Word: talese
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sinologists have long known of the monk's voyage to a mysterious land called Fusang. But its location has been a source of contention. So has the veracity of his tales, which were questioned even by his contemporaries. Still, some modern scholars say Fusang could have been real, perhaps...
The demand for exposed intimacies is easier to understand than the supply. The public hunger for spilled beans is just more of the craving for news, the yen to be titillated, touched or amused by the foibles and agonies of others. Squalid and sleazy tales may reinforce the smug superiority...
When Jean Rhys died last year at 89, she was at work on only her ninth book, an autobiography. But despite her small oeuvre, Rhys' literary reputation was secured by her haunting tales of women living at the edge, unprotected by family or money. Because the lives of her...
Not surprisingly, recollections that begin "I remember the time Bjorn . . ." are as scarce as tales of his defeat in a tournament. He is no stick-in-the-mud. In a night of horseplay with fellow pros at Jamaica's Montego Bay
For most Westerners, the word dacha conjures up images of lovely forest cottages or posh state guesthouses by the sea, where top Soviet officials spend their leisure hours. Such places do indeed exist, but the majority of Soviets vacation at dachas that are little more than primitive cottages. City dwellers...