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Wayward Son

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Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell

Rainbow Rowell (born 1973) is a bestselling American author known for her works in young adult and adult fiction. Her notable novels include 'Eleanor & Park,' 'Fangirl,' and 'Carry On,' which are praised for their emotional depth, relatable characters, and clever integration of pop culture. Rowell's stories often explore themes of adolescence, love, family, and identity, with a warm and humorous writing style. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and worked as a newspaper columnist before turning to fiction. Her books have appeared on The New York Times bestseller list and have been translated into multiple languages, earning her a global fanbase. Rowell also writes comics and screenplays, showcasing her versatility as a storyteller. more

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“This is (I suppose) a story. It draws a great deal on history; but as history is the lies the present tells in order to make sense of the past I have improved it where necessary. I have altered the places where facts, data, info, seem dull or inaccurate. I have quietly corrected errors in the calendar, adjusted flaws in world geography, now and then budged the border of a country, or changed the constitution of a nation. A wee postmodern Haussman, I have elegantly replanned some of the world's greatest cities, moving buildings to better sites, redesigning architecture, opening fresh views and fine urban prospects, redirecting the traffic. I've put statues in more splendid locations, usefully reorganised art galleries, cleaned, transferred or rehung famous paintings, staged entire new plays and operas. I have revised or edited some of our great books, and republished them. I have altered monuments, defaced icons, changed the street signs, occupied the railway station. In all this I have behaved just as history does itself, when it plots the world's advancing story in the great Book of Destiny above.”

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“Но докато вижданията спрямо псуването и вулгарността се изменят в една посока през последните 40г., друга ценностна система сщкаш застрашава комедията, движейки се наобратно. Говоря за отричащата живота сила, наречена политическа коректност. Това може и да е започнало като добра помисъл, но скоро бе отвлечена и разбрана ad absurdum от няколко индивиди без чувство за мярка - което по орпделение означава, че нямат и никакво чувство за хумор.”

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Book:So, Anyway...
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“Но докато вижданията спрямо псуването и вулгарността се изменят в една посока през последните 40г., друга ценностна система сякаш застрашава комедията, движейки се наобратно. Говоря за отричащата живота сила, наречена политическа коректност. Това може и да е започнало като добра помисъл, но скоро бе отвлечена и разбрана ad absurdum от няколко индивиди без чувство за мярка - което по определение означава, че нямат и никакво чувство за хумор.”

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Book:So, Anyway...
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“Ето, че пред мен стоеше униформен идиот от най-висша степен - мъж, който дори в избраната от него сфера на експертност е съумял да остане тъп като галош. И не просто незнаещ (което лесно се поправя), а толкова несравнимо празноглав, че нямаше ни най-малка представа... колко шампионски, страховито скодоумен беше.”

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Book:So, Anyway...
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