![]() ![]() The study involved a political reading of these texts in order to explore how, in the 1920s, Tagore came to establish a centre for rural reconstruction and an international university, as his practical contribution to bringing into reality his vision of a world of cooperation and community. The works chosen for analysis are short stories and novels in English translation, written between 18. This dissertation is the end product of research into the prose fiction of the Bengali writer, Rabindranath Tagore, who is best known for his poetry. It unfolds the vast, dynamic backdrop of Bengal under British rule, a divided society struggling to envisage an emerging nation. It has epic dimension and the broad canvas of the social, cultural, religious and practical life of the 19th century urban middle class Bengal. The novel questions the dogmas and presuppositions inherent in nationalist thoughts like few books have dared to do so. It is a landmark literary work in the history of Bengali fiction. Gora (1910) is Tagore’s fifth and the longest novel. ![]() The latest one is the 2009 translation of the novel by Radha Chakravarthy. Then in 1997, Sujit Mukherjee translated Gora. Following that, there were other translations of Gora, like in 1964 an abridged translation of the novel by E. The novel got translated several times in English. Later, the novel was published as a book in 1910. Rabindranath Tagore’s much acclaimed novel Gora was serialised in Bengali from 1907 to 1909. ![]()
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A well written story nonetheless with a grim situation unfolding in a land where it always seems to be raining!Īs Erlendur is called in to investigate the apparent murder of an elderly man in Reykjavik, there is a lot more to the situation that meets the eye, and so he starts to investigate deep into this man’s past as well as the motives for killing him. Bleak landscape, bleak characters, bleak story. ![]() ![]() ![]() The author clearly knows how to knit and has taught knitting to beginners. I won’t spoil the details for you, but as expected Kelly and her friends find the murderer and get a confession. Notable friends include Jennifer, a real estate agent who is able to give context to some suspicious property dealings, and Steve, a builder who is set up to be a love interest in future books.Īlong the way, Kelly finds unknown family members and long-buried secrets. The friends she makes there insist she learns to knit and assist her in investigating Helen’s murder. Kelly hangs out at the local yarn shop, a favorite place of her aunt’s. ![]() While the police believe Helen’s murder was done randomly by a passer-by they have in custody, Kelly isn’t sure. Kelly’s Aunt Helen has been killed, and Kelly and her dog Carl head back to her family’s hometown in Colorado to handle the affairs. ![]() This month the book is Maggie Sefton’s book Knit One, Kill Two, the first in a series of cozy mysteries featuring a yarn shop. These do not change your purchase price but help me earn commission. I’m back, with another book review about a novel featuring yarn! This month I’ve moved from romance to cozy mystery novels.ĭisclosure: This post includes affiliate links. ![]() ![]() So aside from being the right thing to do, it actually helps projects these days, which is a really great thing. But it's also very important because there's an audience hungry for this stuff it actually benefits projects. Invincible Read the First Issue Online Imprint: Skybound Mark Grayson is teenage superhero Invincible. Anytime something can be changed to bring more representation into it, I think it's very important because there's a tremendous amount of people out there who don't see themselves in what they consume. There's not a lot of these characters, to this day, that are different races. You don't start getting non-white superheroes regularly until the '70s, and, even then, through the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, they're still somewhat rare. When speaking on added diversity, Kirkman stated, "I think representation matters - not to get on a soapbox or anything - especially in the world of superheroes. Of course that last one happens in the comics, but more on that later. ![]() ![]() Also, Amber is Black, Green Ghost and Shrinking Ray have been gender-swapped, and William is a proud gay man. Most notably, Mark is biracial, and his mother is Korean American. ![]() The most obvious difference between the show and the comic is the diversity. ![]() ![]() ![]() So I rendered my judgement: Divorce Denied. In Charlotte's view, young Cecilia and Ian Randall hadn't tried hard enough to make their marriage work-and I agreed. Recently I was hearing a divorce petition. Here's an example: I'm a family court judge and she likes to drop in on my courtroom. Then there's my mother, Charlotte, who has plenty of opinions and is always willing to share them. My marriage failed some years ago, and I have a rather difficult relationship with my daughter, Justine. I have to admit that my own secrets are pretty open. Come and hear their stories.maybe even their secrets! You see, I'm inviting you to my home and my town of Cedar Cove because I want you to meet my family, friends, and neighbors. You don't know me yet, but in a few hours that's going to change. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As a reminder, a replay of the call will be available later today on the Investor Relations page of our website.ĭuring today's call, we will make forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties that are described in the Safe Harbor slide of today's presentation, today's press release, our 2023 Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Following Peter's comments, Guthrie Dundas, SunPower's Interim CFO, will then review our financial results. On the call today, we will begin with comments from Peter Faricy, CEO of SunPower, who will provide an update with first quarter announcements and business highlights, followed by an update on progress toward 2023 guidance, including California sales, backlog and financing. I would like to welcome everyone to our first quarter 2023 earnings conference call. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mike Weinstein. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Welcome to the SunPower First Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call. Guthrie Dundas - Interim Chief Financial Officerīiju Perincheril - Susquehanna Financial Group Mike Weinstein - Vice President of Investor Relations SunPower Corporation ( NASDAQ: SPWR) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call 8:00 AM ET ![]() ![]() ![]() The study was conducted by researchers in the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism (CPEA), a research network funded by two components of the NIH, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The findings, appearing in the August Child Neuropsychology, strongly suggest that autism is a disorder in which the various parts of the brain have difficulty working together to accomplish complex tasks. The study, conducted by scientists in a research network supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that autism also affects a broad array of skills and abilities, including those involved with sensory perception, movement, and memory. ![]() A recent study provides evidence that autism affects the functioning of virtually the entire brain, and is not limited to the brain areas involved with social interactions, communication behaviors, and reasoning abilities, as had been previously thought. ![]() ![]() With this much face time, head-to-head might become heart-to-heart. The bitter rivals embark on a quest to save a family member and discover that sometimes animosity is a mask for crazy-hot attraction. Rand learns chickens can enter the living room and that Jax’s beliefs are more than skin-deep. Jax is forced to sit on Rand’s dead cow seats. The enemies have never had a single conversation that didn’t involve shouting-until Jax’s old Buick breaks down on a road trip and Rand plays reluctant rescuer. ![]() Rand has sent nothing but hateful vibes his way since the day they met. Jax hates Rand for being the privileged, rich-heir-to-an-oil-empire, environment-destroying, soul-sucking president of the ALA jocks-but mostly because Rand hated him first. ![]() Rand hates Jax because he’s the laid-back, vegan-eating, tree-hugging, total-Zen-until-I-get-a-chance-to-screw-you president of Sigma Mu Tau, the nerdy fraternity that’s the sworn enemy of Rand’s house, Alpha Lambda Alpha. If these two don’t kill each other, they might fall in love. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thankfully, that same appreciation for language is evident from the opening paragraph of Sisters. What I particularly loved about E verything Under was Johnson’s distinctive voice, especially the thought and care that went into each sentence. I adored E verything Under – the gorgeous language, the exploration of memory and sexual identity, and the mythical overtones in the shape of the fearsome ”Bonak.” While I’ve since regretted not reviewing the book for Locus – making up for this slightly by including E verything Under in my yearly round-up for 2018 – I knew I wasn’t going to make the same mistake with the publication of Johnson’s second novel, Sisters. ![]() ![]() The other debut novelist who snagged a Booker nomination that year, getting as far as the shortlist, was Daisy Johnson with E verything Under, a gender-fluid retelling of Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex, set amongst the waterways and flood plains of eastern England. In my review of Sophie Mackintosh’s second novel Blue Ticket, I noted that her first book, The Water Cure, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even Johnson, first-rate showman that he is, can’t make these reminders of the recent, dismal past very funny. ![]() But to assume you’ve gotten ahead of it, or seen every nature of trick Johnson has concealed under his sleeve, is to fall into the same trap as the potential culprits who dare trifle with the great Benoit Blanc (a joyfully re-invested Daniel Craig).Īnyone annoyed by the topical culture-war trappings of Knives Out (all that background MAGA chatter and drawing-room conversation on immigration policy) may be irked anew by how Glass Onion situates itself rather explicitly at the onset of COVID, with an opening series of introductions heavy on face wear and video chats. Glass Onion at first seems like a more straightforward, less elegant act of Agatha Christie homage than its predecessor, the murder-mystery sleeper Knives Out. The writer, director, and blockbuster puzzle enthusiast has a gift for luring his audience onto ornately patterned rugs, then giving their edges a powerful yank. ![]() Like the drawling Southern detective he has now placed at the center of two fabulously entertaining clockwork whodunits, Rian Johnson should not be underestimated. ![]() |