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Unlock the more straightforward side of Exit West with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, which imagines a world where doors can instantly transport people across the globe. The novel focuses on Saeed and Nadia, who are fleeing civil war in their native country and use the doors to travel to new countries, where the inhabitants' responses range from violent nativist...
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"In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet-- sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city. When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors-- doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and...
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"From the internationally bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change. One morning, a man wakes up to find himself transformed. Overnight, Anders's skin has turned dark, and the reflection in the mirror seems a stranger to him. At first he shares his secret only with Oona, an old friend turned new lover. Soon, reports of similar events begin to surface. Across the land, people are awakening...
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Celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works and writers the author admires above all others, from Jane Austen to Charles Dickens to Jennifer Egan.
In an age defined by hyper-connectivity and constant stimulation, Francine Prose makes a compelling case for the solitary act of reading and the great enjoyment it brings. Inspiring and illuminating, What to Read and Why includes selections culled from Prose's previous essays, reviews,...
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"W kraju stojącym na krawędzi wojny domowej spotyka się dwoje młodych ludzi - zmysłowa, zaciekle broniąca swej niezależności Nadia i łagodny, powściągliwy Saeed. Wdają się w sekretny romans, ale już wkrótce rozruchy ogarniające miasto zamykają bohaterów w niedojrzałej intymności ich związku. Kiedy zamieszki wybuchają z pełną siłą, zmieniając znajome ulice w mozaikę wojskowych posterunków i wybuchających bomb, do ich uszu...
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"La historia de amor furtivo de Nadia y Said tiene lugar en una ciudad llena de puntos de control y bombas. Es un laberinto humano donde, al empezar la guerra civil, surgen extrañas habladurías: rumores sobre puertas que podían llevarlo a uno a otro lugar, concretamente a lugares remotos, alejados de aquella trampa mortal de país. En una historia épica de tremenda actualidad, esta insólita pareja de amantes huirá para recalar primero en Mikonos...
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"Una historia de amor, pérdida y redescubrimiento en tiempos de cambios inquietantes. Una mañana, al despertarse, un hombre descubre que se ha transformado. Durante la noche, la piel de Anders se ha oscurecido, y la imagen que le devuelve el espejo es la de un extraño. Al principio, solo comparte el secreto con Oona, una vieja amiga. Pero pronto empiezan a conocerse más casos similares. En todas partes hay personas que han amanecido con un aspecto...
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