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Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre, normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher and pioneer, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist and critic. He was a leading figure in 20th century French philosophy. On 22 October 1964 Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he declined it, stating that “It is not the […]
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James Albert Michener was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story as well. Michener was known for the meticulous research behind his work. Because his books tend […]
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist, better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. He published over 40 children’s books, which were often characterized by his imaginative characters and frequent use of rhymed prose; his most notable books include the bestselling classics Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, and […]
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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an award-winning, prolific, and best-selling American author, screenwriter, columnist, actor, producer and director.
Having sold over 350 million copies of his books, King is best known for his work in horror fiction, which demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the genre’s history. He has also written science fiction, fantasy, […]
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Lolita is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. Due to its subject matter, Nabokov was unable to find an American publisher for Lolita. After four refused, he finally resorted to the Olympia Press in Paris, September 1955. Although the first printing of 5,000 copies sold out, there were no substantial reviews. Eventually, at the end of […]
Animal Farm is a novella by George Orwell, and is the most famous satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism. Published on 17 August 1945, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era.
Orwell, a democratic socialist, and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Joseph Stalin, […]
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Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer most famous today for his science fiction novels The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon and The Island of Dr Moreau.
He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced […]
British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander Ian Lancaster Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. Additionally, Fleming wrote the children’s story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books.
Ian Fleming was born in Mayfair, London, educated at […]
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Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat RNVR was a UK novelist best known today for his sea stories, particularly The Cruel Sea (1951) and Three Corvettes (1942-45).
Born in Liverpool, Monsarrat was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge. He intended to practise law. The law failed to inspire him, however, and he turned instead to writing […]
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American e-commerce company based in
Seattle, Washington. It was one of the first major companies to sell goods over the Internet and was one of the iconic stocks of the late 1990s dot-com bubble. The company was incorporated in 1994, in the state of Washington, began service in July […]
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