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Literary Characters

Are Novels Better With Large Casts or Small Casts?

Dave Astor | Posted 07.02.2012 | Books
Read More: J.K. Rowling, Edith Wharton, Donald Westlake, Barbara Kingsolver, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Novels, Literary Characters, J.R.R. Tolkien, Margaret Atwood, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Charlotte Bronte, Books News
Dave Astor

For a book with "Solitude" in its title, it sure has lots of characters! After recently reading One Hundred Years of Solitude, I've been thinking about whether novels are better with large casts or small casts.

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If Jane Eyre Made A Mixtape

Flavorwire | Posted 03.06.2012 | Women
Read More: Mixtape, Literary Characters, Jane Eyre, Music, Women News

If you've ever wondered what your favorite literary characters might be listening to while they save the world/contemplate existence/get into trouble,...

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Literary Mixtape: Harriet The Spy

Flavorwire | Posted 02.21.2012 | Women
Read More: Literary Characters, Classic Novels, Children's Books, Harriet the Spy, Harriet the Spy Mixtape, Women News

If you've ever wondered what your favorite literary characters might be listening to while they save the world/contemplate existence/get into trouble,...

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Annemarie Dooling

What Would You Gift Your Favorite Literary Character?

HuffingtonPost.com | Annemarie Dooling | Posted 12.14.2011 | Books
Read More: Book Gifts, Literary Characters, Twitter, Books Christmas Gifts, Holiday Book Gifts, #Booktalk, Community, Christmas Gifts Books, Holiday Books, Booktalk, Books News

As the holiday season rolls in, we're inundated with gift guides for book lovers, would-be book readers and literary fanatics, but what of the charact...

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10 Famous Book Characters and Their Real-Life Inspirations

Posted 11.15.2011 | Books
Read More: On the Road, Literary Characters, Book Characters, The Adventures of Tintin, Writing Inspiration, Book-Characters, Creative Inspiration, Famous Books, Books News

From Flavorwire We all know truth is stranger than fiction, and some things (and people) are just too good to have been made up. We’ve already sh...

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Literary Characters Who Should Be Tweeting

flavorwire.com | Posted 08.03.2011 | Books
Read More: Moby Dick, On the Road, Literary Characters, Twitter, Jack Kerouac, A Confederacy of Dunces, Kafka, The Metamorphosis, Faulkner, Lolita, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound and the Fury, Books News

As any true Joyce fan knows, Bloomsday is fast approaching, and this year, thanks to Twitter, there will be a new way to celebrate. One dedicated fan ...

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Meet "Les Dandys," a literary concept

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 07.31.2011 | Style
Read More: Creative Bookcases, France, Literary Characters, Dandy, Design Furniture, Ibride Studio, Style News
Evelyne Politanoff

In this collection inspired by the imaginary world of Balzac, Dumas, Maupassant, de Vigny and Flaubert, Rachel and Benoit Convers, the design team, pay tribute to the theme of Secrecy.

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