#americannovel

[prideswim]

She was still on the stairs, now she reached the landing, and the ragbag colors of her boy's hair, tawny streaks, strands of albino-blond and yellow, caught the hall light. It was a warm evening, nearly summer, and she wore a slim cool black dress, black sandals, a pearl choker. For all her chic thinness, she had an almost breakfast-cereal air of health, a soap and lemon cleanness, a rough pink darkening in the cheeks." #breakfastattiffanys by #trumancapote #misshollygolightly #hollygolightly #health #fitnessmotivation #fitness #whitebikini #handmadebikini #handmade #australianmadefashion #literaturequotes #americannovel #smile #beauty #australianmodel #newcastlemodel (at PrideSwim) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Qqk1sgzYT/?igshid=1gcf3ny78cc75

[vivianvintage8]

I spent last night finishing up the 2011 HBO version of Mildred Pierce, based on the 1941 novel by James M. Cain. It was my second time watching it.... Kate Winslet is one of my favorite actresses. The fashion in this period mini series drama is incredible! #mildredpierce #1940sfashion #vintagefashion #vintagestyle #ilovevintageclothing #ilovevintagefashion #periodmovies #1945movies #mildredpierce1945 #jamesmcain #americannovel (at Vivian Vintage 8) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3m4iDXA9It/?igshid=oofu1vvxted9

[hipsterprincess22]

Dropping everything real quick to start reading this bad boy. Thanks so much for @baronspeerzy for giving me the heads up on @mattdho book #iamwaltz This looks like a good read and I'm excited to dive in! #books #booklover #bookworm #author #scifi #sciencefiction #2036 #novel #literature #modernlitarature #americannovel #seattle #seattlereads #mattdho #story #literarywork #writtenword

[littlegingerbookninja]

🇬🇧I finished #bloodfromastone by #donnaleon the book was really interesting. Mostly because it showed a very different #venice , the Venice of the #vucumprà which was really cool. I also liked that it showed that even people we like can have #prejudice against people ( #commissariobrunetti daughter Chiara) but overcome those in the end. ~~~~~~~~~~~ 🇩🇪 Ich fand #blutigesteine total interessant, weil es diesmal ein ganz anderes #venedig zeigt, nämlich das der Einwanderer und der Straßenverkäufer. Außerdem fand ich es spannend zu sehen, dass Chiara #Vorurteile hat und wie sie diese im Laufe des Buches ablegt. #crimebooks #crimeliterature #crimenovel #americanliterature #americanbooks #americannovel #italienliterature #germanbooks #booklover #bookstagram #bookblogger #veniceitaly #venezia #diogenesverlag #paperback #bookseries #bestseller #littlegingerbookninja https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgmZicheqO/?igshid=xdy4w5jqxnxu

[maketea-readbooks]

Just getting some reading done for my American Novel class that I absolutely love so far! • Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown

[generallygothic]

Though he lived & wrote in the American south, Edgar Allan Poe can't exactly be referred to as a Southern Gothic author because the subgenre didn't exist until American novelist Ellen Glasgow (1873 - 1945) created the term to critically describe "the inflamed rabble of impulses in the contemporary Southern novel” ('Heroes and Monsters', in 'The Saturday Review', May 4th 1953) in the mid C20th - but he still is. Early signs of the genre appear in Poe's work, such as 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839) & 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket' (1838). Perhaps, then, it would be better to refer to him as a precursor and credit his work as an influence upon the later occuring Southern Gothic of the mid-1900s. William Moss suggests that "on the ruins of the house of Usher, Poe lays the foundations of a Southern Gothic" - this, I think, is an accurate assertion. What do you think: is Poe the first author of the Southern Gothic, or a strong influence upon a future genre? 📌: This beautiful pin is from the Gothic Literature Collection by @litemporium. The recipient of this "gift[s] for book lovers" was... myself & I'm very excited to finally own it! . #generallygothic #gothic #southernspell #southerngothicnovel #southerngothicliterature #americannovel #americanliterature #literature #literary #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #litnerd #academic #gothicnovel #gothicfiction #poe #edgarallanpoe #litemporium #literaryemporium #pin #pinstagram #pinfestation #literarypins #giftsforbooklovers #southerngothic #thefallofthehouseofusher #thenarrativeofarthurgordonpymofnantucket https://www.instagram.com/p/B0kdy_ugzpw/?igshid=2smugunq40wa

[oldenglishpoetry]

Saint Joan's Day today. Here's a unique one from the shelf. Will be posting more of her today. #marktwain #samuelclemens #joanofarc #novels #may25 #saintjoansday #americanauthors #frenchhistory #saintjoan #joanofarc #saintjoanofarc #americanliterature #americannovels #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #novels #classicnovels @ignatius_press #ignatiuspress #bookshelf #books #classics #frenchheroine #frenchsaints #france #catholicsaints (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx379vGJZVx/?igshid=lq65xgw57x32

[ann-petite-rose]

Photo taken by Anne Marie Hanley. Dress made by my amazing grandma #gonewiththewind #scarlettohara #literature #books #victorianera #victorianfashion #steampunk #civilwar #yankees #tara #americannovel #rhettbutler #civilwarera #civilwarreenactment #bbq #gonewiththewindcosplay #scarlettoharacosplay #melaniewilkes #victoriancosplay #barbeque #ballgown #civilwarreenactment #cosplay #cosplayer #southernbelle #southerncharm #fiddledeedee

[casadezombos1]

Paul-Sutcliffe.com pls visit my website! #american #americana #americannovels #americanmovies #americanartists #nyc #posters #bookcovers #novels #novelists #jackkerouac #dondelillo #paulauster #cormacmccarthy #philproth #amreading #writers #classicfiction #paulklee #americanculrure #artistsoninstagram #originalposters #wallart #largeprints #homedecor #prints #art #ziggurat #mesopotamia https://www.instagram.com/p/B960S4qn6YD/?igshid=1oudv8u6z9n6c

[specialandroids-blog]

Quote #3

“For Rick Deckard, an escaped humanoid robot, which had killed its master, which had been equipped with an intelligence greater than that of many human beings, which had no regard for animals, which possessed no ability to feel empathic joy for another life forms success or grief at its defeat - that, for him, epitomized The Killers” (30).

This relates to the concept of the American Dream, which androids fight to pursue throughout the novel. For example, Earth is considered androids’ equivalent of the “Land of Freedom and Opportunities” where they can escape from a life they want to forget, paralleling the immigrants who wish to establish a new lifestyle in the U.S.. Though instead of achieving their dream of a wonderful new life, androids end up alienated and criminalized by those who already inhabit Earth, for rather than allowing androids to start the new life that they have always desired, the humans already on Earth use the androids as scapegoats in order to maintain their position on the top of the social chain in society, directly reflecting the way that immigrants have been treated throughout American history, and thus illuminating the American aspect of pushing others down to make it to the top.

[norapeevy]

Tonight's bedtime reading. The Port-Wine Stain by Norman Lock #soul #christians #heathen #body #organ #disease #dark #portwinestain #portwine #normanlock #americanauthors #edgarallanpoe #poe #mystery #americannovel #murder #medicalcuriosity #medicalcuriosities #readinglife #bookishlove #bookstagram #book #amreading #read #fiction #novel #booknerdigan #bookwormlife #bookworm #booklist2018 #booklist #edwardfenzil #thomasdentmütter #thomasdentmutter #surgeon #medicine #medical #bedtimereading

[lewilliamnorth]

12 bullets & a great read (US literature) #book #bookcover #livre #libro #americannovel #novel #roman #iread #ireadbooks #iphone5 #nathalielete

[yourveryownrd]

Love me some Fitzgerald. Just finished listening to The Beautiful and Damned for the 16th time. Literally.. not really.. but close enough😉 . . #canibefriendswithzelda#fitzgerald#classic#audibleisamazing#ifyouhaventreaditletmeknowandillgiveyoumypassword#americannovel

[rmdreier]

1946 HCDJ B.F.'s Daughter John P. Marquand BCE George Salter basis for #BarbaraStanwyck film. $7 +ship. #vintagebooks #charlescolburn #johnpmarquand #vintagenovels #americannovels #1940s #postwar #bfsdaughter From Wikipedia: B.F.'s Daughter is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin. It is adapted from John P. Marquand's controversial 1946 novel of the same name, but the movie script softens the controversial elements and is a fairly conventional love story. It was released in the UK as Polly Fulton, because "B.F." is a euphemism for "bloody fool." #bookaneer #books #postwarnovels #bibliophile #oldbooks #instabook (at Dodge Center, Minnesota)

[generallygothic]

In The New York Times Book Review, Richard Bernstein referred to Williams Gay's 2006 novel 'Twilight' (no relation to the sparkly vampires) as: "almost textbook Southern Gothic, with its elements of the grotesque, it's psychological extremes and its fixation on violence and sex." High praise indeed! Not only was this Faber and Faber copy of Gay's posthumously published 'Little Sister Death' (2015) more photogenic than any covers of 'Twilight', it's also been on my 'to-read' list for ages. 🤔: So, I turn to you. Have any of you read it? Would you recommend I get it, immediately?! 👉: This post follows on from yesterday's 🥀Southern Spell🥀 post, which introduced Southern Gothic author, William Gay. Check it out to read more! 📸: @faberbooks . #generallygothic #gothic #southernspell #southerngothic #williamgay #twilight #williamgaytwilight #littlesisterdeath #posthumous #posthumouslypublished #lostnovel #lostwork #foundnovel #americannovel #americanliterature #southerngothicnovel #blairwitch #theblairwitchproject #witch #folklore #fable #thenewyorktimes #thenewyorktimesbookreview #bookreview #bookworm #literature #faberandfaber #coverart #bookcover #booksbooksbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B0d0Y7GAHSW/?igshid=h0y666zkxl3o

[ann-petite-rose]

My best Scarlett O'Hara face xD Photo taken by Anne Marie Hanley. Dress made by my amazing grandma #gonewiththewind #scarlettohara #literature #books #victorianera #victorianfashion #steampunk #civilwar #yankees #tara #americannovel #rhettbutler #civilwarera #civilwarreenactment #bbq #gonewiththewindcosplay #scarlettoharacosplay #melaniewilkes #victoriancosplay #barbeque #ballgown #civilwarreenactment #cosplay #cosplayer #southernbelle #southerncharm #fiddledeedee