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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Post date
March 24, 2025
Posted in Books in Focus
Tagged with Anthony Doerr, historical fiction

James Wood - author and literary critic

An Analysis of James Wood’s Critical Methods, Publications, and Influence on Literary Criticism

Post date
March 21, 2025
Posted in Bookworm's Notebook
Tagged with Featured Author, James Wood, literary critic, literary criticism

What is a red herring?

What is a Red Herring?

Post date
March 17, 2025
Posted in Bookmarks
Tagged with literary device, rhetorical device

Paronomasia, a play on words or a pun

Paronomasia

Post date
March 13, 2025
Posted in Bookmarks
Tagged with language device, rhetorical device

Alain de Botton books

Alain de Botton

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

Post date
March 7, 2025
Posted in Books in Focus
Tagged with Isaac Asimov, science fiction, short stories

Narrative composition examples

Examples of Narrative Composition: Techniques and Approaches

Post date
March 3, 2025
Posted in Bookmarks
Tagged with narrative structure, writing

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