Ernest Hemingway, the traveler

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers, Today, I will talk about... Ernest Hemingway ! Born in 1899, this american journalist is known to have travelled all around the world. But, he also recieved the Nobel Price of Litterature in 1954. Outdoorsman by nature, he was bold enough...

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Mabel (in "On the Road to Mandalay"), 1929

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers , Today, I will talk about a short story by William Somerset, called "Mabel" . . . At the beginning,The scene takes place at Pagan, in Burma. The characters present are the narrator, George, a friend of George and Mabel. *Basic situation :...

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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

agent, his, maugham, world, writer

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi readers , Today , I will talk about a novelist that I didn't know ... Here is his biography : Popular British novelist, playwright, short-story writer and the highest-paid author in the world in the 1930s, Somerset Maugham graduated in 1897 from St....

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P.S : I love you by Cecilia Ahern

her, husband, like, she, that

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi Readers, Today, I will talk about one of my favourite books, which is also an initiatic journey : "P.S : I love you". I hope you'll like it ... The Pattern of this story is likely to unfold like this / like Christopher Booker 's (click on the picture...

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Travels / Return Travels

dickens, into, new, travels, wild

By Maïlis est une femme

Hi Readers, Last week, we worked on a new theme , called : "Travels /Return Travels". A good theme to start the year , isn't it ? So, first of all, we thought about examples of books and authors : "Into the wild" by Jon Krakauer, "L'Odyssé" by Homer,...

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