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Swan Song

Swan Song

Stephen Elder

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2023
Materia
Sociedad y cultura: general
ISBN:
9781365395918
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Swan Song is the companion volume to Stephen Elder’s first collection of essays (Little Book of Essays) published in 2012. Topics range from political satire ('Hurricane Isaac and the Republicans') to social commentary ('The Slenderman Horror') to musings concerning literature ('Jane Eyre') to personal observations ('About Saint Francis'). The entertaining collection combines insight with humor to provide a clear-eyed window on our times.

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