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2011
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"A deeply funny and bittersweet memoir of having grown up in an eccentric family of faded wealth and gentility (think shades of Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums) in which the father's failed dreams of being a writer put the family in the poor-house, drove the mother to weepy alcoholism, and provided Jeanne with a highly unusual approach to life--and a wicked sense of humor"--
7) Fictionauts
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Fantasy is a serious business for this team, as they scour fictional worlds to right dangerous anomalies and preserve the balance between reality and imagination. But recently, a rash of unexplained disturbances across the fictional universe has started to tear it apart, and they face the ultimate challenge when the mysterious Agent X threatens to bring down the barriers between our world and the world of stories. Dive headlong into the madcap, mind-bending...
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Fiction volume 2
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Max and Kassie delve into the Fiction for the first time in years to search for Tyler, only to find that the place that was once filled with the magic of childhood has become warped, corrupted, and filled with dangers they might not be able to survive.
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Fiction volume 1
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Four childhood friends discover a box of strange books that, when read aloud, can transport them to the beautiful, imaginary worlds described within. But when one of them goes missing, the others vow never to reveal where they've been and what they've seen. Years later, when one of the remaining kids, now an adult, also mysteriously disappears, it's up to the last two of the group to dig up their dusty books to find him and finally figure out what...
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I read in Nietzsche's Human, All Too Human that, to be a writer, one has to "let a person make a hundred or more drafts of short stories, none longer than two pages, yet each of a clarity such that each word in it is necessary." At that time, I was in a state of excitement about reading Machado de Assis and Eça de Queiroz, so I decided to distribute these tasks assigned by Nietzsche among the seven days of the week, and, in fact, I produced some...
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Spanning fifty years, but with a particular emphasis on post-independence fiction, this collection features a diverse range of styles and voices, offering a window onto a vibrant literary scene that has been largely inaccessible to the English-language reader until now. With stories addressing subjects as diverse as blood feuds, betrayal, sex, drugs, and Sergio Leone, it promises to challenge any existing preconceptions the reader might hold, and...
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All major cities in America have been destroyed. The enemy is elusive, and the federal government is trying its best to restructure. It's up to Mike and Sarah to save what's left. Mike was away on a routine business trip when he came upon a woman having car trouble. He picked her up to take her into town when they learned that Chicago had just been bombed by terrorists. As citizens with privileged military experience and access, Mike and Sarah must...
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Do you want to strengthen your fiction writing skills? In this ebook, an experienced author discusses issues that are rarely covered in books on fiction writing. It will provide insights that will improve your craft skills
Learn why you need to defuse tension. Learn how to nest subplots. Understand the biggest problem with world building. And more.
Hank Quense has had over 40 short stories and a dozen novels published. He shares his insights with...
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Fiction ou réalité ? Telle est la question...
Fiction : un mot dont le sens semble aller de soi. Un mensonge, une invention. La fiction s'oppose au réel aussi sûrement que nos rêves à la réalité quotidienne. En est-on certain ? Et d'abord, qu'est-ce que le réel ? Qu'en savons-nous ? Comment nous définissons-nous par rapport à lui ?Partant d'un questionnement sur le réel et notre rapport à lui, Vincent Engel convoque non seulement les...
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From a funeral procession in Asia to an ancestral estate deep in the heart of a vaguely Victorian forest to a carriage accident in the vast universe of The Runelords, Unnatural Worlds takes readers on a journey to the far side of the imagination. Funny, heartbreaking, frightening, but most importantly, memorable, the original stories in this anthology go places few writers dare reach. Unnatural Worlds marks the perfect start to this groundbreaking...
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Fiction, The Art and the Craft is a highly practical exposition of all the major elements of fiction, such as plot, conflict, suspense, the hook, inference, character and dialogue, and how these elements are, combined to make a compelling story. Using examples from well-known works of literature and incorporating exercises, research suggestions and activities, this informative, interesting and accessible book is, a must-read for any author.
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Fiction Without Boundaries, Issue 4 brings you the joys of May and of love of all kinds. Siblings, friends, kindred souls finding their way toward each other to become couples.Some go beyond the grave, others reside in the here-and-now.Seven stories with a touch of something outside of our ordinary experience! Finish a short, relaxing read with a smile on your face and that happy feeling of a situation put to right.This collection contains: CATCHING...
19) Fiction Land
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From multimillion bestselling Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Amazon and Audible author RR Haywood, creator of the worldwide bestselling Extracted, and The Code trilogies, the phenomenal Undead Series, and the heart-pounding thriller DELIO PHASE ONE, comes Fiction Land, a laugh-out-loud blockbuster adventure
"Imagine John Wick wakes up in a city full of characters from novels - That's Fiction Land"
"Brilliant, original, and very funny"
"Haywood...
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This book discloses a great deal of Bonhoeffer's family context, social world, and cultural milieu. Events from his life are, recounted in a way that embodies and illuminates his theology. Characters and situations that represent Nazi types and attitudes are a form of social criticism and help to explain Bonhoeffer's participation in the resistance movement and the plot to kill Adolf Hitler, for which he was, hanged.
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