Word: prose
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last week broadcast news of a "general amnesty" for perhaps hundreds of thousands locked inside Russian prisons. It was the third such decree to be proclaimed in the 35 years the Communists have been in power.* Like most decrees from the Kremlin, this was a carefully contrived pudding of prose which would have to be tasted for awhile before it could be judged. It called for immediate release of 1) those serving prison sentences of less than five years for crimes of "no great danger to the state," and 2) all pregnant women, women with children under ten, minors...
...felt that "an artist must also be a personality," he fashioned a personality of his own. He let his hair grow down over his ears, wore a gates-ajar collar, a flowing tie, funereal black hat, and dropped cigarette ashes all over himself. Aspiring journalists began copying his curt prose and his garb. Said the Manchester Guardian: "He taught Fleet Street that a gossip column should be written . . . with more candor than charity. He got up on stilts to teach reporters how to get off their knees in the presence of the powerful...
...side of Saroyan, and this is the side in which his brilliance shines. He written through people who are warm and compassionate, simple and tender, people who are grouping for something to understand. His style here is free and uncomplicated, and in The Laughing Matter he duplicates the fine prose that made The Human Comery and the Aram stories outstanding...
...large portion of the book Saroyan's prose stands out against the anguish of the situation, making the pain of his characters terrible in its poignancy. It is unfortunate that it must all sink in the bog of his plot...
...reviewer has what, in the opinion of the editors, are the necessary qualifications; knowledge of modern fiction and poetry, the ability to express that knowledge in clear English prose, and a sympathy with the writer of short stories and poetry--he is currently enrolled in an advanced composition course. Thus if a story leaves a confused and listless impression in the critic's mind, it is reasonable to assume that the author, not the reader, has failed. To blame that failure upon the critic Instead of the author is a classic maneuver, and, of course, is in some cases justified...