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'A World Elsewhere' by Wayne Johnston2 comments

Lauren wrote 2 months ago: Every once in a while my mom will hand me a book to read. I suppose I kind of ‘inherited … more →

Tags: Literature, Novel, Favourites, Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Newfoundland, river thieves, Michael Crummey

An International Symposium: Performing China on the Global Stage, 26 and 27 March, 2013, University of Leeds

saffronatstudy wrote 2 months ago: University of Leeds students perform ‘The Sun is Not for Us’, China 2012 For anyone inte … more →

Tags: Conferences, East Asian Shakespeare, Eastern Performance, Intercultural Performances, RSC, translation, World Shakespeare Festival, Chinese Theatre, Orphan of Zhao

A World Elsewhere: The Orphan of Zhao at the RSC Review Part 11 comment

saffronatstudy wrote 3 months ago: Jake Fairbrother (Cheng Bo) and Philip Whitchurch (Wei Jiang)  The Orphan of Zhao RSC. Photo by Kwam … more →

Tags: East Asian Shakespeare, Eastern Performance, Hamlet in Performance, Intercultural Performances, RSC, translation, World Shakespeare Festival, colourblind casting, Greg Doran

Unwarranted Empathy1 comment

johnathonemlaw wrote 3 months ago: Normally, I find characters to be two dimension-lacking some kind of oomph-but that wasn’t the … more →

Here We Go Again...

johnathonemlaw wrote 3 months ago: Throughout my process of trying to write an insightful and thoughtful blog, I unintentionally began … more →

Inspiration or Imagination?2 comments

johnathonemlaw wrote 3 months ago: Rarely do I listen to “celebrity” gossip, but today some interesting news crossed my pat … more →

Knowledge Is Power....Well Sometimes

johnathonemlaw wrote 3 months ago: True understanding of a text comes from careful analysis, but, also, from knowledge of the minuscule … more →

Individuation and A World Elsewhere

arielboucheikh wrote 4 months ago: Interpreting a text through literary lens can often yield some pretty interesting, yet almost assure … more →

A World of Disappointments

malekbarghouti wrote 4 months ago: Picture this: Cover of Wayne Johnston’s book, A World Elsewhere. I have started reading a new … more →

Tags: English, Vanderland, disappointing

Feminist Criticism in "A World Elsewhere"

johnathonemlaw wrote 4 months ago: For the purpose of my summative presentation I was tasked to read Wayne Johnston’s, “A W … more →

Tags: Wayne Johnston, Feminist Criticism, Patriarchy, binaries, Women's Domestic Roles, gertrude, Vanderland, Literature

Captain Druken's Hat1 comment

arielboucheikh wrote 4 months ago: The concept of succession and bloodlines is central to A World Elsewhere. Landish, for example, cons … more →

Lotus Land

arielboucheikh wrote 4 months ago: “Land of the Lotus Eaters” by Robert S. Duncanson Perhaps Robert S. Duncanson’s mo … more →

A Brief Character Analysis - A World Elsewhere1 comment

arielboucheikh wrote 4 months ago: [Spoilers Ahead!] Landish Druken: Outlandish qualifies something as being foreign or belonging to an … more →

Glen Eira houses Australian Art Exhibition

stevenmvoser wrote 1 year ago: "A world elsewhere" will be on exhibit at the Artman Gallery from 10th-29th of April. At h … more →

Tags: Hard News, Steve Tyerman, Artman Gallery, Glen Eira, caulfield south

A World Elsewhere. . . reviewed by Silvana

Jabez wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been a Wayne Johnston fan since I first read The Divine Ryans.  I have just finished A World El … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction, Wayne Johnston

A World Elsewhere

Rachel Etta wrote 1 year ago: There are some nice things about Wayne Johnston’s A World Elsewhere, and there are some annoyi … more →

Tags: Fiction Books, Fiction, Review, Books, Wayne Johnston, vanderbilt, Newfoundland, Biltmore

Oh Canada!1 comment

Susan wrote 1 year ago: Four wonderful Canadian writers have recently released new novels. Having savoured previous novels b … more →

Tags: Favourite writers, Favourite books, Books, The Law of Dreams, Peter Behrens, Reading Recommendations, The O'Briens, Ami McKay, The Birth House

Wayne Johnston to Open Literary Festival

mimrlith wrote 1 year ago: Newfoundland author Wayne Johnston, one of Canada’s most popular, critically heralded, and internati … more →

Tags: Events, Upcoming Events, Awards and Contests, Readings, Fairs and Festivals, Island Literary Awards, book signing, book signing, Canadian Authors

Michael Ondaatje and Guy Vanderhaeghe among writers on Giller Prize longlist

Mark Medley wrote 1 year ago: Brett Gundlock/National Post They don’t call it a longlist for nothing. An unprecedented 17 au … more →

Tags: Afterword, Awards, Better Living Through Plastic Explosives, Clark Blaise, david bezmozgis, esi edugyan, Giller Prize, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Half Blood Blues


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