during his own travels in Europe, and strongly ...
Smollett used the opportunity to deride the social norms of the Kingdom of France and the Italian states, and to voice his Anti-Catholicism. The book inspired a reply in the novel A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768) by Laurence Sterne, which contained a satirical depiction of Smollett as Smelfungus.
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More is a memoir and the debut book by Janet Mock, an American writer and transgender activist. It was published on 1 February 2014 by Atria Books. The book has been praised by Melissa Harris-Perry, bell hooks, Laverne Cox, and Barbara Smith. [1]
The title isn’t intended ironically in “The Best Mother in the World” — at least not to the extent it is in, say, “The Worst Person in the World.” But there’s a truism embedded in ...
Playwright Annie Baker’s debut film 'Janet Planet' explores a mother-daughter relationship fraught with possessiveness
4/5 Julianne Nicholson, best known for her roles in ‘Blonde’ and ‘Mare of Easttown’, radiates fierce intelligence and self-possession as a woman who makes up the entirety of her 11-year ...
Jurnee Diana Smollett was born in New York City, [2] to Janet Harris and Joel Smollett. Her father was Ashkenazi Jewish, with ancestors from Russia and Poland, [3] [4] [5] while her mother is African American. [6] [7] [8] She is the fourth of six siblings, all performers: [9] one sister, Jazz Smollett, [10] and four brothers, Jussie, JoJo, Jake ...
Jake portrayed Noser, [9] a character derived from Javier Grillo-Marxuach's [10] comic book. The entire cast of The Middleman sat on the panel for Comic-Con in July 2009. In 2016, Smollett joined his five siblings—brothers Jojo Smollett, Jussie Smollett , Jocqui Smollett and sisters Jazz Smollett and Jurnee Smollett —on Food Network to cook ...