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Living in the Past: November 2009
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Living in the Past. Sunday, November 8, 2009. Amazon Warriors in Vietnam! One of my favorite historical novels when growing up was James Clavell's Shogun. Of course, it was about a westerner's experience in feudal Japan and not from an Asian's viewpoint. Since then I can't think of another Asian-based historical novel that has caught my attention but after touring China and Vietnam I have run into several historical personalities who each deserve their own historical novel. Vietnam heros are not limited ...
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Living in the Past: Nagasaki and the Hope For Peace
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Living in the Past. Monday, October 19, 2009. Nagasaki and the Hope For Peace. This photo shows the Peace Statue centered over the dove fountain. This next photo revisits the statue of a mother with the dove of peace resting on her arm from which the blasted foundations radiate out. But Nagasaki is not just a solemn memorial, it's also a vital city with waterways and bridges, teeming with children at play with friends and families. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nagasaki and the Hope For Peace.
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Living in the Past: December 2009
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Living in the Past. Monday, December 7, 2009. From Laser Shows to Prehistoric Monsters. I left off at. Hong Kong Harbor Light Show - click to view the whole panorama. The "dragonback" bridge in Sanya. Poster for Phoenix Island which is well into construction. The current state of construction. The characteristic eyes painted on the Hoi An boats. Bridge built by a Japanese merchant prince in Hoi An's waning days. A temple on every corner. The King Rama bridge over the Chao Praya River. Temple on Koh Samui.
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Living in the Past: August 2009
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Living in the Past. Sunday, August 30, 2009. Chess as Historical Fiction. There hasn't been as intelligent a set of lyrics (chock full of forward momentum) since Lerner and Lowe's Camelot. (Remember how Lerner rhymed Guenivere's "prefer go" with "ergo"? How about the embassy. Bureaucrat's lament from Chess when Sergievsky defects:. Far too many jokers cross the border. Not a single document in order. Russia must be empty. Though we're all for basic human rights it makes you wonder. Monday, August 10, 2009.
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Living in the Past: The Chinese Enigma
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Living in the Past. Saturday, October 24, 2009. China is as mysterious as I had imagined but in an entirely unexpected way. I got a hint of it in Dalian, our first port-of-call. Dalian is a modern city with strong hints of past Russian influence. The city is built around a series of open squares and parks. and like just about any other city in the world has its share of MacDonald's, KFC's and Starbuck's. Mao would be appalled. Great Hall of the People from Tianamin Square. Secret Gate - Forbidden City.
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Living in the Past: Amazon Warriors in Vietnam!!
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Living in the Past. Sunday, November 8, 2009. Amazon Warriors in Vietnam! One of my favorite historical novels when growing up was James Clavell's Shogun. Of course, it was about a westerner's experience in feudal Japan and not from an Asian's viewpoint. Since then I can't think of another Asian-based historical novel that has caught my attention but after touring China and Vietnam I have run into several historical personalities who each deserve their own historical novel. Vietnam heros are not limited ...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Friday, May 25, 2012. Laurent Binet and the Invention of Characters in Historical Fiction. Yet as any writer of historical fiction can testify, creating a novel that mirrors “reality” is a conceit doomed from the start. In the May 21 edition. Critic James Wood takes Binet to task for criticizing the use of conventional novelistic techniques that Binet himself subtlety employs in his debut novel. Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman. Award in 2010, was released in the United States byFarrar, Straus and Giroux.
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The Yanks Are Starving Rockets to the B&N Nook, Kobo, and Amazon Kindle Bestseller Lists. After garnering award recognition from. In 1932, a rail-riding hobo led thousands of World War One veterans into Washington, D.C. to demand jobs and service payment. The sweeping novel unfolds the shocking but little-known intrigue and government betrayal that ignited the only violent clash between two American armies under the same flag. Several veterans have also applauded the book. Book-o...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Saturday, October 12, 2013. On the Eve of a Veterans March on Washington, Recalling Another Protest Over Eighty Years Ago. Talk of a controversial new government safety net. Dire warnings of creeping socialism. Republican fiscal chickenhawks turning their backs on needful veterans and their families. The nation’s capitol tense and divided. The rest of the country disgusted. No, I’m not referring to our present predicament. Preparing for the November release of my new historical novel,. It turned out to b...
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History Into Fiction: The Writer's Art of Recreating the Past
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Thursday, March 26, 2015. The Spider and the Stone Hits Amazon and BN Bestseller Lists. Posted by Glen at 4:13 pm No Comments. You must be logged in. To post a comment. Subscribe to the blog. Receive the Blog via Email. I'm a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and lawyer. Winner of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences's Nicholl Fellowship prize for best new screenwriting. Two-time indieBRAG Medallion Honoree and three-time Foreword Reviews. SIGN UP FOR GLEN'S MAILING LIST. History’s G...