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The People of the Abyss – A Nonfiction Book by Jack London
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Few books have so realistically described the condition of the working class in circumstancess of almost absolute poverty as Jack London's famous book “The People of the Abyss”, from which an excerpt is given here, together with a video lecture by Cecelia Tichi, professor of American Studies, about his overall work.>>
October 22, 2022
The Hitchhiking Game – A Short Story by Milan Kundera
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An excerpt from the short story titled "The Hitchhiking Game" by important Czech writer Milan Kundera, included in the author's collection "Laughable Loves", is given here, along with its film adaptation as a short film by Darian Lane. The "Laughable Loves" include seven short stories and as book published in 1969.>>
July 12, 2022
Stoner – A Novel by John Williams
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The great novel "Stoner" by the American distinguished author John Edward Williams deals with the life and times of one of the most successful "losers" of world literature - the hero of the same name, who from a rural child managed to become a university professor of English Literature.>>
January 4, 2022
Exterminator! – A Short Story by William S. Burroughs
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With the publication of the short story “Exterminator!” from the book of the same title, who wrote the important American author William S. Burroughs, the editorial team of "Kalliergeia" states that this second in the series of science fiction summer, seems that the Hygiene of the Race is Über Alles.>>
June 19, 2021
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare – Henry Miller
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With the “The Air-Conditioned Nightmare” begins yet another fruitful writing period for Henry Miller, having just returned to the US from Europe in 1940 and World War II. Here is given an excerpt from this work, together with the autobiographical documentary “The Henry Miller Odyssey” directed by Robert Snyder.>>
October 23, 2019
