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Book about smart girl whose mother drowned in the ocean

This was a book I read in primary school (first read to me when I was 8 yrs old in 2014 in Australia) and the only thing I remember about the cover was that it was pink. The copy that my school had ...

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Meaning of "Rustum" in Trollope's "Orley Farm"

Trollope in Orley Farm refers to "the wisest Rustums of the law." Who was the original Rustum? He had left that congress, though the wisest Rustums of the law from all the civilized ...

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What's the significance of this sentence in the tale "Ladri in chiesa" by Alberto Moravia?

The tale Ladri in chiesa (Thefts in church) belongs to the book Racconti romani (Roman tales) by Alberto Moravia. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any translation to English of this short ...

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What is this "flashforward" technique called?

I was reading The Elusive Samurai, a manga by Yusei Matsui, which is set in the XIV century in Japan. The author uses some kind of special "flashforward" in which the characters, mostly ...

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Book about Tantric Sex Written by an Australian Couple that uses the terms 'Lingam' and 'Yoni'

I am searching for a book about tantric sex for couples written by an Australian couple. I read the book in northeast USA in english language around 2006. I think I bought it in a book store at the ...

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Searching for book about Finnish girl in 19th century who migrates to Norway

15 years ago I read a great book that I have searched for online and at Nordic stores and come up a-cropper. It's set in the 19th c (I think) and follows the story of a poor Finnish girl who migrates ...

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Was the feeling of attraction towards a lower social class present in Moravia's "Agostino" discussed by critics?

Alberto Moravia's Agostino is clearly a Bildungsroman: the events that happened to the thirteen-year-old ingenuous protagonist during the summer of 1942 mark his entry into adolescence. But some other ...

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Greatest hits from previous weeks:

How do I straighten out a paperback book's cover that is bent?

I read a lot of paperback books. Almost exclusively, in fact. I have one problem, though - all the covers get bent while I read them (or sometimes after one of the siblings has a crack at it). They ...

book-care physical-books  
user avatar asked by Mithical Score of 19
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Why is a raven like a writing desk?

"Mad Hatter: 'Why is a raven like a writing-desk?' ... 'Have you guessed the riddle yet?' the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. 'No, I give it up,' Alice replied: 'What’s the answer?' 'I ...

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user avatar asked by Beastly Gerbil Score of 41
user avatar answered by Rand al'Thor Score of 39

What is the "Neon god" in "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel?

In Simon and Garfunkel's song The Sound of Silence1, there is the following passage in lyrics: And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made What is this neon god? Obviously, they ...

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Why did the stars throw down their spears?

William Blake's poem “The Tyger” from Songs of Experience contains one couplet whose meaning has always puzzled me, lines 17–18, the first two lines of the fifth stanza: When the stars threw ...

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What does "N. takes M." mean in "Emma"?

In Jane Austen's Emma, when Emma and Mr. Knightley are discussing first names, this exchange happens: 'And cannot you call me "George" now?' 'Impossible!—I never can call you any thing but &...

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user avatar asked by Mithical Score of 20
user avatar answered by Rand al'Thor Score of 29

What is the significance of the words of the prophets being written on the subway wall?

The fifth verse of "The Sound of Silence" runs thusly: And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And ...

song-lyrics simon-and-garfunkel  
user avatar asked by Mithical Score of 8
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Why did Douglas Adams call Paul Neil Milne Johnstone the worst poet?

Douglas Adams evidently named Paul Neil Milne Johnstone the worst poet in the universe in the original Hitchiker's Guide radio broadcast. Why him? Evidently they went to school together, but I still ...

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How can corruption be shown in the creation of middle class?

In Tomorrow's People, by Paul Morland, the author discusses the inequality of infant mortality within nations: The worst countries have made the fastest progress, so the gap is closing at the ...

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