Dark, minimal, existential – these words characterize the writing of Nobel Prize winning author, Samuel Barclay Beckett, born in 1906 in Dublin Ireland. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for play writing and novel writing, and in the Nobel summary it states: “for his writing, which – in new forms for the novel ...
You creep down the dank, dimly lit corridor as goosebumps tickle the back of your neck. There is no turning back. You swallow hard, and continue to inch into the menacing gloom. Suddenly, you find yourself surrounded by piles of ancient human bones. Millions and millions of bones. Where are you? The shadows whisper no ...
Of all the sites in Paris, Europe, and perhaps the world, there are few locations comparable to the Catacombs of Paris.. This “Empire of the Dead” is unlike any tourist destination you are likely to encounter on a Parisian vacation. Located below ground in the Montparnasse section of Paris, visiting the Catacombs is not for ...
Tales of Russian and Jewish customs and folklore, children and their Babushkas, living on a farm and catching fireflies at night . . . but how did author Patricia Polacco dream up all of these wonderful stories? The fact is she didn’t; well, for the most part anyway. Her ancestors and her lived them. Patricia ...
Virginia Hall was a female spy for the U.S. and England during World War II. She conducted undercover operations that assisted the resistance in France and she aided in sabotage missions near the end of the war. She is known for being brave, resilient and intelligent. Despite her gender and a significant disability, she never ...
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