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Mark's Contemporary Literature Blog November 2003 Archive

By Mark Flanagan, About.com Guide to Contemporary Literature since 2003

Hegemony or Survival by Noam Chomsky

Friday November 28, 2003
From Noam Chomsky, author of numerous bestselling works, from "American Power and the New Mandarins" in the 1960s to "9-11" in 2001, a full dissection of America's quest for global ... Read More

The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin

Monday November 24, 2003
Daniel Pecan resides in his Santa Monica apartment, living much of his life as a bystander: He watches from his window as the world goes by, and his only relationships ... Read More

Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean in London

Thursday November 20, 2003
S. Clayton Moore caught up with Neil Gaiman (American Gods, Sandman: Eternal Nights) and his "partner in crime," David McKean at the Congress Centre in London. The duo ... Read More

The Five People You Meet in Heaven Excerpt

Wednesday November 19, 2003
This is a story about a man named Eddie and it begins at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun. It might seem strange to start a story with ... Read More

Burning Garbo by Robert Eversz

Monday November 17, 2003
"Take a sang froid ex-con assigned to photograph a reclusive Garbo-like movie star: she's knocked unconscious but nevertheless escapes a fast-moving California brush fire; outmaneuvers a conniving alcoholic cop set ... Read More

The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson

Friday November 14, 2003
Jeanne Duval, the ginger-colored entertainer, is descended from African slaves and white sailors. It is twilight, and she argues with her lover Charles Baudelaire in his Paris apartment. Ginger is ... Read More

Amazon.com's Search Inside

Tuesday November 11, 2003
If you're like me, Amazon.com is already an indespensible tool for seeking out information about books. They've gone about 100 steps further than that by recently introducing the ability ... Read More

Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden

Monday November 10, 2003
"In the first volume of a planned series of Emperor novels, the author makes a hell of an argument for the retelling of tales. The Gates of Rome is a ... Read More

M.G. Vassanji Wins Canada's Giller Prize

Thursday November 6, 2003
Kenyan-born, former-physicist M.G. Vassanji was awarded Canada's most lucrative and prestigious literary prize Tuesday evening for his novel, "The In-Between World of Vikram Lall," The Giller Prize is awarded ... Read More

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman

Monday November 3, 2003
"Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs reminds me of a drunken night out with friends discussing the parallels between Three's Company and the bible or recounting childhood rules of kickball or ... Read More

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