Word: labyrinth
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...arrive, the Indian fortune tellers, the joggers and California-style bladers, the myriad of couples waiting for dusk to come, all provide picturesque detail to the majestic scenario of the bay and Hong Kong Island's towering skyscrapers and elegant buildings. But the real magic lies elsewhere, in the labyrinth of streets and cavernous meadows where the multifaceted realities of the metropolis reveal their enigmas. From 8 p.m. to shortly after midnight, Temple Street becomes the showcase of one of Hong Kong's sacred shopping venues, with a selection of merchandise that could rival any American mall, or just about...
...that would have been a shame, for this novel marks a return to the high literary intensity that Vargas Llosa had mastered before his temporary detour into Peruvian public life. It is an attempt to track down, through the labyrinth of fiction, experiences that defy rational explanation...
...Llosa mastered before he detoured into public life with his unsuccessful 1990 campaign for his country's presidency. It's a welcome return, says TIME's Paul Gray. What starts as a simple murder-mystery puzzle in the Andes mountains rapidly becomes an attempt to track down, through the labyrinth of fiction, experiences that defy rational explanation. "There is a spookiness about this novel, one that is hard to convey," says Gray. "But Vargas Llosa's meticulously realistic descriptions of this high, unforgiving landscape and the haunted people who perch there for the span of their lives ultimately merge into...
...signature acoustic sound. After warming up with a number of songs from previous albums, Chapman performed a track entitled "Heaven's Here on Earth," a selection from her newest album. In the song, she appealed to audiences to recognize that "each of us holds inside the map to the labyrinth [of the universe...
Visitors were led through a labyrinth of nearly pitch-black hall-ways lined with skeletons, spiders and red-eyed bats dangling from the low ceilings. Monsters, moving mannequins, ghosts and other shadowy figures lurked behind corners and black curtains to surprise unsuspecting children...