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Invitation to Incivilities – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. Getting a Grip on the French. No need to cower in the corner the next time a Parisian picks a fight. With a little perseverance, you, too, can master the art of the pointless quarrel. First published in Paris Passion, 1985. To the novice, Paris seems at times to be a city of sullen salesclerks, churlish café waiters, and surly ticket sellers. True, the occasional shopkeeper may serve you with serf-like politeness, but this is not the norm. The Gallic equivalen...
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Back to the Front – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. Back to the Front. Look for the cited passage two or three paras down from the top). So it took a while to get it right (or what I thought was right). Life, nomadism, journalism got in the way, but, after many false starts and temporary abandonments, my desire to complete a book-length project finally came to fruition in 1996. Stephen O'Shea Online 2011. Excerpts from the Book.
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The Talk of Turkey – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. The Talk of Turkey. Stephen O’Shea on the outcome of the election. First published in London Review of Books, 2002. Alparslan Türkes. Many of the MHP’s present-day opponents remember all this, but a brush with respectability in the past few years, during which nationalists formed part of Bülent Ecevit’s coalition Government, briefly gave extremists hope that in this year’s election their Europhobic corporatism might strike a chord among the voters. In Turkish ...
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Monsier Cohen – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. From Uncommon Ground: A Celebration of Matt Cohen 2002. Le Grand Hôtel des Principautés Unies! I had just met Matt Cohen and asked him where he was staying. On the rue de Vaugirard? His face fell a little, the lines in his cheeks deepening almost imperceptibly. I heard it’s noisy there, I continued, not understanding. Is it okay? The response came immediately. Ask me again. I looked at him, the famous writer, and obliged. Where are you staying, Matt? C’est nor...
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The Friar of Carcassonne – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. The Friar of Carcassonne. Stephen O'Shea Online 2011. Excerpts from the Book. Douglas and McIntyre Q and A.
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Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. Welcome to my site. If you’re looking for a New Zealander who is an expert. On the sex lives of giant squid, you’re in the wrong place. That’s another Stephen O’Shea. (really? I am a writer based in New England. Please feel free to browse this site for samples of my writing over the past. 25 years. Although I have chosen a very small selection,. Then again, it may be scary. Site design: Cara T. Collins.
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Sea of Faith – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. If you click here. I know, I grew up a Muslim, and Islam is the. Silence. I finally gathered my wits to remark that he wouldn’t say that so confidently if he had been raised, like I had, a Catholic. Another silence, then laughter. The sea of faith had seen another truce. Stephen O'Shea Online 2011. Excerpts from the Book.
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The House of Wisdom – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. The House of Wisdom. A look at the significant impact of the Arabic world on Western civilization. March 27, 2009 Los Angeles Times. Dust will never gather on Jonathan Lyons' lively new book of medieval history the opening page of his The House of Wisdom cites a cleric scandalized by the Crusader ladies of Antioch and their penchant for the plunging neckline and the bejeweled merkin. If this is the Middle Ages, thinks the reader, bring it on! This pernicious, ...
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Cecelia Rodhe – Stephen O'Shea
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The Friar of Carcassonne. Back to the Front. With her children grown and her nest empty, Cécilia Rodhe did the next logical thing she moved to Brooklyn and began sculpting eggs. Published in Above (UK) 2010. Someone must have a dovecote on his roof, she says matter-of-factly and walks me on. She says excitedly. Look how powerful it is! If you fell in, it would kill you! And raised her children, one of whom, Yelena, now lopes through the apartment front door along with her fiancé. Mother Cécilia glanc...
