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Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller

October 22, 2011

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Miller’s first “fictional-diary novel” depicts his life in Paris as a failed writer — or upcoming one who hasn’t yet find the right path to fame — who struggles to get his daily food and encounters a colorful variety of personalities.

Blindness, by José Saramago

May 5, 2011

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In an unknown city, a driver suddenly becomes blind. This white blindness, inexplicable and very contagious, quickly spreads throughout the country despite drastic measures the government employs to contain it. A mental asylum becomes a quarantine area for those stricken by the disease.

Children and violence: a wordy issue, too

February 18, 2011

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Last week, the BBC News Magazine wrote an article titled “How Children’s war fiction has changed?“, saying that children’s books descriptions of wars are more detailed than ever.

Essays, by George Orwell

January 21, 2011

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George Orwell, Eric Arthur Blair’s pen name, is certainly better remembered as a novelist for his books – Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, among others

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