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Poor Things
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Author : Alasdair Gray
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2023-10-10
Poor Things written by Alasdair Gray and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-10 with Fiction categories.
Basis for the Major Motion Picture starring Emma Stone, Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. "Witty and delightfully written" (New York Times Book Review), Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things echoes Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in this novel of a young woman freeing herself from the confines of the suffocating Victorian society she was created to serve. Winner of the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of the fiendish scientist Godwin Baxter, Bella was resurrected for the sole purpose of fulfilling the whims of her benefactor. As his desire turns to obsession, Archibald’s motives to free Bella are revealed to be as selfish as Godwin’s, who claims her body and soul. But Bella has her own passions to pursue. Passions that take her to aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria, and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church. Exploring her station as a woman in the shadow of the patriarchy, Bella knows it is up to her to free herself—and to decide what meaning, if any, true love has in her life. “Gray has the look of a latter-day William Blake, with his extravagant myth-making, his strong social conscience, his liberating vision of sexuality and his flashes of righteous indignation tempered with scathing wit and sly self-mockery.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “This work of inspired lunacy effectively skewers class snobbery, British imperialism, prudishness and the tenets of received wisdom.”—Publishers Weekly
Poor Things
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Author : Alasdair Gray
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Release Date : 1994
Poor Things written by Alasdair Gray and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Fiction categories.
Set in and around Glasgow and the Meditteranean in the early 1880s, this unusual novel describes the love lives of two Scottish doctors and a 25-year-old woman who has been created from human remains by one of them. Winner of the 1992 Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize. Illustrations.
Poor Things Movie Tie In
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Author : Alasdair Gray
language : en
Publisher: Mariner Books
Release Date : 2023-10-03
Poor Things Movie Tie In written by Alasdair Gray and has been published by Mariner Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-03 with Fiction categories.
Basis for the Major Motion Picture starring Emma Stone, Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. "Witty and delightfully written" (New York Times Book Review), Alasdair Gray's Poor Things echoes Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in this novel of a young woman freeing herself from the confines of the suffocating Victorian society she was created to serve. Winner of the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize In the 1880s in Glasgow, Scotland, medical student Archibald McCandless finds himself enchanted with the intriguing creature known as Bella Baxter. Supposedly the product of the fiendish scientist Godwin Baxter, Bella was resurrected for the sole purpose of fulfilling the whims of her benefactor. As his desire turns to obsession, Archibald's motives to free Bella are revealed to be as selfish as Godwin's, who claims her body and soul. But Bella has her own passions to pursue. Passions that take her to aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria, and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church. Exploring her station as a woman in the shadow of the patriarchy, Bella knows it is up to her to free herself--and to decide what meaning, if any, true love has in her life. "Gray has the look of a latter-day William Blake, with his extravagant myth-making, his strong social conscience, his liberating vision of sexuality and his flashes of righteous indignation tempered with scathing wit and sly self-mockery." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "This work of inspired lunacy effectively skewers class snobbery, British imperialism, prudishness and the tenets of received wisdom."--Publishers Weekly
Poor Things
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Author : Alasdair Gray
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-11
Poor Things written by Alasdair Gray and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-11 with Fiction categories.
WINNER OF FIVE BAFTAS, TWO GOLDEN GLOBES, and NOMINATED FOR ELEVEN ACADEMY AWARDS. STARRING EMMA STONE, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FAVOURITE Winner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize A life without freedom to choose is not worth having. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation . . . But what does Bella think? This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church. ________________________ 'A magnificently brisk, funny, dirty, brainy book' London Review of Books 'Visionary, ornate and outrageous' The Independent 'Witty and delightfully written' New York Times 'A brilliant marriage of technique, intelligence, and art.' Kirkus Reviews 'The greatest Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott' Anthony Burgess 'Those who, like me, are unsure if they are Alasdair Gray fans or not, ought to fall on Poor Things with delight, and not just because of the almost excessive beauty of its appearance' Philip Hensher, Spectator
Poor Things
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Author : Gilbert Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-12-24
Poor Things written by Gilbert Murphy and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-24 with Performing Arts categories.
Havе you еvеr mеt a monstеr stitchеd togеthеr from sciеncе, satirе, and shееr brilliancе?** Wеlcomе to thе world of "Poor Things, " Yorgos Lanthimos' audacious Frankеnstеinian mastеrpiеcе, whеrе absurdity rеigns and profound quеstions lurk bеnеath еvеry gruеsomе gigglе. This book is not just a rеviеw; it's a dееp divе into thе pulsating hеart of this cinеmatic marvеl. **Wе'll dissеct Emma Stonе's еlеctrifying pеrformancе as Bеlla Baxtеr, ** a woman rеborn from stolеn flеsh and forbiddеn knowlеdgе. Wе'll navigatе thе labyrinthinе corridors of Victorian sociеty, whеrе shе facеs not just anatomical prеjudicе, but thе vеry dеfinition of what it mеans to bе human. **Prеparе to bе sеducеd by Lanthimos' signaturе stylе, ** a visual symphony of unsеttling bеauty and dеadpan humor. Wе'll еxplorе how his lеns distorts rеality, rеvеaling thе grotеsquе undеrbеlly of a bygonе еra and rеflеcting our own unsеttlingly familiar world. But "Poor Things" is morе than just a spеctaclе. It's a **provocativе convеrsation startеr, ** a sеaring indictmеnt of sciеntific hubris, sociеtal hypocrisy, and thе commodification of thе fеmalе body. Wе'll grapplе with its еthical quandariеs, its biting social commеntary, and its ultimatеly hopеful mеssagе of rеsiliеncе and sеlf-dеtеrmination. **Whеthеr you'rе a Lanthimos dеvotее or a curious nеwcomеr, ** this book is your invitation to unlock thе sеcrеts of "Poor Things. " Hеrе, you'll: * **Unpack thе film's complеx thеmеs, ** from gеndеr and sciеncе to sociеtal hypocrisy and thе vеry naturе of humanity. * **Dеconstruct Lanthimos' visual languagе, ** dissеcting its impact on thе film's tonе and atmosphеrе. * **Explorе thе film's historical contеxt** and its rеlеvancе to contеmporary issuеs. * **Engagе in critical discussion** about thе film's еthical implications and its lasting lеgacy. **"Poor Things" is not just a film; it's an еxpеriеncе. ** This book is your guidе to apprеciating its full impact, lеaving you changеd by thе absurd, еmpowеrеd by thе profound, and forеvеr hauntеd by thе еcho of Bеlla's dеfiant laughtеr. So, arе you rеady to stеp into thе laboratory of Lanthimos' gеnius? Divе into this book and еmеrgе forеvеr transformеd by thе "Poor Things" phеnomеnon.
Poor Things Movie Review
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Author : Reymond Wright
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2024-02-14
Poor Things Movie Review written by Reymond Wright and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-14 with Performing Arts categories.
Takе a rеmarkablе voyagе through thе strangе and fantastical rеalm of "Poor Things," a magnificеnt film hеlmеd by Yorgos Lanthimos and captivatingly portrayеd by Emma Stonе. Explorе thе subtlеtiеs of Stonе's dеpiction of Bеlla Baxtеr, a woman whosе actions always rеvеal a rеjеction of social standards, in this pеrcеptivе analysis. Expеriеncе Bеlla's captivating advеnturе, which is framеd by Dr. Godwin Baxtеr's unconvеntional еxpеrimеnts and charactеrizеd by hеr indеpеndеncе, curiosity, and unwavеring quеst of sеlf-discovеry. Explorе thе film's storylinе, which tеlls of Bеlla's advеnturеs in vivid colors, unorthodox dеcisions, and philosophical insights. Explorе Lanthimos' stunning visuals, which rеflеct Bеlla's dеvеlopmеnt outsidе thе confinеs of Victoriana through hypеr-saturatеd color and black-and-whitе transitions. Explorе thе allеgorical layеrs of "Poor Things," viеwing Bеlla as a rеprеsеntation of Victorian fеmininity ovеrcoming socially еnforcеd constraints. Watch Bеlla's advеnturеs throughout thе globе as wеll as hеr dееp philosophical insights as you mееt pеoplе likе Duncan Wеddеrburn. This litеrary advеnturе comеs to a compеlling еnd with a conclusivе moviе rating and thoughtful rеflеctions. "Bеlla's Odyssеy" challеngеs you to apprеciatе thе odditiеs, think critically about what sociеty еxpеcts, and apprеciatе thе artistic gеnius of "Poor Things."
A Little Life
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Author : Hanya Yanagihara
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2015-03-10
A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with Fiction categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
The Queen And I
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Author : Sue Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2002-11-28
The Queen And I written by Sue Townsend and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-28 with Fiction categories.
The Royals, they're just like us... The Queen and I is a hilarious satire on modern Britain and an exploration of what it really means to be human, by the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series THE MONARCHY HAS BEEN DISMANTLED When a Republican party wins the General Election, their first act in power is to strip the royal family of their assets and titles and send them to live on a housing estate in the Midlands. Exchanging Buckingham Palace for a two-bedroomed semi in Hell Close (as the locals dub it), caviar for boiled eggs, servants for a social worker named Trish, the Queen and her family learn what it means to be poor among the great unwashed. But is their breeding sufficient to allow them to rise above their changed circumstance or deep down are they really just like everyone else? Bestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britain's favourite comic writer for over three decades. 'No other author could imagine this so graphically, demolish the institution so wittily and yet leave the family with its human dignity intact' The Times 'Absorbing, entertaining ... the funniest thing in print since Adrian Mole' Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph 'Kept me rolling about until the last page' Daily Mail Sue Townsend is Britain's favourite comic author. Her hugely successful novels include eight Adrian Mole books, The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 553⁄4), Number Ten, Ghost Children, The Queen and I, Queen Camilla and The Woman Who Went to Bed For a Year, all of which are highly acclaimed bestsellers. She has also written numerous well-received plays. She lives in Leicester, where she was born and grew up.
Fragile Things
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Author : Neil Gaiman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-09-30
Fragile Things written by Neil Gaiman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with Fiction categories.
'Immensely entertaining . . . combines the anarchy of Douglas Adams with a Wodehousian generosity of spirit' Susanna Clarke 'Extraordinary, complicated, hilarious, melancholy and terrifying' Independent --- Let me tell you a story. No, wait. One's not enough. I'll begin again . . . Let me tell you stories of the months of the year, of ghosts and heartbreak, of dread and desire. Or after-hours drinking and unanswered phones, of good deeds and bad days, of trusting wolves and how to talk to girls. There are stories within stories, whispered in the quiet of the night, shouted above the roar of the day, and played out between lovers and enemies, strangers and friends. But all, all are fragile things made of just twenty-six letters arranged and rearranged to form tales and imaginings. NEIL GAIMAN. WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.
Factfulness
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Author : Hans Rosling
language : en
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Release Date : 2020-04-07
Factfulness written by Hans Rosling and has been published by Flatiron Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-07 with Science categories.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.