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Most of the adventure written in this book, really occurred. After slavery was abolished, many Negroes joined up to fight with the Union army to help win the war over slavery. At first, they were not accepted, but later at the loss of many white soldiers, the Negroes were allowed to join the army,...

Cai Yuanpei A Musical Written in Chinese by Wang Haiping Translated into English by Ouyang Yu The topic and the theme: The New Culture Movement has a far-reaching impact in the modern history of China. Back then, the New Culture Movement, as the ideological foundation of the May Fourth Movement, played...

Jouissif et décomplexé, «S'appartenir(e)» rassemble les paroles de huit auteures. On y parle de notre façon d'être moderne et préhistorique à la fois. De notre rapport à l'éducation. De cette foutue question du pays qui se pose encore bizarrement. De nos paradoxes si multiples. De l'Histoire....

Latte-land. Power-prams, Grand Design knock-throughs, organic everything. A work-shy writer discovers a Victorian man living in the wall of his flat. Everyone's pretty surprised. Adjustments need to be made. Can the strange visitor unlock his hopeless career? His flagging relationship?...

The play is set in Washington, DC. Thomas Tom Crossdale and his wife, Mavis, are immigrants from the fi ctional Caribbean country of St. Sabastian. They have two children; Faith and Winston. The father, Tom, is unhappy and wants to return to St. Sabastian. This is a source of tension within the family....

After thirty-five years of writing, producing, and acting in community plays, I have recognized and used the stage as a powerful tool of evangelism. I gathered people of all ages and walks of life from various small churches, large cathedrals, local organizations, one-on-one solicitation, or anyone...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Dans le Dernier Genet. Histoire des hommes infâmes (Seuil, Paris, 1997), Hadrien Laroche se penche sur une période peu fréquentée de l'œuvre de Jean Genet, et souvent incomprise … Une fiche de lecture spécialement...

On a Japanese beach, teenage sisters Hanako and Reiko are caught up in a storm. Reiko survives while Hanako is lost to the sea. Their mother, however, can't shake the feeling her missing daughter is still alive, and soon family tragedy takes on a global political dimension.

Tra i testi più noti del grande drammaturgo russo e anche uno di quelli più spesso portati in scena, vi si possono scorgere notevoli collegamenti con l'Amleto di Shakespeare, che più volte viene citato dai personaggi dell'opera. La trama shakesperiana è anche spesso riprese nelle vicende de 'Il...

Addressing the questions central to any playwright's career and identity, Jon Klein offers you a glimpse into a career writing for the theatre. As well as an account of the day-to-day life of a writer, he also discusses what an aspiring playwright should expect as they navigate the industry and how...

From superpowers to treasured memories, from the sublime to the ridiculous, from talking geese to contemplating your ideal workday, this collection is jam-packed with ideas to spark your writing. Designed especially for creative writers, bloggers, and journal-keepers, but equally useful for...

Mary Celestial is beautiful, full of vivacity, charm and sadness. She has been drifted away in her luck, pushed by the wind of time with its deceptive enchasings, once her parents both tragically died in a car accident; but the fate of this young woman takes an unexpected turn when she meets John...

“A gripping story about Oscar Wilde’s relationship with his elder brother. At times sad, at times funny, but at every moment moving. A tight, economical style that captures decisively the dynamics of brotherly rivalry”. Molly Bellamy

Hiver 2015: Philippe Ducros parcourt le Québec et ses réserves autochtones. Il veut voir ces peuples en bordure des villes et de l’immensité, mesurer le déracinement et les ravages de l’endoctrinement. Il écoute, tente de déchiffrer les blessures du passé et la force tranquille de ces survivants...