Coup De Foudre

Author : Ken Kalfus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620400863
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coup de Foudre written by Ken Kalfus and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosive new collection by the celebrated author of Thirst and PEN/Faulkner Award finalist Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, Coup de Foudre is the kind of groundbreaking work of literary invention Ken Kalfus's fans have come to expect. The book is anchored by the full text of the provocatively topical title novella that appeared in Harper's, a sometimes farcical, ultimately tragic story about the president of an international lending institution accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper in a New York hotel. Recalling recent news events with irony and compassion, Kalfus skewers international political gridlock and the hypocrisies of acceptable sexual conduct. In “The Moment They Were Waiting For,” a murderer on death row casts a spell granting the inhabitants of his city the foreknowledge of the dates they will die. In “v. The Large Hadron Collider,” a judge distracted by the faint possibility of an adulterous affair must decide whether to throw out a nuisance lawsuit that raises the even fainter possibility that the entire Earth may be destroyed. “The Un-” is a nostalgic story of a young writer's struggles as he tries to surmount the colossal, heavily guarded wall that apparently separates writers who have been published from those who have not. Varying boldly in theme, setting, and tone, the stories in Coup de Foudre share Kalfus's distinctive humor and intellect, inextricably bound with high literary ambition.

Author : Ken Kalfus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620400855
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coup de Foudre written by Ken Kalfus and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From National Book Award finalist Ken Kalfus, fifteen adventurous new intellectual comedies, featuring a title novella ripped from the headlines.

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
ISBN 13 : 9780877791669
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionnaire Anglais-français written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and published by Merriam-Webster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A French-English dictionary with French-Canadian terms and essential French vocabulary.

Author : Carrie Tarr
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526141337
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diane Kurys written by Carrie Tarr and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book written on Diane Kurys. It is essential for study of women filmmakers in France/Europe. An original and concise reading of Kurys' work.

Author : Ellis Blackwell
Publisher : Snapshots
ISBN 13 : 9781796239720
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snapshots: Coup de Foudre written by Ellis Blackwell and published by Snapshots. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You might chalk Matthew Gareson and Vince Valentino's lightning-fast relationship as a stereotype. It's an age-old trope after all--the one where the talented photographer falls for a hot model and they make their mark on the industry together. Or maybe the story is more scandalous, full of intrigue and backstabbing in the salacious world of fashion. Perhaps the story is nothing like you would expect, because you never expected to fall in love with Matthew and Vince as fast as they fell for each other. And maybe you deserve to get swept away too.

Author : Ken Kalfus
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 1571318224
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book PU-239 and Other Russian Fantasies written by Ken Kalfus and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed short story and novella collection by “a virtuoso of the dismal comedy of Soviet life”—and the basis for the HBO film PU-239 (The New York Times). Ken Kalfus traverses a century of Russian history in tales that range from hair-raising to comic to fabulous. The astonishing title story follows a doomed nuclear power plant worker as he attempts to hawk plutonium in Moscow’s black market. In “Budyonnovsk,” a young man hopes that the takeover of his town by Chechen rebels will somehow save his marriage. Set in the 1920s, “Birobidzhan” is the bittersweet story of a Jewish couple journeying to the Soviet Far East, where they intend to establish the modern world’s first Jewish state. The novella, “Peredelkino,” which closes the book, traces the fortunes of a 1960s literary apparatchik whose romantic intrigues inadvertently become political. In these and other stories, Kalfus captures the famously enigmatic Russian psyche. A PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist

Author : Ken Kalfus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Circus
ISBN 13 : 9781408844960
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coup de Foudre written by Ken Kalfus and published by Bloomsbury Circus. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosive new collection by the celebrated author of Thirst and PEN/Faulkner Award finalist Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, Coup de Foudre is the kind of groundbreaking work of literary invention Ken Kalfus's fans have come to expect. The book is anchored by the full text of the provocatively topical title novella that appeared in Harper's, a sometimes farcical, ultimately tragic story about the president of an international lending institution accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper in a New York hotel. Recalling recent news events with irony and compassion, Kalfus skewers international political gridlock and the hypocrisies of acceptable sexual conduct. In "The Moment They Were Waiting For," a murderer on death row casts a spell granting the inhabitants of his city the foreknowledge of the dates they will die. In "v. The Large Hadron Collider," a judge distracted by the faint possibility of an adulterous affair must decide whether to throw out a nuisance lawsuit that raises the even fainter possibility that the entire Earth may be destroyed. "The Un-" is a nostalgic story of a young writer's struggles as he tries to surmount the colossal, heavily guarded wall that apparently separates writers who have been published from those who have not. Varying boldly in theme, setting, and tone, the stories in Coup de Foudre share Kalfus's distinctive humor and intellect, inextricably bound with high literary ambition.

Author : Elizabeth Nyamayaro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982113022
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am a Girl from Africa written by Elizabeth Nyamayaro and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When severe draught hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth, then eight, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life purpose. Unable to move from hunger, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who gave her a bowl of warm porridge and saved her life. This transformative moment inspired Elizabeth to become a humanitarian, and she vowed to dedicate her life to giving back to her community, her continent, and the world. Grounded by the African concept of ubuntu--"I am because we are"--I Am a Girl from Africa charts Elizabeth's quest in pursuit of her dream from the small village of Goromonzi to Harare, London, New York, and beyond, where she eventually became a Senior Advisor at the United Nations and launched HeForShe, one of the world's largest global solidarity movements for gender equality. For over two decades, Elizabeth has been instrumental in creating change in communities all around the world; uplifting the lives of others, just as her life was once uplifted. The memoir brings to vivid life one extraordinary woman's story of persevering through incredible odds and finding her true calling--while delivering an important message of hope and empowerment in a time when we need it most"--

Author : Ayobami Adebayo
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 045149461X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stay with Me written by Ayobami Adebayo and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Powerfully magnetic. . . . In the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. . . . A thoroughly contemporary—and deeply moving—portrait of a marriage.” —The New York Times Book Review Ilesa, Nigeria. Ever since they first met and fell in love at university, Yejide and Akin have agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage—after consulting fertility doctors and healers, and trying strange teas and unlikely cures—Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time—until her in-laws arrive on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akin’s second wife. Furious, shocked, and livid with jealousy, Yejide knows the only way to save her marriage is to get pregnant. Which, finally, she does—but at a cost far greater than she could have dared to imagine. The unforgettable story of a marriage as seen through the eyes of both husband and wife, Stay With Me asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family. A New York Times Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Chicago Tribune, BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Post, Southern Living, The Skimm A 2017 BEA Buzz Panel Selection A Belletrist Book-of-the-Month A Sarah Jessica Parker Book Club Selection Shortlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize and the 9mobile Prize for Literature Longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize

Author : James Barry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475717105
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ball Lightning and Bead Lightning written by James Barry and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this monograph is to review the known physical aspects of two unusual forms of atmospheric luminous phenomena, to deduce their characteristics and properties, and to promote efforts to improve their understanding. These two forms, called ball lightning and bead lightning, have visual images that differ from the linear image associated with normallightning. The terms "balliightning" and "bead lightning" are used to denote atmospheric luminous forms which are occasionally observed and have the geometrie shape suggested by their name. Vet, it is possible that neither phenomenon may in fact be a form of lightning in the sense of a continuous electrical discharge. Bead lightning has been described as the residue of a cloud-to cloud or cloud-to-ground lightning stroke and has the appearance of aseries of luminous balls separated by dark regions, thus resembling astring of pearls, and remains visible for about one second. Ball lightning has been described as a single luminous globe appearing ne ar the ground after a lightning stroke and also remaining visible for about one second. Both phenomena remain visible far longer than normal lightning flashes.