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Publié par | Weldon Owen |
Date de parution | 25 mai 2021 |
Nombre de lectures | 1 |
EAN13 | 9781681888071 |
Langue | English |
Poids de l'ouvrage | 52 Mo |
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EDITED B Y
ERIN McCAR THY
AND THE
TEAM A T
THE CURIOUS READER A LITERARY MISCELLANY
OF NOVELS & NOVELISTS
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EDITED B Y
ERIN McC ARTHY
AND THE TEAM A T
MENT AL FLOSS
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CEO Raoul Goff
PUBLISHER Roger Shaw
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CREA TIVE DIRECT OR Chrissy Kwasnik
SENIOR EDITOR Ian Cannon
PO Box 3088
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www .weldonow en.com
© 2021 Sportority Inc.
ISBN 978-1-68188-755-5
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W eldon Ow en w ould like to thank
Katie Moore for editorial assistance.
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Erin McCarthy: 8 Shutterstock.com: 4 PM production, 96 ; ABO Photography, 34 ; Ahmed Alharthi, 52–53 ; Alberto P, 47 ; Alesikka, 90 ; alex74, 140 ; Alhovik, 79 ; alslutsky, 134 ; Anki Hoglund, 202 ; Anna Golant, 98 ; APHITHANA, 142 ; Arm001, 14 ; ArtMari, 79 , 98 ; Artur Balytskyi, 274 ; badahos, 180 ; basel101658, 143 , 144 ; bastinda18, 184 ; Benoit Daoust, 151 ; berez_ka, 239 ; bergamont, 167 ; Bildagentur Zoonar GmbH, 273 ; Billion Photos, 41 , 174 ; Boiarkina Marina, 119 ; boykung, 223 ; Butterfly Hunter, 99 ; byggarn.se, 186 ; caimacanul, 10 , 100 ; Callahan, 249 ; chonlasub woravichan, 208 ; Chubarov Alexandr, 288 ; Cultura Motion, 173 ; Dan Thornberg, 19 ; Daria_I, 54 ; dariatroi, 162 ; David A Litman, 252 ; ddok, 251 ; Delpixel, 67 ; Dikas Studio, 223 ; dimair, 261 ; Dimart_Graphics, 225 ; Dmitriy Sudzerovskiy, 175 ; donatas1205, 125 , 175 , 221 ; DrObjektiff, 82 ; eakhludentsova, 212 ; El Nariz, 10 ; Elena Komleva, 32 ; Ellika, 237 ; Enka Parmur, 51 , 106 ; Eric Isselee, 162 , 226 ; ESB Professional, 139 , 230 ; Eugene Partyzan, 184 ; Everett Collection, 38 , 146 , 172 ; evgeny freeone, 136 ; Fabio Pagani, 178–179 ; faestock, 198 ; Farhad Bek, 236 ; FooTToo, 256 ; FOTOKITA, 42 ; fotorawin, 230 ; Freeda Michaux, 208 ; Galina Sorokina, 44 , 113 ; Gayvoronskaya_Yana, 74 ; George J, 252 ; godfather744431, 150 ; goir, 209 ; Graphic Compressor, 104 , 105 ; graphixmania, 260 ; GreenBelka, 111 ; GrigoryL, 270 ; grop, 228 , 260–261 ; Halay Alex, 96–97 ; Hayk_Shalunts, 234–235 ; Hein Nouwens, 248 ; iamseki, 39 ; icemanphotos, 194 ; iCreative3D, 264 ; ID1974, 74 ; Igor Stramyk, 212 ; Ines Behrens-Kunkel, 260 ; irin-k, 180–181 ; Iryna Mel, 115 ; jaboo2foto, 234 ; Jan Zwolinski, 128 ; Jeffrey B. Banke, 123 ; Jiri Hera, 57 , 189 ; Joe Techapanupreeda, 206 ; JordiVendrell, 100 ; JosepPerianes, 273 ; JRC-Stop Motion, 86 ; KathySG, 82 , 132 ; Kris Mari, 202 ; Lazhko Svetlana, 73 ; Lenorko, 22 ; LiliGraphie, 136 ; lolloj, 71 ; Magnia, 25 , 26–27 ; Malivan_Iuliia, 151 ; maman, 164 ; Marcin Perkowski, 245 ; Margaret Jone Wollman, 151 ; Margrit Hirsch, 171 ; Mark Carrel, 25 , 90 , 199 , 200 ; Martina Badini, 117 ; Maslova Larisa, 183 ; Matej Kastelic, 162 ; Matteo Galimberti, 159 ; meunierd, 144 ; Michael Kraus, 175 ; Michael Vigliotti, 108–109 ; michelaubryphoto, 16–17 ; Mihai_Andritoiu, 245 ; Mike Chappazo, 245 ; Mikvika, 108 ; Militarist, 147 ; Millenius, 52 , 53 ; Moloko88, 108 ; MongPro, 226 ; moopsi, 61 ; Morphart Creation, 110 ; Nadin Koryukova, 241 ; Nadya Dobrynina, 202 ; NASA, 142 ; Nataliya Hora, 186 ; Natalya Rozhkova, 171 ; Nataniil, 53 ; Natwick, 266 ; Natykach Nataliia, 266 ; Nikola Markovic, 81 , 104 ; njawko, 13 ; Noel V. Baebler, 126 ; Northern Owl, 85 ; Nosyrevy, 128 , 129 , 226 , 227 ; Olga Korneeva, 82 ; ommus, 27 ; ONiONA, 216 ; P Maxwell Photography, 54–55 , 66 , 76 , 94–95 , 141 , 150 , 153 , 158 , 183 , 197 , 201 , 240 , 259 , 272 ; P-fotography, 166–167 , 168 ; pamas, 61 ; pandapaw, 194 ; Paul Craft, 107 ; Pelevina Ksinia, 199 ; Phant, 88 ; phatymak’s studio, 47 ; phipatbig, 17 ; photomaster, 14 ; Picsfive, 120 , 121 ; Piter Kidanchuk, 242 ; popcorner, 22–23 ; Potapov Alexander, 175 ; Prapasri T, 242 ; Preto Perola, 137 ; Protasov AN, 249 ; rangsan paidaen, 80–81 ; researcher97, 11 ; richardjohnson, 256 ; Roberto Sorin, 113 ; RomanYa, 65 ; RTimages, 161 ; SahruR, 69 ; Save Animals and Nature, 117 ; Senoldo, 202 ; Shafran, 135 ; Shebeko, 56 ; ShutterLibrary, 100 ; silm, 28 , 29 ; sirtravelalot, 64 ; Sloth Astronaut, 44 , 91 ; Sonate, 14 ; Stefan Holm, 278–279 , 280–281 ; StockWithMe, 132 ; Suzanne Tucker, 18 ; Tithi Luadthong, 223 ; tkemot, 159 ; TKGGP, 187 ; TrashTheLens, 223 ; tunejadez, 100 ; Undergroundarts.co.uk, 30 ; urfin, 36 ; valkoinen, 139 ; Vasilyev Alexandr, 221 ; Vecster, 140 ; Vector FX, 228 ; Vetrof, 154 ; Vitaly Titov, 216 ; xpixel, 166 ; xveron90x, 257 ; Yanushevskaya Victoria, 273 ; yougoigo, 37 , 45 , 59 , 93 , 99 , 116 , 129 , 138 , 139 , 149 , 157 , 165 , 169 , 205 , 238 , 239 , 247 , 251
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INTRODUCTION
by Erin McCarthy
10
1984
GEORGE ORWELL + T he Origins of F amous Authors’ P en Names
14
A Game of Thrones
GEORGE R .R. MARTIN
+ W ays the Show is Different f rom the Nov el
18
A Pra yer for Owen Meany
JOHN IRVING + W riting Advice from Nov elists
22
Americanah
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
25
As I Lay Dying
WILLIAM F AULKNER + Books That Have Been Banned
30
Beloved
TONI MORRISON + Amazing Books by Blac k W riters
34
Brav e New W orld
ALDOUS HUXLEY
38
Catch-22
JOSEPH HELLER + Classic Novels Most Often Abandoned b y R eaders
42
Crime and Punishment
FYODOR DOSTOEVSK Y
+ F amous Nov els Penned in Less Than a Month
47
Don Quixote
MIGUEL DE CERV ANTES
+ The Best-Selling Books In Histor y Minus R eligious T exts
52
Dune
FRANK HERBERT + Books That Hav e W on Both the Hugo and Nebula A wards
56
F ahrenheit 451
RA Y BRADBUR Y + Famous A uthors’ Fav orite Books
61
F rankenstein
MARY SHELLEY + Her Dead Husband’ s Hear t
64
Giovanni’ s Room
JAMES BALDWIN
67
House Made of Dawn
N. SCOTT MOMADA Y + Nativ e American Novels Y ou Shouldn’ t Miss
71
In Search of Lost Time
MARCEL PROUS T
+ What W riters W ould Ha ve Bought to a Literary P otluck
74
Infinite Jest
DA VID FOSTER W ALLACE
77
Invisible Man
RALPH ELLISON + Authors on Overcoming W riter’ s Block
82
Jane Eyre
CHARLOTTE BRONTË + Cat-Loving W riters
86
Kindred
OCT A VIA BUTLER + Novelists Who W on the MacAr thur “Genius Grant”
90
Little W omen
LOUISA MA Y ALCOTT + Ruthless R ejection Letters
COnteNtS
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96
Lolita
VLADIMIR NABOK OV + W hen Nabok ov Met Dr . Seuss
100
Lord of the Flies
WILLIAM GOLDING + Harsh Early Reviews of Classic Nov els
104
Midnight’ s Children
SALMAN RUSHDIE + Famous A uthor F euds
108
Moby-Dick
HERMAN MEL VILLE + Inspirations for Fiv e Famous Literary Animals
113
Murder on the Orient Express
AGA THA CHRIS TIE
+ The Ag atha Christie Book Link ed to R eal Murders
117
My Brilliant F riend
ELENA FERRANTE + Book Series to Binge Read
120
Never Let Me Go
KAZUO ISHIGURO + Nobel Prize-Winning A uthors
+ What’ s the Difference Betw een a Novella and a Short Stor y?
125
On the Road
JACK KEROUAC + Y oung Kerouac’ s Reading List
128
One Hundred Y ears of Solitude
GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ
+ Magical R ealism Books Y ou Need to R ead
132
Outlander
DIANA GABALDON + Other Great Love Stories in No vels
136
Pride and Prejudice
JANE A USTEN + The Real Mr . Darcy
+ Pride and Pr ejudice ’ s Greatest Critics
142
Salvage the Bones
JESMYN W ARD + National Book A ward Winners
146
Slaughterhouse-Five
KURT V ONNEGUT + V onnegut Quotes
151
Sons and Lovers
D.H. LAWRENCE + Lawrence Quotes
154
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
MARK TW AIN
+ Things T wain Didn ’t R eally Say
159
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
162
The Alchemist
P AULO COELHO
166
The Bell Jar
SYL VIA PLA TH + Impor tant No vels About Mental Illness
171
The Call of the Wild
JACK LONDON + Homes of F amous Nov elists Y ou Can Visit
175
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. SALINGER
+ Authors Who Hated Movie V ersions of T heir Books
180
The Color Purple
ALICE WALKER + Quotes From The Color Pur ple
184
The Girl with the Dragon T attoo
STIEG LARSSON
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187
The God of Small Things
ARUNDHA TI RO Y + Why Do W e Love Old Book Smell?
190
The Grapes of W rath
JOHN S TEINBECK
+ Steinbec k’