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Samantha Devin

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SAMANTHA DEVIN

Author of the novels BILIS NEGRA -Grupo Planeta, Saga Egmont, Aristeia Press-, ARCADIA, UNA TRAGEDIA MODERNA -Plaza & Janés, Random House, Lübbe, Aristeia Press- y HEROICA- Aristeia Press-.

As a playwright Devin is the author of the plays The Silence (Longlisted at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, 2008) , The Great Pretender, Topophilia (Performed at The Rose Play House, London 2015) and MEN.

Founder and co-director of ARISTEIA PRESS, currently publishing among others COLIN WILSON'S OUTSIDER CYCLE.

Creator of the cultural magazine LA CONQUISTA DE ARISTEIA

Her works, published internationally, explore the depths of the human psyche and the margins of consciousness with captivating suspense.

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	Religion and The Rebel by Colin Wilson, Samantha Devin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gary Lachman (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.07 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 1957 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Craft of the Novel: The Evolution of the Novel and the Nature of Creativity by Colin Wilson, Colin Stanley (Introduction), Samantha Devin (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.68 avg rating — 211 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introduction to The New Existentialism by Colin Wilson, Samantha Devin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicolas Tredell (Introduction) 4.17 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1966 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strength to Dream: Literature and the Imagination by Colin Wilson, Samantha Devin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geoff Ward (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.92 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1962 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arcadia 3.58 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bilis Negra 3.85 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	HEROICA: El Carácter de un Hombre es su Destino 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
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Apr 05, 2015 07:56AM

Many thanks for your friend invite Samantha. Amazed to see many of my recent reads among your shelves. Thank you also for trying to reply to that nonsensical question, which I am unable to answer myself. I have actually been meaning to delete it for ages but people come up with the most creative of responses and so I continue postponing doing so... Anyway, thanks for your nice words, I can't wait to chat books with you, cheers from Barcelona!

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