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  Top Literature - Portal:Literature
Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 – February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels.
He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development of this genre in the Victorian era.
List of lists of books ˑ List of books by title ˑ List of banned books ˑ List of literary topics ˑ List of basic literary topics ˑ List of literary movements ˑ Lists of writers ˑ List of poets ˑ List of women writers ˑ Literary genre ˑ more...
encyclopedia.topliterature.com   (1119 words)

  
 Discogs
Written By This is a special unlinked role that can be used to group all credited writers of the music and display their names as formatted on the release.
An Afro Brazilian musical instrument composed of a gourd (cabaça) wrapped in a net in which beads or small plastic balls are threaded.
A cylindrically shaped Brazilian rattle, can be either a hand-woven basket, or a metal canister which is filled with beads, metal balls, pebbles, or other similar items.
www.discogs.com /help/creditslist   (3922 words)

  
  Great People in Brazilian Literature. Writers, Poets, Artists
A list of the twenty most important people in different sectors of Brazilian life in the 20th century, from politics to art and literature.
Machado was the first major Brazilian writer to experiment with language and structure, beginning a tradition of openness to the avant-garde that continues to this day.
These writers, who are responsible for the boom of the 1960s, have finally managed to fuse the persistent need for self-definition with the need for modernity and universality.
www.brazilbrazil.com /literary.html   (3727 words)

  
 open source writers group
If you are a writer who would like to be added to this list of volunteers, please send a note.
His latest job was a four-month stint at Projeto Prossiga, an endeavor of the Brazilian National Center for Science and Technology Research (CNPq), an organ of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT), in the area of Internet-aided research.
I am a strong writer, but have little interest for writing for end users/etc. Documentation can change an obsoleted but huge derelict of a source tree into a working codebase that can be added to and upgraded.
www.ibiblio.org /oswg/docs/writers.html   (4256 words)

  
 Balispirit.com -- Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival has all the trimmings of a world-class writers festival and is well on its way to becoming an equivalent of a FLIP – the celebrated Brazilian Literary Festival, in our own sumptuous backyard.
And once again, Indian writers will steal the show with their stylish saris and charm, in a series of vibrant discussions about love, life, food and literature.
Samuel Wagan Watson was born in Brisbane in 1972 of Irish, German and Aboriginal (Bundjalung and Birri Gubba) ancestry.
www.balispirit.com /events/writers_fest.html   (1326 words)

  
 Amardeep Singh: Pakistani writers: Questions of identity
He didn't write in English -- and so remains off Shamsie's list -- but another problem case is Saadat Hasan Manto, a Kashmiri Muslim who was born in an area that remained in India (Ludhiana, Punjab) during Partition.
The novelists on this list are all quite accomplished, and indeed, there seems to be a critical mass of serious Pakistani literature emerging, albeit based overwhelmingly in the diaspora.
While the British-Pakistani ('Brit-Asian') writers seem to have a certain critical mass, especially with the arrival of people like Nadeem Aslam, when read as exclusiely in terms of their place of origin, the major 'Pakistani writers' are pretty isolated from each other.
www.lehigh.edu /~amsp/2005/08/pakistani-writers-questions-of.html   (1746 words)

  
 Identry.com | Our Client List
Galina is a Brazilian artist who works in watercolours and oils.
The mission of the Optimist Club of Pinardville is to foster an optimistic way of life, through a network of optimists, dedicated to the full development of their potential in order to provide ever-expanding service to youth, the community and the world.
The office is fully computerized with listings of homes, home sites, waterfront parcels, farms, commercial properties and rentals, We are also state certified in real estate appraisals.
www.identry.com /clientlist.html   (1098 words)

  
 Rosa Passos (Brazilian Music)
It's become increasingly difficult to find a Brazilian bossa nova singer not interested in electronic production values.
More than just a bossa nova artist Rosa proves she can sing everything from jazz to blues to bossa nova.
Famous in her country since her 1972 debut, Passos remained one of Brazil's best-kept secrets until the international success of 1991's recently rereleased Curare, an homage to the rich heritage of Brazilian music.
www.thebraziliansound.com /artists4/passos.htm   (834 words)

  
 12 GREATEST BRAZILIAN ARTISTS OF ALL TIME
His works are difficult and obscure, but mark a break from the romanticism and classical tradition followed by all writers until the early 20th century.
She went to the US with nothing but her talent, made it big, and returned in a coffin a dozen years later.
Returning to his native country, he dedicated his art to the depiction of Brazilian life in a modern yet distinctly Brazilian manner, often emphasizing gauchos (cowboys) and city workers.
www.brazilbrazil.com /artists.html   (1017 words)

  
 PAULO COELHO: The Coming of Age of the Brazilian Phenomena
One thing is to write about Brazil and quite another is to see the world through the eyes of a Brazilian – and that is totally present on each line that I write.
The Brazilian Academy does not need the market and does not give in to anything, therefore, the reason for my acceptance is a concrete fact: the parameters have changed.
Glauco Ortolano: As a writer myself, I know well that each piece of work is like a child for us and that we don’t usually like to speak publicly of our favorite children.
faculty-staff.ou.edu /O/Glauco.L.Ortolano-1/articleonPauloCoelho.htm   (2325 words)

  
 List of Brazilians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Othon Henry Leonardos I (1925),famous geologist of 20th Century and productive writer on geology and history of sciences and mining in Brazil.He was for many years Director of the School of Geology of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Viktor Leinz (Germany, 1936 - São Paulo, Brazil, 19??, founder of the Course of Geology of Universidade de São Paulo and writer.
Anita Garibaldi (1807-1849), the Brazilian wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Father of Modern Italy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Brazilians   (1979 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Brazilian Popular Music and Globalization: Books: C. Perrone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He is the author of Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song: MPB 1965-1985 (Texas, 1989), Seven Faces: Brazilian Poetry since Modernism (Duke, 1996) and translators/editor of several books.
The main lowlight is surely the tedious academic style of some of the writers and the endless repetition of certain themes.
A bit dense and mildly over-academic at times, but deeply fascinating and insightful, this is an invaluable resource for understanding the history of Brazilian pop, and for examining the metamorphoses of "local" music in a global market.
amazon.com /Brazilian-Popular-Music-Globalization-Perrone/dp/0415936950   (1698 words)

  
 Brazilian Fiction: Novels And Stories From Brazil
In this witty, charming, and highly original novel, the Brazilian author Jô Soares boldly reimagines Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth, introducing a very distracted and debauched Sherlock Holmes, one who trades cocaine for "Indian cigarettes" and falls head over heels for a sultry actress.
Overflowing with suspense and historical erudition, A Samba for Sherlock is a novel that combines the authenticity of The Alienist with the exuberant fantasy of carnaval.
A Brazilian countess is recruited as a spy during the American Civial War.
www.thebraziliansound.com /booksfic.htm   (210 words)

  
 Writers' News
The sampler will invite writers to take the challenge of the free class, post their response on an interactive message board, critique, meet other writers and possibly win a free book for submitting the best writing.
She of the Rib is a terrific choice for book clubs who want to sink their teeth into provocative topics such as abusive relationships, elder care, maintaining a positive self-image in a youth and beauty-obsessed culture, and aging gracefully (or not!).
For her Noble Prize (as opposed to the NOBEL prize), Howard-Johnson considers books written in English (which narrows the field of prospects considerably) because writers who write in English have been rather neglected over the years and because that is the language in which she, ahem, reads well enough.
www.alongstoryshort.homestead.com /WritersNews.html   (3673 words)

  
 ICMJE - URM Journals List
The following is a list of journals whose editors or publishers have contacted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to request listing as a journal that follows the ICMJE's Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
There may be some listed journals that do not follow all of the many recommendations and policies in the document.
Journals listed or considering listing should understand that the ICMJE periodically updates the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
www.icmje.org /jrnlist.html   (469 words)

  
 SI.com - Writers - The Hot List (cont.) - Monday December 5, 2005 10:52AM
This good-natured 29-year-old from Steamboat Springs, Colo., would be the first to admit that no Nordic combined skier belongs on a "hot" list.
He jokes that, to attract more attention, his sport -- a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing -- would have to be "amped up" by blaring Metallica through the loudspeakers or changing rules to make ski jumping even more extreme.
The honor now goes to Brazilian equestrian rider Alvaro Afonso de Miranda -- known to friends and fans as Doda -- who last Saturday married Athina Roussel Onassis, granddaughter of Aristole Onassis and heir to a fortune estimated at $2.7 billion.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/writers/craig_neff/12/05/hot.list/1.html   (569 words)

  
 Goddard College | MFAW-VT, Visiting Writers Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Below is a list of recent Visiting Writers in the Plainfield, VT residency.
Julia Alvarez is a poet and fiction writer.
Patricia Marx, usually known as Patty, is neither the Patricia Marx married to Daniel Ellsberg, who changed history when he released the Pentagon Papers; nor is she the ravishing young Brazilian singer Patricia Marx, whose popular albums contain a blend of hip hop, funk, Bossa Nova, and even some terrific make-out music.
www.goddard.edu /academic/VisitingWriterList.html   (4069 words)

  
 Harry Potter author tops list of writers Americans most want banned | News | This is London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
On these shores she is the writer who waved a magic wand and turned millions of computer-obsessed youngsters into bookworms.
Just a few places below her on the list are writers like John Steinbeck, for 'racism, violent language and sexism' in Of Mice and Men; Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mocking Bird, J D Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye and William Golding who wrote Lord of the Flies.
Also on the Top 10 list of books most challenged in the 21st century are Maya Angelou's acclaimed autobiography I know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the story of an African American childhood in the 1930s Depression.
thisislondon.co.uk /news/article-23369081-details/.../article.do   (922 words)

  
 Learning CSS
Ovillo, la lista de distribución de CSS en castellano (Spanish mailing list for users of CSS).
Css-discuss@westciv.com is a mailing list for Web authors to discuss real-world use of CSS.
hwg-style list is used by members of the HTML Writers Guild for discussing and exchanging advice regarding the use of style sheets.
www.w3.org /Style/CSS/learning   (1030 words)

  
 Living Writers Series
Each quarter, the Humanities Division’s Living Writers Series brings eight to 10 visiting authors and poets into UCSC classes to give students an in-depth look into the world of the working writer.
Yamashita added that one of the benefits of the Living Writers Series is to help create a network in the publishing industry and to facilitate contacts for internships.
Her third novel, Tropic of Orange (1997), was a finalist for the Paterson Fiction Prize, and she followed that with Circle K Cycles (2001), a book based on her research on the Brazilian community in Japan.
currents.ucsc.edu /04-05/04-11/writers.asp   (637 words)

  
 Lee McCartney - Reading List
You have provided an in-depth cultural context for understanding tropicalist lyrics that greatly advances my appreciation for this phase of Brazilian music.
I have read numerous Jorge Amado books and I think he was a wonderful writer.
However, some of his earlier works devolve into a kind of sameness that gets a little old.
www.leemccartney.net /readinglist.asp   (529 words)

  
 Big Powwow, Scene 2 - Hatrack River Writers Workshop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It was going to be a good day, Simon thought.
Get done showing the house, go over to Jerome's, and party with some of that fine Brazilian powder.
Not because he was that impatient to get a new one, near Valerie's Parents from Hell, but because he was sick of showing it.
www.hatrack.com /forums/writers/forum/Forum11/HTML/001367.html   (266 words)

  
 FILM ROTATION : TRANSFORMERS List Confirmed By Writers
The live Q&A is still going on right now, but here's the list of Autobots and Decepticons confirmed to be in the movie: Autobots: Optimus Prime Bumblebee Jazz Rachet (new form) Ironhide Decepticons: Megatron Starscream Brawl Bonecrusher Barricade Scorponok Frenzy...
Certainly this was a project that could benefit by the writers reaching out to the fans.
I think these guys know their stuff at least when it comes to the old cartoon, but I can't help but think there are too many decisions being made by a comittee.
www.filmrot.com /articles/news/007316.php   (811 words)

  
 New York State Writers Institute - Spring 2005 Classic Film Series
Director Andrei Tarkovsky, one of the most accomplished filmmakers of the Soviet cinema, is known for work that is intensely intimate, stunning to look at, and somewhat controversial.
Brazilian director Suzana Amaral raised nine children before graduating from NYU Film School and making this, her debut feature, at the age of 52.
The film is based on a 1977 novella by Clarice Lispector, one of the most original and influential Brazilian writers of the last century.
www.albany.edu /writers.inst/cfs17.html   (1920 words)

  
 Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
List of Brazilian Presidents under the Old Republic
List of British English words not used in American English
List of British place names and their meanings
www.freeglossary.com /i34j34.html   (44 words)

  
 EPC Alphabetical Links
For the EPC's list of links to recommend poetry Web Sites by subject, go to our Internet Poetry Sites Gateway.
See also the extensive set of links at Lit Line, Spencer Selby's list of Experimental Poetry and Art magazines, and AA Independent Press Guide.
Writers House (Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania)
epc.buffalo.edu /connects   (342 words)

  
 Portuguese Authors & Texts
The bibliography is by author surname, with links to biographical information for some writers.
Founded in the early 20th century and sponsored by the Brazilian government, this is a cultural organization devoted to the literary arts, in memory of the famous essayist and writer Euclides da Cunha (1866-1909).
A comprehensive list of poems in the Portuguese language sorted by author.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~rll/resources/portuguese/authors.html   (690 words)

  
 Lists of writers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of playwrights by nationality and date of birth
List of Japanese authors: A B C D E F G H I J K M N O R S T U W Y Z
This page was last modified 19:13, 27 December 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lists_of_writers   (125 words)

  
 Elliot Polsky
I would like to gratefully acknowledge the following people who have shared their musical cultures with me and influenced my development as a musician.
I have been blessed and enriched for knowing each and every one of them (this list is in no particular order):
Celso Machado, for both teaching and having the patience while I have been learning to play like a “Brazilian”.
www.drumdojo.com /writers/elliot_polsky.htm   (131 words)

  
 Connectbrazil.com - Let The Music Take You There!
You'll find an impressive amount of information here, but don't hesitate to search our on your own for additional sources.
If you come across a good reference site, please let us know and we'll add it to this list upon review.
Brazilian Embassy in London - MPB History of a Century
www.connectbrazil.com /writers/reference-list.html   (434 words)

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