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Departure(s)

Julia_M February 12, 2026 No Comments American Literature (Books)Comedic Dramas & Plays (Books)Family Life Fiction (Books)Literary Fiction (Books)Short Stories (Books)Short Stories Anthologies

Departure(s), a fiction based on life, is arguably Julian Barnes’s swan song. Now age 80, Barnes is again meditating on old age and death. He…

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In the Shadow of Agatha Christie

Julia_M July 1, 2021 No Comments American Literature (Books)Mystery Anthologies (Books)Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books)

Agatha Christie burst into the crime mystery scene in 1920 with her The Mysterious affair at Styles. Since then, she has literally buried from readers’…

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By Kazuo Ishiguro

Julia_M September 21, 2020 No Comments American Literature (Books)Asian American Literature & Fiction Classic Literature & Fiction Contemporary Literature & Fiction Historical Fiction (Books)Literary Criticism & Theory Literary Fiction (Books)Psychological Thrillers (Books)Short Stories (Books)Short Stories Anthologies

Kazuo Ishiguro is a Japanese born writer resident in UK. His book The Remains of the Day made his reputation. From that moment, he could…

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