![]() ![]() A brilliant and intense novel," Shanbag said. The novel provides powerful insights into the violence associated with change. It also raises profound questions about the relationship between crime, punishment and forgiveness. The courage shown by Benyamin in 'Jasmine Days' in examining some of the most important conflicts of our times is exceptional. The winner was zeroed in on after a longlist and subsequent shortlist of 10 and five books respectively, by a jury comprising film director Deepa Mehta, entrepreneur and scholar Rohan Murthy, astrophysicist and writer Priyamvada Natarajan, novelist Vivek Shanbhag, and author and translator Arshia Sattar. It revolves around the Jasmine Revolution that sprang up in December 2010 and was quelled by January 2011. "Jasmine Days", his second book, tells the story of a young woman in a city where the promise of revolution turns into destruction and division. "Jasmine Days" beat four shortlisted works - "Half the Night is Gone" (Amitabha Bagchi), "All the Lives We Never Lived" (Anuradha Roy), "Latitudes of Longing" (Shubhangi Swarup) and "Poonachi" (Perumal Murugan).īenyamin debuted with "Aadujeevitham" (Goat Days) that won him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. ![]() Habib received an additional prize of Rs 5 lakh. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() You can connect with her on Facebook in Raven Kennedy's Reader Group, as well as on Instagram. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s with her family, probably messing up a recipe or going on a hike that she thinks she can do, but in reality she can't because she remembers that all she does is sit at a computer all day and write her heart out. Whatever the genre, she hopes she creates characters you can root for. She enjoys writing all kinds of books, because each one brings a different experience. Raven Kennedy is a tea and dark chocolate kind of girl and can often be found binge-watching The Office or The Great British Baking Show. You can connect with her on Facebook in Raven Kennedy's Reader Group, as well as on Instagram. Find links to buy Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy on IndieBound, Bookshop, Amazon, in your local library, Kindle Store, Libre.fm, and many more stores. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A score was made for quality and empathy of the answers on a 5-point scale (ranging from very poor to very good and not empathetic to very empathetic, respectively). ![]() ![]() The answers were reviewed by a panel of 3 health care professionals blinded to whether the response was from a doctor or the chatbot. Researchers at UCSD used the Reddit social media platform ( Reddit’s/AskDocs ) to randomly select 195 patient questions that had been answered by verified, volunteer physicians and also posed them to ChatGPT in an identical fashion. If this finding holds up in further studies, it has major implications for both patients and clinicians. ![]() In JAMA Internal Medicine, a new report compared the quality and empathy of responses to patient questions for doctors vs ChatGPT, a generative AI model that has already been superseded by GPT4. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And when Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German embassy in London, their destiny also becomes entangled with that of Gus Dewar, an ambitious young aide to Woodrow Wilson, and two orphaned Russian brothers, the Peshkovs, whose plan to emigrate to America falls foul of conscription, revolution and imminent war.Ī revolution that will change everything. The escalating arms race between the empire nations will put not only the king but this young boy in grave danger.īilly's family is inextricably linked with the Fitzherberts, the aristocratic owners of the coal mine where he works. The first in Ken Follett's bestselling Century Trilogy, Fall of Giants is a captivating novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women.ġ911, a thirteen-year-old boy, Billy Williams, begins working down the mines as George V is crowned king. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Informatiile ce urmeaza sint de pe site-ul oficial ĪUKTYON – the unique phenomenon on the contemporary music scene of Russia: in contrast to the majority of genre-challenged and as a rule stylistically within the framework of contemporary canons, this group draws its inspiration from such remote sources as ska, reggae, new-jazz, ethnic music of North Africa and Middle East, beat- and pop-music of the 60’s in spite of the eternally present messianic idea in Russian rock and its inherited didacticism, this group did not teach as much as it entertained, which apparently resulted in it being the only representative of Russia on the European club scene. Va prezint trupa Auktion care este poate una din cele mai complexe trupe exsovietice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Reprinted complete and unabridged, these enchanting tales will appeal to devotees of Wilde and fairy tale fans of all ages. Included are The Happy Prince, a tale of a young. Also here are such favorites as “The Nightingale and the Rose,” “The Birthday of Infants,” “The Remarkable Rocket,” “The Devoted Friend,” “The Young King,” and “The Fisherman and His Soul.” This captivating collection contains all 9 of Wildes charming, sensitive stories for young readers. Included here are “The Happy Prince,” a tale of a young nobleman who in his lifetime sought only pleasure, but in death, as a gold-encrusted statue, provides aid to the needy “The Selfish Giant,” in which children are prohibited from playing in the garden of an unfeeling colossus and “The Star-Child,” the tale of a beautiful boy whose ugly spirit causes his physical appearance to become equally grotesque. In this captivating collection you will find every one of the nine sensitive, unforgettable stories he wrote for young readers. ![]() But he also was a wonderful writer for children, the author of two charming volumes of fairy tales. Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) is deservedly famous for the brilliant plays and other works he wrote for adults. ![]() ![]() ![]() I seemed to feel her arms about me-as if she drew me gently to her bosom and I felt again her lips on my forehead and my eyes. It seemed to me as if she stood before me, enveloping me in her personality as in the old days. Suddenly, as distinctly as if she had been there in the body, I felt the presence of Adeline Dalrymple. I turned into the Park and sat down on a bench, looking at this resplendence which was to me like a message-a symbol of my own strength and future lustre. My veins Avere filled with celestial ichor, not human blood and my mind saw what it brought-the infinity of glory because of that intensity of joy. For the moment I was as a god among gods. Peter's as you stand on the Pincio the gorgeous sunsets of Naples, with that burning bar drawn all across the horizon, stretching from Vesuvius to infinitude but I have never seen one to match the splendour of that sunset in London, on the evening of the day when I first achieved success. Since then I have watched with breathless emotion the opalescent skies of Venice the westering light which streams like visible prayer through the windows of St. ![]() ![]() I should have been stifled within the four walls of that house in Montague Place. to damp down the glad fever in my veins. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you were to accidentally tap on Delete, (for some users) the post gets deleted immediately. ![]() The Edit is kept right next to Delete and on smaller phones there is always a risk of tapping on Delete. Use case: Very often users revisit their posts to add a hashtag, correct typos or put additional text content. Based on my personal experience and some amount of user research (deep interviews with artists and influencers), here are a few recommendations that may improve the overall user experience: 1. I have been an avid user of the app off late, posting my illustrations and writings. While the design of the app is top-notch, a few areas still remain archaic and rigid. It has revolutionised and redefined how we generate and consume content and created new opportunities and careers for ‘influencers’, roles that were unheard of even a few years ago. Instagram continues to be the leading platform in the social media space. ![]() ![]() Four years on, though his stance appeared to be different. "One day he'll return to Real Madrid," the president added. "If I saw him today I'd give him a big hug, he's the worthy heir to Alfredo Di Stefano. "Cristiano has remained at the heart of all Madridistas," Perez told El Chiringuito in 2018 (via The Sun ). He has been urged to return to Europe, though, bringing Perez's past comments into focus. The veteran is now at Al-Nassr, signing a big-money deal with the Saudi club. A second spell in Madrid was also mooted last year, as Ronaldo prepared to leave Old Trafford, only for Los Blancos to pass on a move. ![]() Ronaldo left the Bernabeu in 2018, joining Juventus in a club record deal, and spent three years in Turin before returning to former club Manchester United. ![]() Real Madrid president Florentino Perez previously insisted Cristiano Ronaldo would return to Real Madrid one day, despite scoffing at the idea of a move in 2022. ![]() ![]() This short essay is my reflection on how Anderson’s ideas are useful to examine social and cultural dynamics in contemporary Indonesian urbanisation. ![]() As an Indonesian urbanist, my learning from Anderson’s works is biased towards his writings on Indonesia and would not do justice to his overall scholarship. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism has been cited more than 60,000 times, which indicates how much the concept has spread in many scholarly works. But when I booked the flight, I did not know that it would be the day of his final goodbye.īenedict Anderson is a scholar whose works greatly influence and inspire my writings. My trip to Indonesia included a flight to Surabaya on 18 December 2015 to attend the Urban Social Forum, a gathering of Indonesian urban activists, practitioners, and observers. I had a tiny hope that perhaps there would be other chances to meet him if he was still in Indonesia. I could not attend the event, but I was already planning for a trip to Indonesia the week after that lecture. ![]() We miss him dearly.Įarlier in December 2015, a colleague sent me the open invitation to Benedict Anderson’s public lecture at Universitas Indonesia on “Anarchism and Nationalism”. Yet, here we are, a group of people who are touched by his works and by him as a person. Some of us do not even know him in person. ![]() |