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Newsletter 1: Animal Farm
19 Nov 2017

Newsletter 1: Animal Farm

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Summary of the meeting For the first BookClub in Calafell we have read Animal Farm by George Orwell, an allegorical fable about a farm whose animals revel to the human owner and run the farm. Trying to think about the … Continued

allegory, animal, dystopoic, politics, society, UK
Newsletter 74: Animal Farm
1 Sep 2015

Newsletter 74: Animal Farm

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Summary of the meeting Last August we read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, a compilation of tales with talking animals that transcended more than what we had bargained for. This year we also had the talking animals of George … Continued

animal, dystopoic, politics, society, UK
Animal Farm by George Orwell
26 Aug 2015

Animal Farm by George Orwell

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 0

In the satirical novel Animal Farm George Orwell brilliantly achieves his desire to expose the Soviet Myth (The Russian Revolution, Communism, Stalinism = animalism) based on his conviction that the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 had become corrupted and that the … Continued

animal, fable, politics, rebellion, revolution, tale, UK
Three Gems: Review of The Pearl, Address Unknown and The Snow Goose
27 Oct 2014

Three Gems: Review of The Pearl, Address Unknown and The Snow Goose

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 0

Although all three of these short novels are gems in their own right, reading them as a group wove a literary tapestry of intense emotions, sadness, well defined characters and an acknowledgement of the human condition. They were for me … Continued

animal, class, death, Germany, jewish, love, poverty, short stories, tale, UK, US
Review of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
21 Aug 2014

Review of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 1

While reading the story of Mowgli the man cub and his adventures, I must confess that the movie and the music kept intruding which was like a sound track in my head. I was astonished at Kipling’s gift in providing … Continued

animal, bildungsroman, children, classic, India, short stories, tales
Review of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
22 Jul 2014

Review of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 1

It has been about 50 years since I last read this novel. What intrigues me is how much I recall. Hemingway’s writing left such a deep impression on me and influenced my ideas at the time. On reflection I asked … Continued

animal, classic, Cuba, man, sea

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