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2009

The year of 2009 CE.

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My Prizes

Thomas Bernhard
21st Century Austrian Literature Memoir

My Prizes

Reading My Prizes is comforting, because even though Bernhard has reached that pinnacle of success and the goal of being recognized as a writer, he still has problems.

May 25, 2026May 18, 2026 by S. Hargrave — Comment on My Prizes

A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts

Ying Chang Compestine
21st Century American-Chinese Horror

A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts

It was my lovely spouse who actually recommended this book. She’s made quite few of Compestine’s recipes and enjoyed them almost as much as I know she enjoyed the stories. This is a review of Ying Chang Compestine’s A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts.

October 12, 2020June 24, 2024 by S. Hargrave — Comment on A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts
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