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Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most prolific if not best American writers of the second half of the twentieth century, first earned a reputation for himself as a science-fictionist with his early works, The Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle. This reputation, however much it vastly underestimates and misunderstands Vonnegut's work and its significance to the modern era, has been difficult for Vonnegut to escape. It does, however, provide insight into the aspects of the modern situation that Vonnegut sees as central and meaningful. Bluebeard, which trades a more traditionally Vonnegut mad scientist for a retired, eccentric expressionist painter, the same painter from Breakfast of Champions, tackles the issues which have traditionally blurred Vonnegut's role in the literary and popular fiction traditions. This article explores these issues within Vonnegut's version of the fairytale, Bluebeard.

When William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949, his works in the United States had been out of print for almost a decade. While writers like Steinbeck and Hemingway dominated the American literary landscape, Faulkner was, at best, an afterthought. This article examines how someone who was out of print in their own country could win a Noble Prize years and years before his American contemporaries.

This article examines Candide the book by Voltaire. It is one in a series of literary reviews about literary books. It examines the irony in Candide de Voltaire as well as Candide's philosophy. It examines, specifically, how different characters fates within the book represent Voltaire's attitudes towards different philosophies. It also has links for an ebook of Candide for your electronic book reader or Kindle.

An examination of the first appropriation in Wester Literature and how it set the tone for the way the rest of us would appropriate. Focuses on Virgl, Homer, and the relationship between the Aeneid and Homer's Epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. This relationship between these texts is important because it laid the groundwork for how and why other writers in the Western Literary Tradition would also appropriate previous works.

This article discusses the young British novelist Zadie Smith's second novel, The Autograph Man. It examines the novel for how it deals with the themes of celebrity and obsessions within modern culture. This article also helps to establish a literary precedent for her works as those worthy of critical discussion.

In Pittsburgh, a city known for balkanization, what with its countless neighborhoods and various parochial idiosyncrasies, the literary scene functions much like a fractal. It is constituted of a culture that encompasses communities of artists, musicians, publishers and writers within communities of artists, musicians, publishers and writers. July 18, 2009, the opening day of the first-ever Pittsburgh Small Press Festival expo at Carnegie Mellon University's Miller Gallery did well to acknowledge the multifaceted nature of the Pittsburgh literary scene while highlighting the unity in diversity that provides a nucleus for an ever-widening cultural circle of artists in the Pittsburgh area.

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How to write a query letter for your novel that gets agents and editors to request and read your manuscript.

An etymological study of a word or term is one that traces its development and usage throughout the past. These studies are often interesting because language always develops and changes for reasons. This article is a basic etymological study of the English adjective "strapping". It traces its path throughout time and examines the reasons why the meanings behind the word have changed.

This article examines the Apology, one of Plato's central dialogues. In it, Socrates is on trial for his life, yet rather than win the trial and defeat his accusers, Socrates takes a curious defense. This article explores Socrates' defense from a philosophical perspective in order to understand what Socrates could have meant by it and why he made it. It includes interesting photos and links to books related to the discussion.

This article discusses the similarities between Gilgamesh and the Biblical Flood account found in the Book of Genesis. Rather than taking one of the traditional positions on the relationship between the two texts, this article attempts to change our attitude about how we react when discussing the Bible in connection with other works in order to foster a healthier and more open environment for discussion of ancient texts and criticism.

Looking for an expert opinion on who constitutes the list of Pittsburgh's best poets, I decided to go to experienced veterans of the Burgh's ever-expanding circle of versesayers, Kris Collins and Scott Silsbe, who manage Caliban Book Shop on South Craig Street by day and satiate their poetic cravings by night, penning their own published (and soon-to-be published work) while running The New Yinzer online literary magazine and hosting poetry readings around town.

According to co-directors of Open Thread, Scott Andrew and Adam Atkinson, the Pittsburgh SPF was created specifically to "give authors, bookmakers, editors, and publishers an opportunity to sell their books-and provide Pittsburghers with a chance to more fully experience the region's small press community. Open Thread's mission is to establish frameworks for artistic discovery in Pittsburgh and the surrounding tri-state area."

This article examines America, Americans history and the relationship between it and indigenous tribes and native American peoples like the Lakota, a member of which is John Lame Deer who wrote Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions a novel about American Indian religion and Native American rituals from the point of a genuine Lakota Cowboy. The book looks at religion and beliefs as does this article. It also has pictures, links to academic article on similar topics and to copies of the book, ebooks, and ebook readers for college students like the kindle.

Hispanic Publishing is the leading Spanish-language publisher for self-published authors.

Joe Poleto is the founder of Blue Rose Music. Prior to joining Microsoft, Joe was Vice President of National Advertising Sales for HBO. Where Joe played an important role in the network launch and in growing revenues.