Word: novelized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Cheever read three of his short stories--"The President of the Argentine," "The Swimmer" and "The Death of Justina"--before fielding questions from the audience about his writing and contemporary American authors. He did not read from "Falconer," currently a best-selling novel...
Although he is now working on his next novel, Cneever said he has not given up writing short stories. "I'll write a short story if I feel like it," he said...
...Mechanics of Running" will be the topic of a lecture by Thomas McMahon, Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics, at 8 p.m. in Science Center D. McMahan is the author of Principles of American Nuclear Chemistry: A Novel...
...forced food upon them, then demanded to know why they were eating him out of house and home. We were spending Thanksgiving with this? All we wanted to do was watch the Bear's game. We had no desire to spend the weekend in an Agatha Christie novel...
Deliverance. James Dickey's powerful novel has been faithfully translated to the screen by director John Boorman in this very disturbing film. Four good ole boys canoe down a remote country river and find survival in the wilderness to be more than they can handle. As the self-confident superjock who leads the expedition, Burt Reynolds actually gets to act--something he hasn't done since, even in the much-touted but disappointing "Semi-Tough. Jon Voigt and Ned Beatty are also excellent. (The latter's "squeal like a pig" scene is a memorably gruesome portrayal of humiliation.) The film...