Two Solitudes

Two Solitudes
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 375
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ISBN-10 : 9780773553903
ISBN-13 : 0773553908
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Two Solitudes by : Hugh MacLennan

Download or read book Two Solitudes written by Hugh MacLennan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Fiction Canada Reads Selection (CBC), 2013 A landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennan’s Two Solitudes is the story of two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a nation should be. In his vivid portrayals of human drama in First World War–era Quebec, MacLennan focuses on two individuals whose love increases the prejudices that surround them until they discover that “love consists in this, that two solitudes protect, and touch and greet each other.” The novel centres around Paul Tallard and his struggles in reconciling the differences between the English identity of his love Heather Methuen and her family, and the French identity of his father. Against this backdrop the country is forming, the chasm between French and English communities growing deeper. Published in 1945, the novel popularized the use of “two solitudes” as referring to a perceived lack of communication between English- and French-speaking Canadians. Content note: This book contains racial slurs that readers may find offensive or upsetting.

Beyond Two Solitudes

Beyond Two Solitudes
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Publisher : Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood Pub.
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 155266001X
ISBN-13 : 9781552660010
Rating : 4/5 (1X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Beyond Two Solitudes by : Donald Smith

Download or read book Beyond Two Solitudes written by Donald Smith and published by Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood Pub.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answering the anti-Quebec rhetoric of Diane Francis, Barbara Amiel, and others, this book demonstrates to Quebecers and English Canadians alike that English Canada has a rich and unique culture, and concludes with a vibrant plea for a new Canada based on the recognition of three peoples or nations--English, French (Quebec, Acadia, French Canada) and native--with guarantees for minority rights.

The Invention of Solitude

The Invention of Solitude
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Publisher : Faber & Faber
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9780571266746
ISBN-13 : 0571266746
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Invention of Solitude by : Paul Auster

Download or read book The Invention of Solitude written by Paul Auster and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', reveals Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father. In 'The Book of Memory' the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, 'A', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.

Too Loud a Solitude

Too Loud a Solitude
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Publisher : HMH
Total Pages : 83
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ISBN-10 : 9780547545882
ISBN-13 : 0547545886
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Too Loud a Solitude by : Bohumil Hrabal

Download or read book Too Loud a Solitude written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by HMH. This book was released on 1992-04-27 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fable about the power of books and knowledge, “finely balanced between pathos and comedy,” from one of Czechoslovakia’s most popular authors (Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book Haňtá has been compacting trash for thirty-five years. Every evening, he rescues books from the jaws of his hydraulic press, carries them home, and fills his house with them. Haňtá may be an idiot, as his boss calls him, but he is an idiot with a difference—the ability to quote the Talmud, Hegel, and Lao-Tzu. In this “irresistibly eccentric romp,” the author Milan Kundera has called “our very best writer today” celebrates the power and the indestructibility of the written word (The New York Times Book Review).

Solitude

Solitude
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Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 0812692438
ISBN-13 : 9780812692433
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Solitude by : Philip Koch

Download or read book Solitude written by Philip Koch and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the philosophical aspects of solitude.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9798200952090
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Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Book Synopsis One Hundred Years of Solitude by : Gabriel García Márquez

Download or read book One Hundred Years of Solitude written by Gabriel García Márquez and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Netflix’s series adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude premieres December 11, 2024! One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.

The Art of Solitude

The Art of Solitude
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9780300252279
ISBN-13 : 0300252277
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Art of Solitude by : Stephen Batchelor

Download or read book The Art of Solitude written by Stephen Batchelor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor “Whatever a soul is, the author goes a long way toward soothing it. A very welcome instance of philosophy that can help readers live a good life.”—Kirkus Reviews “Elegant and formally ingenious.”—Geoff Wisner, Wall Street Journal When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth. This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor’s ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude’s devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, from Vermeer to Agnes Martin. In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.