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by Colm Tóibín
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by Peter Boxall
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"I borrowed this book from the library out of curiosity about the selection process that had Anne Rice in and Dante out. I only found reviews that sometimes sound sheepishly apologetic, and no justification of the selection process. If they are selected as novels, why title it "books"? And why include essays and short stories? Ah yes, the publisher's heavy hand... why lend your name to this travesti, then? Money?" — Aug 16, 2026 01:23PM
"I borrowed this book from the library out of curiosity about the selection process that had Anne Rice in and Dante out. I only found reviews that sometimes sound sheepishly apologetic, and no justification of the selection process. If they are selected as novels, why title it "books"? And why include essays and short stories? Ah yes, the publisher's heavy hand... why lend your name to this travesti, then? Money?" — Aug 16, 2026 01:23PM
“If told I am a bad poet, I smile; but if told I am a poor scholar, I reach for my heaviest dictionary.”
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“Le creature dalle grandi ali colorate volavano sul liquame, immergendovi i tentacoli. La punta di quelli si conficcava nei corpi morti e ne succhiava via parte della consistenza fisica, ma mai fino a consumarli del tutto. Le escrescenze vermiformi del colore dell'ambra si riempivano del putrido materiale, che poi veniva raccolto in grossi orci[...]
"Dalla morte alla vita, dalla vita alla morte. Che tutto scorra lo vuole la sorte.”
― Erenvir e l'Anno Zero
"Dalla morte alla vita, dalla vita alla morte. Che tutto scorra lo vuole la sorte.”
― Erenvir e l'Anno Zero
“Curiouser and curiouser!”
― Alice in Wonderland
― Alice in Wonderland
Colosseum. Sfide all'ultima pagina
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NTLTRC will help you find your love of Classics! Find intrigue, well-developed characters, prose that is complex and beautiful, compelling stories tha ...more
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