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    Longman, also known as Pearson Longman, is a publishing company founded in London, England, in 1724 and is owned by Pearson PLC. Since 1968, Longman has...
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    Kiepenheuer & Witsch is a German publishing house, established in 1948 by Joseph C. Witsch and on behalf of Gustav Kiepenheuer (who was already terminally...
    3 KB (258 words) - 02:29, 12 August 2023
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    In Welsh mythology and literature, the Pair Dadeni (Cauldron of Rebirth) is a magical cauldron able to resurrect the dead. It plays a key role in Branwen...
    2 KB (191 words) - 13:05, 26 July 2022
  • Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is a 2001 novel by James Patterson that argues the importance of balance within one's life. Two interwoven stories are told...
    7 KB (992 words) - 00:51, 23 January 2024
  • Betrayer of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, set in the Known Space series. It is a sequel to their...
    2 KB (105 words) - 05:13, 3 August 2022
  • Nearer the Moon: From a Journal of Love (full title Nearer the Moon: From a Journal of Love, the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (1937–1939)) is a 1996...
    3 KB (350 words) - 07:20, 10 June 2022
  • Oblivion is a fantasy novel by British writer Anthony Horowitz. It is the fifth and final book in The Power of Five series. The book is set in England...
    14 KB (2,046 words) - 18:57, 23 October 2023
  • In the science fiction of Cordwainer Smith, the Instrumentality of Mankind refers both to Smith's personal future history and universe and to the central...
    7 KB (865 words) - 10:59, 17 April 2024
  • Lieutenant Orr is a fictional character in the classic 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Orr is a World War II bomber pilot who shares a tent with...
    13 KB (2,049 words) - 06:15, 29 February 2024
  • The Lake is a short 1954 novel by the Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata. This book tells the story of a former schoolteacher named Gimpei Momoi. The Lake...
    5 KB (556 words) - 10:07, 2 March 2023
  • Belgarath the Sorcerer is a fantasy novel by American writers David Eddings and Leigh Eddings. Set in the same universe as the Eddings' The Belgariad and...
    2 KB (176 words) - 18:45, 8 January 2022
  • Dawn is a novel by Elie Wiesel, published in 1961. It is the second in a trilogy — Night, Dawn, and Day — describing Wiesel's experiences and thoughts...
    13 KB (2,029 words) - 19:33, 11 February 2023
  • The Prince's Act (French: Le Fait du prince) is the 17th novel by Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. It appeared on 20 August 2008 published by Éditions Albin...
    1 KB (62 words) - 05:26, 12 March 2023
  • Roman Tales (Italian: Racconti romani) is a series of sixty-one short stories written by the Italian author, Alberto Moravia. Written and published initially...
    7 KB (741 words) - 19:59, 19 October 2023
  • A Philosophical Investigation is a 1992 techno-thriller by Philip Kerr. In a near-future, a British neuroscientist named Professor Burgess Phelan has discovered...
    5 KB (587 words) - 00:55, 11 March 2024
  • Alfred Richard Allinson (1852–1929) was a British academic, author, and voluminous translator of continental European literature (mostly French, but occasionally...
    15 KB (1,917 words) - 17:42, 4 January 2024
  • The Valley of Amazement is a novel by Amy Tan. Like many of her works, it deals with mother-daughter relationship and is partly set in historical China...
    3 KB (297 words) - 18:37, 27 September 2023
  • The Road to Mars is a 1999 science fiction comedic novel by Eric Idle. Told from the point of view of Professor Bill Reynolds, a scholar in the then-fictitious...
    4 KB (440 words) - 20:36, 1 December 2023
  • Machine Man is a novel written by Max Barry. Published in 2011, it is Barry's fourth novel, following 2006's Company. It was initially an online serial...
    3 KB (256 words) - 16:49, 24 November 2022
  • Toshiyuki Kajiyama (梶山 季之, Kajiyama Toshiyuki, 2 January 1930 – 11 May 1975) was a Japanese novelist, essayist and journalist active during the Shōwa period...
    5 KB (657 words) - 07:57, 29 May 2022
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