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SP 2016 20.5 R.K. Narayan
What about Umberto Eco?He wrote novels - The Name of the Rose
And nonfiction - On Literature
Does satire count for short stories: Misreadings
This is a collection of parodies by the author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum.
Joanna wrote: "What about Umberto Eco?Does satire count for short stories: [book:Misreadings|10521..."
That specific title is classified as non-fiction not stories.
According to his bio on Wikipedia, Sherman Alexie has published short stories, poetry, novels and written a screen playhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman...
itpdx wrote: "According to his bio on Wikipedia, Sherman Alexie has published short stories, poetry, novels and written a screen playhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman..."
You're good with him!
Helen Dunmore: in her goodreads biography, she mentions my first poetry collection, The Apple Fall,; that she wrote some of the short stories which were later collected in Love of Fat Men; and, of course, she has published novels (one of which is A Spell of Winter )
Deedee wrote: "Helen Dunmore: in her goodreads biography, she mentions my first poetry collection, The Apple Fall,; that she wrote some of the short stories which were later collected in Love of Fa..."Hi Deedee, seems she has several poetry and short story collections, so good to go!
same author I'm checking for 10.8 (just checking which task I could claim the book for!): A.S. Patricfiction: Black Rock White City
poetry: Music for Broken Instruments
short stories: The Rattler & Other Stories
Tien wrote: "same author I'm checking for 10.8 (just checking which task I could claim the book for!): A.S. Patricfiction: Black Rock White City
poetry: [book:Music for Broker..."
Go for the 20-points!
Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "Would Lilian Jackson Braun work for this? She wrote mystery fiction long form novels and 2 short story collections. It also states she published poetry in the Detroit News and was an..."The forms need to be in books, so her poetry (or columns) would have to have been included in an anthology with other authors to work. If you can find such, she would certainly work.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "The forms need to be in books, so her poetry (or columns) would have to have been included in an anthology with other authors to work. If you can find such, she would certainly work."I was just trying to find anything for Don on that front, but not coming up with anything yet!
Laurie Colwin published five novels, three collections of short stories, and two collections of essays, according to her GR profile.
D wrote: "Laurie Colwin published five novels, three collections of short stories, and two collections of essays, according to her GR profile."Yes, she works for this task. Enjoy.
Danielle DuttonFrom Wiki:
"Of her first book, Attempts at a Life, a collection of short lyrical narratives published in 2007...." (Short Stories)
"Dutton's second book was the experimental novel S P R A W L...." (Novel)
And from GR: Here Comes Kitty: A Comic Opera (Graphic Novel)
John Steinbeck - it says novels, short stories and non-fiction in his GR profile, and there's a list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_St...
Yes, for both Danielle Dutton and John Steinbeck. Rosemary, you know to be cautious about Steinbeck and the YA/Lexile rule.
Yes, thanks! I'm claiming The Grapes of Wrath, which is on the Canon. I'm amazed it's only 680 lexile points. It must be something about Steinbeck's writing style.
Rosemary wrote: "Yes, thanks! I'm claiming The Grapes of Wrath, which is on the Canon. I'm amazed it's only 680 lexile points. It must be something about Steinbeck's writing style."Yes, I think his vocabulary is often not especially challenging nor is his sentence structure. But we ignore Lexile for those on the Canon, so you're good with that.
Will Becky Chambers work for this?She has written the novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet as well as published essays and a short story?
It's a great, queer space opera by the way. Dealing more with the relations between people of different backgrounds than actually techy geekery (which I also enjoy, by the way)
Louise Bro wrote: "Will Becky Chambers work for this?She has written the novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet as well as link: published essays and a short story?
It's a gre..."
Have any of her short stories and essays been included in a book-length publication?
Does co-writing a stage play count for this task?
Rebekah wrote: "Does co-writing a stage play count for this task?"Probably. Do you have an example?
http://www.sarahwaters.com/about/In the last paragraph, it is stated she co-wrote an original stage show with Christopher Green
Rebekah wrote: "http://www.sarahwaters.com/about/In the last paragraph, it is stated she co-wrote an original stage show with Christopher Green"
Do you have 3 forms for her?
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "http://www.sarahwaters.com/about/In the last paragraph, it is stated she co-wrote an original stage show with Christopher Green"
Do you have 3 forms for her?"
Her academic work has been published in journals only, but there is her PhD thesis, which traditionally had to be submitted in a book form (although not published in the sense of submitting to a publishing house). Not sure how true this is now as my husband's PhD was submitted electronically, but I do believe that the library of the University where study was undertaken must have a hard copy.
Not sure that this will help.
I was thinking of her academic work, I didn't realize she was only published in journals.
D wrote: "Edna O'Brien has published novels, short stories, and plays, according to her GR biography."Get those combos!
Tien wrote: "Agatha Christie?I didn't see her name on the list... bibliography -wikipedia"
She is now!
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Louise Bro wrote: "Will Becky Chambers work for this?She has written the novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet as well as link: published essays and a short..."
Sadly, not in the case of her essays. Ah well, you can't win them all. Thanks though, Elizabeth.
Not sure if he is listed but Walter Mosleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_...
Plays, novels, graphic novel, non-fiction
Bea wrote: "Not sure if he is listed but Walter Mosleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_...
Plays, novels, graphic novel, non-fiction"
I can't remember if he's on the list either, so if not, he now is!
Bea wrote: "Also Maria Àngels Angladahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_%...
novels, short stories, poetry"
You're good with her, Bea.
Don (The Book Guy) wrote: "Will Jan Karon work for this challenge? Does Cynthia Coppersmith's Violet Comes to Stay work for short stories? She has lots of long fiction and 2 books of non-fiction..."Children's books may not have a lot of pages, but they aren't really short stories.
I'd like to claim Benjamin Alire Sáenz - poetry, novels, short stories as listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjami...(he is also a teacher of creative writing but I have a low lexile YA book so won't be claiming combos)
Rosemary wrote: "I'd like to claim Benjamin Alire Sáenz - poetry, novels, short stories as listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjami...(he is also a teacher of creat..."
You got him! (The name is familiar, but not because I've read him. Have you read him before for one of the challenges?)
I would like to claim Michèle Audin, but not all of her work has been translated. :( So from easy to hard:Novel - One Hundred Twenty-One Days
Non-fiction - Geometry
Short stories - Mademoiselle Haas (I used google translate to look at this page, Miss Haas is listed near the top under 2016).
Kazen wrote: "I would like to claim Michèle Audin, but not all of her work has been translated. :( So from easy to hard:Novel - One Hundred Twenty-One Days
Non-fiction - [book:..."
Translations not required! You're good with her.
Huzzah, thanks for two quick approvals, Elizabeth!
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