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“Whenever you are transplanted, like me, you will understand how very delightful it is to meet with anything at all like what one has left behind.”

Book:Emma

Work

Emma

Emma, written by Jane Austen, is a satirical novel that explores themes of social status, romance, and the complexities of human relationships. The narrative follows the protagonist, Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and somewhat naive young woman who becomes involved in the romantic entanglements of those around her. Through her meddlesome attempts to matchmake, Emma learns valuable lessons about herself and the society in which she lives. more

Author

Jane Austen

Jane Austen, born on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817, was a renowned English novelist of the 19th century. Known for her exquisite psychological portrayals and satirical humor, Austen's works mainly revolve around rural life in England, depicting the customs and interpersonal relationships of the time. Her representative works include 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility'. more

“Every novel which is truly written contributes to the total of knowledge which is there at the disposal of the next writer who comes, but the next writer must pay, always, a certain nominal percentage in experience to be able to understand and assimilate what is available as his birthright and what he must, in turn, take his departure from. If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an ice-berg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A writer who omits things because he does not know them only makes hollow places in his writing. A writer who appreciates the seriousness of writing so little that he is anxious to make people see he is formally educated, cultured or well-bred is merely a popinjay. And this too remember; a serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.”

Writing Knowledge Novel Experience Prose Writer Seriousness Owl Allegory Iceberg

Book:Death in the Afternoon

Source: Death in the Afternoon

“وإنهم إذ يربحون أولى المعارك، إنما يجعلون الحرب أصعب، لأنهم لا يخلفون ورائهم أيتاماً، بل مشاريع ثأر. ولا يخلفون ورائهم أرامل وإنما أمهات مكلومات يرضعن أولادهن كراهيتهم.”

Novel

Book:نبض

Source: نبض

“الحرب يا نبض تتوقف وقد تركت خلفها جروحا يجب مداواتها. الذين كانوا جزءا من الحرب في الغالب لا يمكنهم أن يكونوا جزءا من الحل. فالذي قضى سنوات في المعارك سيحكم بعقلية المحارب، لأنه اعتاد أن يفكر ببندقيته لا بعقله. والأوطان بعد الحروب تحتاج إلى قلب أولا ثم إلى عقل، وهي أغنى ما تكون عن البنادق.”

Novel

Book:نبض

Source: نبض