literary
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Amy Bloom, best known for her literary fiction, steeps her mystery in the academic world she happens to hail from.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The study also connects these ideas to the non-Euclidean geometry explored later in the Paradiso, suggesting Dante's cosmology may contain surprisingly advanced physical concepts hidden within its literary framework.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
From him we learn that eyeglasses were not neutral in literary works.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Fairhope attracts retirees because of its literary charms and mild winters, so several of the protesters who testified as witnesses in the trial were from outside the South.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
To Colin's mind, the rooster crowing at dawn was nothing more than a literary and cinematic trope.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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