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Flora1
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Hi,
I am needing to read a work of an american author, could someone suggest a good book, I was thinking about Legend of Sleepy Hollow but I think is better to have more suggestions before really choose the book. It is for my post graduation presentation.
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13 Sep 2010
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ELOJOLIE274
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Hello,
what about Ton Morrison �s novel "Beloved"? it talks about slavery, and what a mother can do to protect her children from it... I loved it!
have a nice day
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13 Sep 2010
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hdefined
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There are lots of American authors, and lots of famous ones, and many I �m sure have been the topic of postgraduate theses and presentations. You �ll have to be more specific about what you �re looking for and what your presentation needs to explore. |
13 Sep 2010
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anitarobi
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It depends what you like. I love Poe. But I also enjoy Mark Twain, if you �re looking into classics... |
13 Sep 2010
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tastybrain
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Ernest Hemmingway.
He tends to use simple, easier language if you think that would be better. The Old Man and the Sea is a good book.
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13 Sep 2010
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douglas
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It depends on what you are trying to achieve, if you are looking for American culture I �d suggest Mark Twain or John Steinbeck (Of Mice and Men).
J.D. Salinger (Catcher in the Rye) would be another possibility.
I personally really like Kurt Vonnegut Jr., but I suspect he won �t fit your needs too well. |
13 Sep 2010
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chokosaki
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a good read but it is extremely detailed and sort of boring. I wouldn �t suggest it. There �s like 2 paragraphs dedicated to describing a simple tree by a bridge. I �d suggest Of Mice and Men or The Great Gatsby. Both are fantastic period pieces. Others suggested Mark Twain...he �s about as classic as you can get! Great reads!
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13 Sep 2010
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ueslteacher
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Ernest Hemingway is a great suggestion. I read Farewell to the Arms a couple of times as a student at the University. But it could be because my father liked him a lot and I always felt that I had to read his works just to see why my father said I was too young to understand things he wrote. BTW a questions to native speakers: is it a farewell to the guns so to speak or a farewell to the hugs? As it �s translated into Russian as a farewell to the guns (I don �t mean the exact "gun" word but a collective noun like "arms"), so I was wondering if there �s a chance they got it wrong. Or was it the authors intention to put some dubiousness into the title? Sophia
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13 Sep 2010
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Flora1
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I took notes about your suggestions and I�ll look for these books on the internet, thanks. |
13 Sep 2010
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Flora1
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ELOJOLIE274, I loved Toni Morrison, well this for one presentation about a book so I need to choose an interesting book to read and I didn�t know this author. Thanks. |
13 Sep 2010
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