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As its title suggests, place and space figure heavily in Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest novel, “The Lowland.” The reader finds herself journeying from the craggy shores of Rhode Island, to the bustling streets of Post-independence India, and finally in the hyacinth filled pools of the titular lowland area of Tollygunge, Calcutta. It is here that the mystery and tragedy of Lahiri’s novel takes place, a compassionate tale of family, betrayal, and political ideology set against the backdrop of the Naxalite…

American Writers N. Scott Momady (1934- ), The House Made of Dawn《晨曦之屋》 (1968)获普利策奖 Leslie Marmon Silko (1948- ), Ceremony《仪式》 (1977) Louise Erdrich (1954- ), Love Medicine (1984)《爱药》先后获得包括全国图书评论界奖在内的5项小说奖 Chinese American Writers Maxine Hong Kingston 汤亭亭(1940- ), Woman Warrior (1976)《女勇士》获非小说类全国图书评论奖, China Man (1980)全国图书奖 Amy Tan谭恩美(1952- ), Joy Luck Club (1989)《喜福会》 Gish Jen任碧莲(1955- ), Typical American (1991) 《典型的美国佬》 Other Novelists John Updike (1932-2009) prolific writer…

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Since 2001, the United States with its coalition partners have not enjoyed operational or strategic success in wars in Afghanistan or Iraq. There have been tactical successes, but often those successes have been a contributing factor to operational failure as military leaders ignore their counterinsurgency doctrine, striving to conduct major combat actions. A key contributor in Western failure has been the lack of integration of operations and intelligence in conventional forces. Intelligence…

DANCE WITH ME: A COLLECTION OF DRAMATIC POETRY TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Prologue CHAPTER I: RECOLLECTIONS OF A LITTLE BOY & SOJOURNS ON THE BEACH So You Want Subversive Eh? " Outdooring—A Naming Ceremony For An Eight Day Old Respect Not So My Brother?—A Tribute Last Day The Kelewele Seller The Man On The Beach Life Through The Eyes Of A Ten Year Old A Mango Thief Searching Water CHAPTER II—WORK ETHIC: Adinkra Symbols A Vagrant The Drum The Son Of A Coffee Farmer Hands Of An…