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Audiobooks are a great way to enjoy books while on the go or when you don’t have the time to sit down and read. With the rise of audio streaming services, there has never been a better time to explore the world of audiobooks. Here are some good audiobooks to consider listening to: “The Girl …
Well, my dear friend, let me tell you a tale. Picture yourself on a long, winding road, with nothing but the sound of your own thoughts to keep you company. The sun is high in the sky, and the heat beats down upon you relentlessly. You’re thirsty, tired, and just a little bit lost. Now, …
“Blonde,” the film based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, features a particular scene that people who have seen the film have described as “horrible,” “crazy,” or “degrading.” A scene that shows us the unpleasant development of a demanding and unromantic fellatio, so to speak. It is said that the representation is fictitious, that …
The scene between Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy. the blonde movie Read More »
The life of Charles Bukowski, following his long bibliography, is easily recognizable. In his poems, in his stories, in his novels, all the situations that he experienced are reflected. From his jobs as a factotum, never better said, his beginnings as a writer, his fights and his constant visits to the racetrack or even his …
The Fleshly school of poetry, (School of carnal poetry), brought together a group of English poets in the late 19th century associated with Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The term Fleshly Poets was invented by Scottish author Robert Williams Buchanan (1841-1901) and appeared in an article written under a pseudonym in the Contemporary Review in October 1871). …
All those things: playwright, actor, poet (or some of them, as we will see later) was William Shakespeare, who is still considered one of the greatest playwrights in the world and who is credited with authorship – in whole or in part – of a total of thirty-eight theatrical works and an abundant poetic production. …
Pablo Neruda’s father wanted his son to go to university to build a future for himself. Thus, he enrolled in the Institute Pedagogical. Quickly, it came to his ears that instead of frequenting the University d, he spends a lot of time in the bohemian life. Reason for which, he stops sending the money that …
Boris Vian wrote “I will spit on your grave” (J’irai cracher sur vos tombes) in 1947, and became a bestseller. Today it is still a hard and disturbing novel, perhaps not as much as it was at the time, although it was enough for the French Poster for Action Sociale et Morale (a French federation …
Boris Vian: books and literature. “I will spit on your grave” Read More »