harshness
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“Between the harshness of the jungle and the humanity of his encounters, this novel recounts survival in a dazzlingly poetic language,” Fnac said when announcing the book’s win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"I can say with absolute certainty that to raise creatures able to survive nature's harshness, they must be toughened up while growing up," Kinjo, 56, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
There’s often a clarifying, poignant harshness in the losses they depict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
To assess excessive punishment claims, Colorado courts begin by comparing “the gravity or seriousness of the offense to the harshness of the penalty.”
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
In cotton-picking time the late afternoons revealed the harshness of Black Southern life, which in the early morning had been softened by nature’s blessing of grogginess, forgetfulness and the soft lamplight.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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