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The Character of Rain
Author | : Amelie Nothomb |
Publsiher | : St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2007-04-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781429978965 |
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The Japanese believe that until the age of three, children, whether Japanese or not, are gods, each one an okosama, or "lord child." On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of the human race. In Amelie Nothomb's new novel, The Character of Rain, we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first tow and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state. "I remember everything that happened to me after the age of two and one-half," the narrator tells us. She means this literally. Once jolted out of her plant-like , tube-like trance (to the ecstatic relief of her concerned parents), the child bursts into existence, absorbing everything that Japan, where her father works as a diplomat, has to offer. Life is an unfolding pageant of delight and danger, a ceaseless exploration of pleasure and the limits of power. Most wondrous of all is the discovery of water: oceans, seas, pools, puddles, streams, ponds, and, perhaps most of all, rain-one meaning of the Japanese character for her name. Hers is an amphibious life. The Character of Rain evokes the hilarity, terror, and sanctity of childhood. As she did in the award-winning, international bestesller Fear and Trembling, Nothomb grounds the novel in the outlines of her experiences in Japan, but the self-portrait that emerges from these pages is hauntingly universal. Amelie Nothomb's novels are unforgettable immersion experiences, leaving you both holding your breath with admiration, your lungs aching, and longing for more.
Tables and Results of the Precipitation in Rain and Snow in the United States
Author | : Charles Anthony Schott |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1872 |
Genre | : Meteorology |
ISBN | : KBNL:KBNL03000301775 |
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Language in Context
Author | : Jason Stanley |
Publsiher | : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780199225927 |
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The Birth of Whiteness
Author | : Daniel Bernardi |
Publsiher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813522765 |
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As indelible components of the history of the United States, race and racism have permeated nearly all aspects of life: cultural, economic, political, and social. In this first anthology on race in early cinema, fourteen scholars examine the origins, dynamics, and ramifications of racism and Eurocentrism and the resistance to both during the early years of American motion pictures. Any discussion of racial themes and practices in any arena inevitably begins with the definition of race. Is race an innate and biologically determined "essence" or is it a culturally constructed category? Is the question irrelevant? Perhaps race exists as an ever-changing historical and social formation that, regardless of any standard definition, involves exploitation, degradation, and struggle. In his introduction, Daniel Bernardi writes that "early cinema has been a clear partner in the hegemonic struggle over the meaning of race" and that it was steadfastly aligned with a Eurocentric world view at the expense of those who didn't count as white. The contributors to this work tackle these problems and address such subjects as biological determinism, miscegenation, Manifest Destiny, assimilation, and nativism and their impact on early cinema. Analyses of The Birth of a Nation, Romona, Nanook of the North and Madame Butterfly and the directorial styles of D. W. Griffith, Oscar Micheaux, and Edwin Porter are included in the volume.
The Character of the Self in Ancient India
Author | : Brian Black |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2012-02-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780791480526 |
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This groundbreaking book is an elegant exploration of the Upanisads, often considered the fountainhead of the rich, varied philosophical tradition in India. The Upaniṣads, in addition to their philosophical content, have a number of sections that contain narratives and dialogues—a literary dimension largely ignored by the Indian philosophical tradition, as well as by modern scholars. Brian Black draws attention to these literary elements and demonstrates that they are fundamental to understanding the philosophical claims of the text. Focusing on the Upanisadic notion of the self (ātman), the book is organized into four main sections that feature a lesson taught by a brahmin teacher to a brahmin student, debates between brahmins, discussions between brahmins and kings, and conversations between brahmins and women. These dialogical situations feature dramatic elements that bring attention to both the participants and the social contexts of Upanisadic philosophy, characterizing philosophy as something achieved through discussion and debate. In addition to making a number of innovative arguments, the author also guides the reader through these profound and engaging texts, offering ways of reading the Upaniṣads that make them more understandable and accessible.
The Rural Cyclopedia
Author | : John Marius Wilson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 830 |
Release | : 1849 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : UCAL:B2930514 |
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The Rural Cyclopedia Or A General Dictionary of Agriculture Necessary to the Farmer Etc
Author | : John Marius Wilson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 854 |
Release | : 1859 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : NLS:V001492213 |
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Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Author | : Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1859 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : CHI:78126186 |
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