#historical-novel

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english.elpais.com
1 month ago
Writing

Adam Thirlwell, the author who rewrites the past: Monolingualism seems like a terrible and totalitarian idea to me'

Adam Thirlwell writes The Future Future, a novel intersecting the French Revolution with present themes like #MeToo and celebrity culture. [ more ]
San Francisco Bay Times
4 months ago
SF LGBT

Lit Snax 1.26.24 - San Francisco Bay Times

Camp! offers an historical survey of the camp sensibility and its cultural significance.
By Any Other Name is a historical novel that combines elements of murder mystery and queer romance.
Witchcraft examines the history of witchcraft trials and the persecution of marginalized individuals. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Books

This month's best paperbacks: Haruki Murakami, Sophie Mackintosh and more

Tom Crewe's debut novel, The New Life, is a richly embodied historical novel that explores themes of sexuality and morality.
Crewe expertly dramatizes moral dilemmas and conflicts between private and public acts of courage and enlightenment. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
6 months ago
Books

The odyssey of the Spanish woman who founded the first public school for girls in Mexico

Maria Ignacia Azlor y Echeverz was a prominent figure in Mexico but relatively unknown in Spain
Azlor renounced her wealth to become a nun and founded the first religious public school for women in Mexico [ more ]
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