Word: quests
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...author of one of The New York Times Book Review's Notable Books of 1994 recounted her quest to trace her family's multiracial roots in a speech to about 120 last night at Agassiz Theatre...
...best of times, he was able to completethree dean appointments in his first year inoffice. But the worst of times have consisted ofthe seemingly eternal searches for the vicepresident of government, community and publicaffairs and the current quest--now nearing itsfirst anniversary--for a new dean of the KennedySchool of Government...
...novels mocked ambition and avarice and who recently displayed ambition and avarice of his own. Amis got an advance of nearly $800,000 for "The Information," and encountered some serious jealousy in British publishing circles. As for the book itself, Sheppard says Amis has reached his limits in his quest to juggle words and push satire further than anyone else, and it's beginning to show...
...bureaucracy he cannot understand. He is tried for an unspecified crime by an enigmatic legal authority and all of his efforts to obtain justice result in frustration and a loss of human dignity. In the end, he is stabbed to death. Some critics call it an allegory of the quest for divine justice. It is not comical...
...Trial" isn't terribly deep. By invoking Kafka's name in the posters and programs, there is an expectation of higher meaning. The big joke is that there isn't really any meaning at all besides "Life sucks." There is no quest for divine justice. The show is sloppy and not terribly tight, but the actors have some great lines and are allowed to go nuts with their characters. Quick and funny, "The Trial" is a good time...