Thanks to Ms.Nordstrom he wrote his first kids book titled The lion who shot back . The next year he wrote two book titled a giraffe and a half plus The giving tree. Silverstein’s giving tree was very well -discussed because people thought it was not appropriate for little kids. Because you see he meant for it to be a taste of real life for kids to explain how greedy people really are. Then the 1960’s were over and he went back to songwriting.He wrote songs for everyone like Johnny Cash and Dr. hook.
An analysis of ‘Boys from the Blackstuff ‘by Alan Bleasdale Boys from the Blackstuff by Alan Bleasdale is a highly popular screenplay which tells about the lives of a group of Liverpool builders left jobless in the early1980s because of economic recession and resulting unemployment due to the Conservative Thatcher government implementing some important structural changes in the economy. As a matter of fact, this is a five-episode TV drama series based on the original play 'The Blackstuff’ by Alan Bleasdale, a playwright who is also from Liverpool. Alan Bleasdale, who was born in Liverpool on 23 March 1946, originally was a school teacher and started his writing career because there was not any available to appeal to his students. He first wrote a series of short stories about a teenager called Scully. These stories were broadcast read by the author himself on BBC Radio in 1971.
This award was the Governor General’s Award for English Language Children’s Literature for The Uninvited. He has won a total of ten awards over his career. He also has written three radio plays for CBC Radio. The tiles of these plays are “The Thinking Room”, “The Road Ends at the Sea”, and “The Strange Odyssey of Lennis Freed” (Tim Wynne-Jones-Wikipedia) Tim Wynne-Jones is widely recognized as a writer who captures mystery, fantasy, and the wonders of childhood while also addressing realistic concerns such as facing a fear or dealing with a problem that children might be going through at the time of reading one of his books. (bookrags.com) His work for young adults has also drawn great praise and respect.
This cooperation lasted until the end of Verne's career. Hetzel had also worked with Balzac and George Sand. He read Verne's manuscripts carefully and did not hesitate to suggest corrections. One of Verne's early works, Paris in the Twentieth Century, was turned down by the publisher, and it did not appear until 1997 in English. Verne's novels gained soon a huge popularity throughout the world.
Jeremaiah Lesking Professor Garneau English 100 16 September 2013 David Sedaris, a wizard with words Anyone can write a story, but a person that can brainstorm thoughts in his head and combine originality, humor and creativity is considered a genius. This “genius” is David Sedaris, a compelling writer who often writes about his life experiences. David Sedaris is a famous author who wrote many books such as “April and Paris” and “Journey into the Night.” Sedaris was also featured on a television show called “the late show” In class, we read two of his articles, “Journey into the Night” and “April and Paris.” After reading the first article, “Journey”, one thing that fascinates me about Sedaris is that he is able to incorporate metaphors in his stories. For instance, Sedaris is comparing the inside of a plane to a hospital ward “Their slow-footed padding gives the cabin the feel of a hospital ward: the dark aisles, corridors; the flight attendants, nurses” (Paris 1). Another example would be, “Chipmunk-like, my cheeks packed with warm nuts, I cocked my head” (Journey 2).
Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. Dubner is also the author of Turbulent Souls/Choosing My Religion (1998),Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper (2003), and the children's book The Boy With Two Belly Buttons (2007). His journalism has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Time. The eighth and last child of an upstate New York newspaperman, Dubner has been writing since he was a child. As an undergraduate at Appalachian State University, he started a rock band that was signed to Arista Records, which landed him in New York City.
Snow in the suburbs is a poem written by Thomas Hardy, an English novelist, short story writer and poet of the natoralist movement. Hardy saw himself mostly as a poet and wrote novels purely for financial gain, although he wrote a great deal of poetry that went mostly unpublished until after 1898. Thomas was remembered for the series of novels and short stories he wrote between 1871 and 1895. In 1898 Hardy published his first volume of poetry, Wessex Poems, a collection of poems written over 40 years. Hardy did not get the recognition he deserved from the contemparies of his time, however recently his poems have been applauded because of the influence of Philip Larkin but they are still not as highly regarded as his prose.
In "1999, the Modern Library ranked Brave New World fifth on its list of the 100 best English novels of 20th century." (Modern Library Editorial Board) In 2003 Robert McCrum writing for theguardian listed Brave New World number 53 in “the top 100 greatest novels of all time” and the novel was also listed “number 87 on The Big Read” Another staple in American Literature is a novel called 1984 by George Orwell that went through similar experiences as Brave New World. Both 1984 and Brave New Word shared a common theme: a dystopia society. Like Brave New World this book was also highly criticized when it was first released, but gained popularity in a similar fashion; both had to just wait for the world to catch up with what the book portrayed. Although the book first got negative reviews, it has became a staple in American literature and is now being given to as young as high school students to read.
Its immediate popularity is evidenced by two events--winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and being adapted into a successful movie in 1962. At least part of its appeal is its commonly recognizable themes. To Kill a Mockingbird deals with prejudice, courage, and pride in the context of a brother and sister growing up in the Deep South. Lee wrote the novel in the Southern Gothic style; a style in which disturbing or even other-worldly events occur. A final reason for the appeal of To Kill a Mockingbird is its semi-autobiographical nature (Hamburgler
He was 27 years old when he decided to become a full-time author, after having spent some time working odd jobs such as tree planting, dishwasher, security guard, and parking lot attendant. The travelling throughout his childhood continued into adulthood where he has visited various countries including Iran and Turkey and spent over a year in India. It has been said that his travels throughout his life have influenced his writing, and he continues to travel using the knowledge he gains while travelling to develop his storylines. Martel has a great interest in temples, churches, and zoos. This greatly impacted his way of writing when he wrote Life of Pi, his inner person is brought into fruition.