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Pulitzer Prize: Indecision, Waffling Second to None
Joseph Pulitzer is shown here in a pensive mood. In the background is the Medallic Art Co. medal that is awarded to winners of the Pulitzer Prize. What would Joseph Pulitzer think of the indecision on the part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Speculative Fiction
Tagged Ann Patchett, Congress, literature, postaweek, pulitzer prize committee
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Orpheus and Eurydice in the Rain Forest of Brazil
Imagine! The opera Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck is playing at the restored Teatro Amazonas opera house deep in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest. Three foreigners enter the theater lobby: Marina (an American doctor looking stylish in a long … Continue reading
Posted in eBook, Fantasy/Adventure, Fiction, Nature, Theater
Tagged Ann Patchett, Opera, postaweek2011, Rain Forest, Review
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