He would soon leave his birthplace of Lisbon for colonial Durban, where his new stepfather was the Portuguese consul.īy thirteen, according to his translator Richard Zenith, Pessoa was assembling “elaborate, three-column” newspapers “containing real and invented news, poems, short stories, historical features, riddles, and jokes, signed by a gallery of writers with distinct interests and literary styles.” He was still a teenager when, in English, he created the first of his many “heteronyms”-the imagined authors to whom he attributed the voluminous collection of poems, essays, occult writings, dialogues, philosophical reflections, short stories, manifestoes, and enigmatic prose pieces that he left behind in manuscript when he died from cirrhosis at forty-seven, and on which his position as one of the central figures of European modernism now rests. In 1894, when he was six years old, Fernando Pessoa invented a French literary figure named Chevalier de Pas, “through whom”-he later remembered-“I wrote letters from him to myself.” His father had died of tuberculosis the previous year. Fernando Pessoa illustration by Tullio Pericoli, 2002
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His goal: To expose the Metropole and liberate the planet.", The last thing he remembers is being in a spaceship en route to Earth vowing to continue the fight.Re-enter the world of Luna 1 as Detective Virgil joins revolutionaries, an ex-government agent, and a history professor in a journey that'll take him from Macao, to the streets of Hong Kong, Seoul, and the man-made island of Mu. Abandoned by those he trusted, he rebelled against the totalitarian rule of the Metropole, but paid dearly for it.Two weeks later, he wakes up in an abandoned church in Macao, injured, and with more questions than answers. "item_description" : "They sent him to investigate the murder of a VIP's daughter and framed him for it. When their paths finally collide, French must decide how far he is willing to go-and how many loved ones is he willing to betray-in order to survive. Meanwhile, out in the world, his found family searches for him and dodges new dangers-school Recruiters, a blood cult, even the land itself. But then French wakes up in a pitch-black room, locked in and alone for the first time in years, and he knows immediately where he is-and what it will take to get out. Seventeen-year-old French lost his family to the schools and has spent the years since heading into the north with his new “found family”-a group of other dreamers, who like him, are trying to build and thrive as a community. Soon, residential schools pop up and are re-opened across the landscape to bring in the dreamers and harvest their dreams. The government soon finds that the Indigenous people of North America have retained their dreams, an ability rumored to be housed in the very marrow of their bones. Without dreams, people are haunted, sick, mad, unable to rebuild. Years ago, when plague and natural disasters killed millions of people, much of the world stopped dreaming. 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Building upon Alma-Tadema's renown as "the archaeologist of artists," the new scholarship in this impressive volume shows how the spaces he created and inhabited with his talented artist-wife Laura and their two daughters reflected an aesthetic vision that has thrilled viewers and other artists for more than a century. Accompanied by glowing reproductions of the artist's rich and detailed works, this book boldly re-assesses Alma-Tadema's art through the idea of home: from his admiration for the interiors depicted in early Dutch paintings through his fascination with Pompeian ruins, to his creation of large studio houses that were artworks in their own right. DeMille to Ridley Scott's Gladiator-will instantly recognize their origins in sets and costumes Alma- Tadema invented. Anyone who has ever enjoyed the great epic films of antiquity-from Italian silent classics and Cecil B. Lawrence Alma-Tadema's paintings were immensely popular among his contemporaries, and have since enchanted a wide audience through the medium of cinema. This important re-evaluation of the Dutch-born painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema traces his personal and artistic journey towards international fame and success in London and investigates how this exceptionally creative artist used his own houses and studios as laboratories to produce vivid paintings of life in ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. “I’m only myself in front of my typewriter.” The editor, Susan Braudy, had asked Didion to describe a scene from her life so quintessential that it could open a nonfiction piece about her.Īfter demurring several times, Didion finally told Braudy about a moment during one of the many parties she and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, hosted at their Trancas beach house, when she began to feel “scattered, upset, not myself.” Instead of going for a walk along the shore or taking a break in the bathroom, she went to her office and sat at her typewriter. It was January 1977, and Didion’s third novel, “A Book of Common Prayer,” would be published in March. magazine during an interview at the author’s Malibu home. “You know, sometimes I think I can’t think at all unless I’m behind my typewriter,” Joan Didion told an editor for Ms. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores. All for that brief hour or so on stage that made it worth the effort. In 300 pages, with over 50 photographs, plus extensive discography and index, Tim tells the story of a "never was" who did it anyway: climbed in the van, drove the miles, loaded the gear, slept on the floors, counted the pennies. and I Rocked Them All: Diary of a Never Was written by Tim Lee, a "new wave journeyman" who toured with the likes of Let's Active, Swimming Pool Qs, and Marti Jones, as well as a founding member of the Windbreakers, Bark, Beat Temptation, and other projects. Cool Dog Sound announces the release of a new non-fiction book titled I Saw a Dozen Faces. It's a story of perseverance, belief, disappointment, rock and roll rebirth, and, most of all, fun. and I Rocked Them All: The Diary of a Never Was chronicles the journey of a rock 'n roll lifer who was part of the national independent music scene of the 1980s. and I Rocked Them All: The Diary of a Never Was chronicles the journey of a rock 'n roll lifer who was part of the national independent music scene of the 1980s. I had the idea, the core mechanic of this thing, in my head for years. This is Wanderers, Chuck Wendig's ( Star Wars: Aftermath, Blackbirds) epic new novel of a dark future that weaves everything from social media to climate change to artificial intelligence into its complex, multi-viewpoint narrative.Īhead of the book's release, SYFY WIRE talked to Wendig about its origins, writing about the apocalypse in an already dark time, and finding hope when it feels like the world's ending in slow motion. In the middle of it all are a scientist with a checkered past, a rock star looking for a new narrative, a preacher caught in a web of escalating violence, and a teenager who refuses to leave her little sister. They form a bizarre lock, coming together to follow the same path, and as their loved ones gather to shepherd them in their strange journey across the country, an apocalyptic vision of the future forms. The walkers do not stop, do not talk, cannot be slowed down, and do not seem capable of waking up. All across America, an epidemic of sleepwalking has broken out. Scottie is having one of the worst days of her life: first, she loses her basketball game against her recent ex whom she’s still in love with. She Drives Me Crazy was such a fun f/f hate-to-love sports romance with fake dating! This book gave me so much that I didn’t even know I needed. Read my review of Late to the Party by the same author.Īfter I loved this author’s Late to the Party, I was already excited for her next release, but then I read the premise. From author Kelly Quindlen comes a new laugh-out-loud romp through the ups and downs of teen romance. Hijinks, heartbreak, and gay fake-dating scheme for the ages. But when an opportunity presents itself for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex (and climb her school’s social ladder at the same time), she bribes Irene into playing along. Their bumpy start the only gets bumpier the more time they spend together. Things only get worse when their nosey, do-gooder moms get involved and the girls are forced to carpool together until Irene’s car gets out of the shop. Summary: High school nemeses fall in love in this queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston.Īfter losing spectacularly to her ex-girlfriend in their first game since their break up, Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis, the incredibly beautiful and incredibly mean Irene Abraham. Rep: ownvoices lesbian protagonist, lesbian Indian-American love interest, Black side character Book: She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen |