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    action takes place in Paris. The two stories alternate throughout the book. Imagine being awoken early in the middle of the night by banging on the door.And then being told to pack up and leave.Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay is a novel of Historical fiction about a young girl, Sarah Starzynski, who was taken in France during the roundup of Jews in July 16, 1942, when the French police arrested thousands of Jews throughout Paris. Sarah and her family were sent to an inhumation camp where other…

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    Archer Mayor Case

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    Archer Mayor is a firefighter/EMT, constable, publications consultant, history researcher, newspaper writer, medical illustrator, political advance man, lab technician, travel writer, feature writer, scholarly editor, historian, teacher, and photographer turned critically acclaimed author. In addition to the many professions he has held over the years, he has lived on two continents and several countries and speaks Spanish and English. Given his many occupations and wanderlust he is best…

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    and politics at Keble College, University of Oxford. She worked as a journalist, worked for different publications on a freelance basis. She wrote a book The Money Goddess for financial advice for women. Later she inclined to write romantic comedy fiction under the name Amy Silver and wrote four books but did not achieve much success, she was in a difficult financial condition and her book the girl on the train was a breakthrough in her career. SCOPE • This book tell the true story of USA • …

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    Author Patrick Dewitt writer of the novel The Sisters Brothers was born in British Columbia in 1975. Well known for his accomplishments and awards, for example, Patrick DeWitt received the Governor General 's Literary Award for Fiction, the Writers ' Trust of Canada Fiction Prize, Rogers Prize, and the Stephen Leacock Award. The Sisters Brothers is deWitt’s second novel. His first, Ablutions, came out last year. in an interview with TNB, Patrick DeWitt says I’m fascinated by the characters in…

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    The Westing Game

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    report, I chose the novel The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. This book, based on past works of the author, is a mystery novel, or a work of fiction. This can contribute to one of the reasons I chose to read this book. There are many reasons as to why I chose this novel for my second report. A reason can be that mystery novels are quite interesting and fascinating to me. Reading a mystery novel always makes me want to turn the next page. It as well makes me analyze the novel when I’m not reading…

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    Filled with lavish descriptions and poignant anecdotes, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a compelling account of the murders of the Clutter family in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas. In this piece Capote attempts to produce a new variety of nonfiction: the nonfiction novel. Critics such as Conrad Knickerbocker praise Capote for his success in creating a cinematic experience within a nonfiction book, whereas others such as Stanley Kauffmann criticize him for an unnecessarily detailed piece…

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    Cinematic Tactics

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    Re-think your approach to the world of fiction. Are you focusing too strenuously on any one part of the work? Maybe you’re looking too far ahead into the overall picture of your life goals. You want to use big words that evoke emotions for generations. You triple re-read that paragraph to make sure the words in a sentence alliterate. Language is your passion. Friend, it’s just like first love. You’re so high on the bells that you’ve been blindsided. True beauty in fiction isn’t the writer’s…

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    this crazy dude. The writer must have been thinking crazy when he wrote it . He was out of his mind the whole story. That made me want to read more of the story. Im all for the short story because im interested in stories like that. I like weird and mystery stories. This makes me want to know a little more about him and his history life style. That betters my education about an author. I think this story is appropriate , because it uses the vocabulary in good ways. Additionally , I…

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    J.D. Salinger Literature pre-World War Two, was primarily distinguished writing, even most fiction was for the most part politically correct. Then, along came J.D. Salinger, who had rougher writing that was more similar to actual conversation than what most people were used to finding in books. His works also had a much looser chronological order than the current status quo of literature. His characters faced struggles internally, and against society. This made both his novels and short…

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    Roberge PAGE 10 G.K. Chesterton: An Opinionated and Witty Twentieth Century British Writer G.K. Chesterton was an author who was very distinct in his writing and in his beliefs. This prompted people of all ages to pursue one of his inspirational works or listen to him lecture. He wrote on almost every topic the public wanted to read. His style excited readers to want to know what was next from the author. G.K. Chesterton was an opinionated author who wrote on everyday topics which…

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