The Clan of the Cave Bear is Jean M. Auel’s story set in the Paleolithic period. The novel is one of the texts in the Children of the Earth saga. In this article, you will discover all the details that made this literary work a consolidated success. Summary of The Cave Bear Clan Ayla, a …

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Diary of a Madman, a story about the ravings of a civil servant that has been delighting audiences around the world with its subtle humour since the 19th century, has been adapted for the theatre in countries such as Ukraine, Mexico and Venezuela. Summary of the Diary of a Madman In the first entry of …

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In 1946, Miguel Angel Asturias wrote one of his most illustrious portfolios, Mr President, and later Men of Corn, a tome considered a secret verismo. It describes the dogma of the Mayan quiche villorrio, according to which man is born of maize. Summary of Hombres de maíz First of all, this exercise requires a thorough …

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich was published in 1886, several years after a period of depression and personal intellectual turmoil (1875-1878) that ended with Tolstoy’s conversion to Christianity. Summary for The Death of Ivan Ilyich The Death of Ivan Ilyich begins in the courthouses of St Petersburg, where three friends and colleagues of a man …

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William Wilson is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in 1839. It tells the story of a young man named William Wilson and his college counterpart William Wilson. Two different young men with the same name, an intriguing denouement with an unexpected ending is what you will discover in this fascinating story by …

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