![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He never allowed a cliché to pass him, never indulgently or wearily went on, leaving behind him a phrase which almost expressed his meaning. Less perhaps than any other writer, not of France, but of modern Europe, Flaubert yields admission to the inexact, the abstract, the vaguely inapt expression which is the bane of ordinary methods of composition. That he was one of the greatest writers who ever lived in France is now commonly admitted, and his greatness principally depends upon the extraordinary vigour and exactitude of his style. One of the most severe of academic critics admits that in all his works, and in every page of his works, Flaubert may be considered a model of style. His private letters show that he was not one of those to whom easy and correct language is naturally given he gained his extraordinary perfection with the unceasing sweat of his brow. It cannot be said that his incessant labors were not rewarded. He worked in sullen solitude, sometimes occupying a week in the completion of one page, never satisfied with what he had composed, violently tormenting his brain for the best turn of a phrase, the most absolutely final adjective. He was born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, in the Haute-Normandie Region of France.įlaubert's curious modes of composition favored and were emphasized by these peculiarities. ![]() Gustave Flaubert is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ![]()
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During this recent interview to promote the show’s premiere, executive producers Neal Baer (who is also the showrunner) and Brian K. ![]() ![]() ![]() Susan Benjamin traces people's changing palate over the centuries as roots, barks, and even bugs were savored as treats. These include a deposed Mexican president who ignited the modern chewing gum industry, the Native Americans who created pemmican, an important food, by mixing fruit with dried meat, and the little-known son of a slave woman who invented the sugar-processing machine still in use today. Along the way, the reader is treated to an assortment of entertaining facts and colorful characters. ![]() The author, a food historian and candy expert, tells the whole story - from the harvesting of the marshmallow plant in ancient Egypt to the mass-produced candy innovations of the twentieth century. As this book shows, candy has a remarkable history, most of it sweet, some of it bitter. Object Details author Benjamin, Susan 1957- Contents Lois and Howie, Dan and me - Sweet at the start - Sugar from fruit and fruit from fruit - Roots, bark, and beans - All the food in the world - Then cometh the sugarcane - A bad case of sugar blues - An arsenal of sugar - A gift from the gods - Chocolate over water - The mystery of the marvelous Wilbur Buds - Candy bar blitz - Candy for fun and flavor - Just a spoonful of what? - The great American candy store - The penny candy explosion - The history of an American-made passion - Still wrapped in bag and basket - Candy bowls and ice cream trucks Summary "There's more to candy than its sugary taste. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art. ![]() ![]() But she takes it one step further, imagining a hate-filled, tweeting President who whips up fear against the Other to gain popular support, eliminate enemies, and impose a repressive regime with book burnings, curfews, and soldiers patrolling the streets. Like Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment addresses Islamophobia and the stereotyping and demonization of Muslim Americans. ![]() Two years into the new administration, with its Muslim travel ban and family separations and mass detentions along the southern border of the United States, Samira Ahmed’s Internment has captured the cultural zeitgeist.Īlthough Internment is classified as dystopian, set in the near future rather than the present like The Hate U Give, Ahmed, author of the acclaimed contemporary novel Love, Hate & Other Filters, draws on both historical events and current trends. 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