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Diary Poems and Story Tellers Rhymes continues two traditions of poetry into contemporary times: (a) the oral tradition where fables, parables, and myths are narrated in rhymed verse, both for instruction and entertainment; (b) the introspective and reflective written tradition where deep personal concerns emerge in heightened rhythm and rhyme, through images, metaphors, and symbols. This book blends these two traditions, maintaining a distinction all the time. Some of the fables are originally created out of contemporary issues. “Poach Tantra” takes up the problem of poaching through an animal fable in the Panchtantra tradition. Others like “The Snake Story,” “The Comet Avatar,” and the “Katha Serial Saga” (a contemporary retake on the frame story of Kathasaritasagar) are remakes of ancient myths to suit the contemporary times. The Diary Poems are actually diary poems preserved through a period of intense personal crisis and transition. Together with the Story Tellers Rhymes, they try to juxtapose the complex and intricate relationship between the objective and the subjective worlds in which we simultaneously exist. For example, “Curtain Calls” is a meditation after the death of the poet’s parents in quick succession in 2010. “Poach Tantra” that follows is a grandfather’s tale to a granddaughter from an earlier date. At the same time, one sincerely hopes that they are able to continue into these troubled contemporary times, and in an age dominated by prose and reason, the wonder and beauty and possibilities of poetry as narrative and poetry as introspection.

Black & white illustrations. Colour is ISBN 978-1-291-44650-0. A Diary of Bedtime Stories is a mother telling her twin daughters stories from her childhood. These are fairy stories with a difference, and the mother tells the stories as adventures she experienced. Each day the tale varies greatly; from fairies; Christmas Elves "out of season" and witches who dress in the colours of the rainbow, to nature coming to life; birds talking, water dancing in patterns and much more. Each story is magical and different, and each one takes you on a journey to different lands. The fact this is written as a diary with "Monday's Story", "Tuesday's Story" and so on, means there is no need to wonder what story to choose; just pick the story for that day. These are suitable as bedtime reading for young children and as self-readers for young children aged around 9+.

Mingo is a hot-tempered, 26-year-old cartoonist who breaks up with her easygoing musician boyfriend, Jerry. The two of them decide to stay friends, even though they still have feelings for each other. Along for the ride are Mingo's younger sister Sam, who has never even dated, and Jinjin, Mingo's romantic idealist co-worker. X diary is a slice-of-life portrayal of two lovers who take a step back from love and begin to look at each other a fresh-and only them do they start to learn. Sagacious and sardonic, it's a journey that will have you nodding your head in recognition and clutching your sides with laughter at the same time!

A Diary of a Psychotic: Voices Don't Give Breaks By: Zaskia E. A. Antelo Mercado Diary of a Psychotic: Voices Don't Give Breaks is based on Zaskia Mercado’s feelings as she suffered from psychosis. Every day she was hearing voices, which was hell from the start to the end. They would even invade her dreams. Resting was not an option; they would be there with her from the time she woke up until she went to bed. This collection of her poetry depicts those horrible experiences as she journeys through life in hopes of finding some solace and relief.

'Niven Govinden's Diary of a Film, his sixth novel, is also his best yet. Smart, sexy and cinematic (in many senses), it is a love letter to Italy and to film' Observer 'Immersive . . . This is a wise and skilfully controlled novel that can be read in an afternoon, but which radiates in the mind for much longer' Financial Times 'A beautiful, poignant novel of love and longing' Telegraph An auteur, together with his lead actors, is at a prestigious European festival to premiere his latest film. Alone one morning at a backstreet café, he strikes up a conversation with a local woman who takes him on a walk to uncover the city's secrets, historic and personal. As the walk unwinds, a story of love and tragedy emerges, and he begins to see the chance meeting as fate. He is entranced, wholly clear in his mind: her story must surely form the basis for his next film. This is a novel about cinema, flâneurs, and queer love - it is about the sometimes troubled, sometimes ecstatic creative process, and the toll it takes on its makers. But it is also a novel about stories, and the ongoing question of who has the right to tell them.

This sensitively written, well-research guide provides meaningful background information, powerful primary source documents, and other materials to help students understand the Diary in the context of the Holocaust. Includes a step-by-step guide, background information, journaling ideas, an Anne Frank family album, timeline, poetry, prose, photos, reproductions of key historical documents, research and writing projects, and an appendix of recommended materials.

The Encyclopedia of the Novel is the first reference book that focuses on the development of the novel throughout the world. Entries on individual writers assess the place of that writer within the development of the novel form, explaining why and in exactly what ways that writer is importnant. Similarly, an entry on an individual novel discusses the importance of that novel not only form, analyzing the particular innovations that novel has introduced and the ways in which it has influenced the subsequent course of the genre. A wide range of topic entries explore the history, criticism, theory, production, dissemination and reception of the novel. A very important component of the Encyclopedia of the Novel is its long surveys of development of the novel in various regions of the world.

Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular novelists during England's Victorian era. While Collins scholarship has often focused on social issues, this critical study explores his formal ingenuity, particularly the novel of testimony constructed from epistolary fiction, trial reports and prose monologue. His innovations in form were later mirrored by Vera Caspary, who adapted The Woman in White three times into contemporary fiction. This text explores how the formal dialogue between Collins and Caspary has linked sensation fiction with noir thrillers and film noir.

The Diary of the Lost and Emotional By: Karoline Kurtz The Diary of the Lost and Emotional is a collection of poems rich in deep down feelings in the face of life’s turmoil and experiences. The author notes that every person sees and feels things differently and sometimes it can be difficult to relate to the emotions others feel. We wish we could say the right things or do the right things to make them feel better, but we do not know how. This book was written to help the author understand the world around us, and in the hope that reader experiencing many of the same things can learn that they are not alone in their struggles. “You are never alone.”