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Novel as history and biography

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

  Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa’s latest novel, The Dream of the Celt [Faber & Faber, 2012], delves into the history of the colonisation of the Congo and Amazonia as well as the biography of Roger Casement, an Irish nationalist. … Continue reading →

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Yahoo

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

In the fourth book of Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift presents two species of creatures.  One is called Houyhnhnm.  The Houyhnhnms look like horses.  They are very noble and live according to the laws of “reason and nature.”  The other species … Continue reading →

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Gangs of Wasseypur

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

  The history of the human species stinks of blood and sperm.  There has been a lot of killing.  In the name of religion, communities, languages, groups, gangs… That list is endless.  There has been a lot of screwing too.  … Continue reading →

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