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Hace 18 horas · There are rules to a Golden Age novel, particularly those originally written during that period, quite literally. In 1929 Ronald Knox produced his ‘Ten Commandments’ outlining what was and wasn’t allowed in a detective story. There are no nasty surprises. The focus is on creating an ingenious plot and an engaging detective, particularly ...
Hace 3 días · Now, in THE SILVER AGE (Marvel, 216 pp., $24.99) the long-awaited second book of a planned Miracleman trilogy, Gaiman’s lead character is a young man, caught between the terrors of childhood and ...
Hace 18 horas · Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker.In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II.. His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and brought him early renown.
Hace 1 día · Life Early years Orwell's birthplace in Motihari, Bihar, India. Eric Arthur Blair was born on 25 June 1903 in Motihari, Bengal Presidency (now Bihar), British India, into what he described as a "lower-upper-middle class" family. His great-great-grandfather, Charles Blair, was a wealthy slaveowning country gentleman and absentee owner of two Jamaican plantations; hailing from Dorset, he married ...
Hace 18 horas · The term Gilded Age was applied to the era by 1920s historians who took the term from one of Mark Twain's lesser-known novels, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873). The book (co-written with Charles Dudley Warner ) satirized the promised " golden age " after the Civil War, portrayed as an era of serious social problems masked by a thin gold gilding of economic expansion. [7]
Hace 3 días · Horror director George A. Romero has a new, posthumous novel, Pay the Piper, set to publish next year. The manuscript was discovered by Whalefall author Daniel Kraus, who also co-wrote the ...
Hace 5 días · Tudor Explorers. The golden age of exploration began in the 15th century and lasted more than 200 years. During the reign of Elizabeth 1, many sailors went in search of unknown lands. There were two main reasons: one was adventure and the other was money. Portugal and Spain led the way, exploring the coasts of Africa, Asia and the 'New World ...
