Gabriel Gracia Marquez’s “One Hundred years of solitude” is one of his earliest novels published in the year 1967. It is written in Spanish and has been translated into thirty seven languages. Though he set off to become a lawyer he ended up becoming a writer and his first novel
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Analysis of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueAnalysis of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Author Background Erich Remarque was drafted into the German army in 1916 when he was eighteen. Germany was then fighting the First World War. He was wounded during the war. Later when the war was over, he decided to tell the public how dehumanizing war was. Shorn of all associations
Analysis of Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris CrutcherAnalysis of Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris Crutcher
Author background Chris Crutcher is a writer of young adult fiction who tackles the themes of physical disability and loss of identity. Most of his heroes are young adults who excel in sports but through an accident lose their physical prowess. Their role in life changes suddenly changes and they
Sheldon SilversteinSheldon Silverstein
Sheldon Silverstein born on September 25, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States, was an American author of literature for children, a poet, screenwriter, songwriter, composer and musician. In some of his works, he styled himself as Uncle Shelby. He won the Grammy Award for the Best Country Song. Sheldon studied
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath
Personal profile Sylvia Plath born in Boston, America, (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was a short story writer, novelist and poet. Before being acclaimed as a writer and poet, she studied at the University of Cambridge, Newnham College and Smith College where she excelled academically. In 1956 she
Analysis of Friend by Hone TuwhareAnalysis of Friend by Hone Tuwhare
Analysis of ‘Friend’ by Hone Tuwhare Background Analysis of ‘Friend’ by Hone Tuwhare – Hone Tuwhare was a New Zealand poet who drew from his Maori heritage to write poetry where nature plays an important part. He often humanizes natural phenomena, a practice that finds echoes in animistic Maori beliefs.
Analysis of My Parents by Stephen SpenderAnalysis of My Parents by Stephen Spender
Analysis of ‘My Parents’ by Stephen Spender Background Analysis of ‘My Parents’ by Stephen Spender – Stephen Spender was an English poet, essayist and novelist who dealt with the theme of social injustice and class disparities. His parents were literary people too. Stephen Spender had a foot affliction and he
Analysis of Because I could not stop for death by Emily DickinsonAnalysis of Because I could not stop for death by Emily Dickinson
Background Emily Dickinson was a prolific writer of poems whose true worth came to be known only after her death. In fact most of the poems were discovered only after her death. She is now considered to be one of America’s finest poets. Many of her poems are obscure as
Analysis of Meeting at Night by Robert BrowningAnalysis of Meeting at Night by Robert Browning
Background Robert Browning was an erudite poet best known for his dramatic monologues. The most important event of his life was his marriage to Elizabeth Barrett who was an older and better known poet. Elizabeth had been under the control of a dominating and jealous father and the two had
Analysis of Remembrance by Emily BronteAnalysis of Remembrance by Emily Bronte
Analysis of ‘Remembrance’ by Emily Bronte Background Analysis of ‘Remembrance’ by Emily Bronte – The Bronte sisters, Emily and Charlotte, are without parallels in English literature. Daughters of an impoverished clergyman, they overcame privations and death of siblings to produce works that have stood the test of time. For women