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magic realism
(Encyclopedia) magic realism, primarily Latin American literary movement that arose in the 1960s. The term has been attributed to the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, who first applied it to Latin-…Adès, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Adès, ThomasAdès, Thomasădˈĭs [key], 1971–, British composer, conductor, and pianist, b. London, studied Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and King's College, Cambridge. An…2006 MacArthur Foundation Awards
The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.David Carroll, 64, naturalist author/illustrator, Warner, N.H.…1993–1994 Obie Awards
Best PlayAnna Deavere Smith, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992PlaywritingEric Bogosian, Pounding Nails in the Floor With My ForeheadHoward Korder, The LightsDirectionAndre Ernotte, Christina Aberta…Biographies: Notable Economists
Notable Economists Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP…2008 Grammy Awards
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2009; the winners are listed below. Eligible recordings were released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30,…Fort Worth
(Encyclopedia) Fort Worth, city (2020 pop. 918,915), seat of Tarrant co., N Tex., on the Trinity River 30 mi (48 km) W of Dallas; settled 1843, inc.…incunabula
(Encyclopedia) incunabulaincunabulaĭnˌky&oobreve;năbˈy&oobreve;lə [key], plural of incunabulum [Late Lat.,=cradle (books); i.e., books of the cradle days of printing], books printed in the…decadents
(Encyclopedia) decadents, in literature, name loosely applied to those 19th-century, fin-de-siècle European authors who sought inspiration, both in their lives and in their writings, in aestheticism…dime novels
(Encyclopedia) dime novels, swift-moving, thrilling novels, mainly about the American Revolution, the frontier period, and the Civil War. The books were first sold in 1860 for 10 cents by the firm of…Trending
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