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Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, David B. Lentz graduated from Bates College. He is a member of the Center for Fiction in New York, the Royal Society of Literature in London, the Academy of American Poets and the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He has published six novels: "For the Beauty of the Earth", "AmericA, Inc.", "Bloomsday", "Bourbon Street", "The Day Trader" and "The Silver King." In addition, he has published two stage plays, "Bloomsday: A Tragicomedy" and "AmericA, Inc.: A Stage Play", as well as a volume of poetry, "Old Greenwich Odes." He introduced a new model of critical literary theory for reviewing novels in his book, "Novel Criticism." Selected excerpts from his collection of literary works among his novels,...more


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Average rating: 4.32 · 44 ratings · 27 reviews · 11 distinct works · Similar authors
Bloomsday: The Bostoniad
4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings5 editions
For the Beauty of the Earth
4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Novel Criticism: How to Cri...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011
AmericA, Inc.: A Novel in S...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
Old Greenwich Odes: Collect...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
The Day Trader
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
Bloomsday
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010
Essential Lentz: Collected ...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010
AmericA, Inc.
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010
Bourbon Street: The Dreams ...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
A man seeking to connect with the meaning of his life discovers a new theory on the reality of time. It seems that time is not traditionally linear but rather, in truth, humans are subject to triggers, as simple as a madeleine and a cup of tea, which...more
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Works of Love by Søren Kierkegaard
In his genius Kierkegaard wants us to know that by “works of love” he is describing the rigor of being a loving Christian. Kierkegaard advises that God wants us to love our neighbors, which Kierkegaard considers God’s “royal law.” Kierkegaard stresse...more
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“Maybe, life is a kind of waking dream.
Maybe, it's a double-dream with a false awakening.
Maybe, the dream only becomes lucid and truly luminous given the fuller perspective of life after one's own wake.
Maybe, the pictures never stop.
Doesn't the existence of dreams and higher consciousness during the years of blackouts of a lifetime, whether longer or shorter, give us a valid premise to hope that another highly spiritual state may await our passing?”
David B. Lentz, For the Beauty of the Earth

“God in His infinite wisdom blessed humans with redundant tongues: one to outfit the mouth for speech. And a mother tongue to give it meaning... Though it wags out such inconceivable beauty, attached to the mother tongue lies one much maligned woman.”
David B. Lentz, Bloomsday: The Bostoniad

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David Lentz Anastasia wrote: "Hi David. Happy to be friends. I am from Boston and NYC. Hope the storm isn't too bad..."

Dear Anastasia,
Let me simply thank you for your kind note while the lights are still on.
Cordially,
David


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David Lentz Dear Goodfriends,
Our "Goodreads Top 100 Stage Plays of All Time List" is now posted on Listopia for your voting:
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Thanks very much to the many Goodreaders who recommended stage plays for this wonderful list.
Please vote for your favorite stage plays and playwrights.


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