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verbose
07:09
@Bookworm Well may this be in the HNQ
verbose
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07:45
@CDR could you point me to the article(s) that say that "Misguided 'Guide'" appeared in the May 13 or 15 1967 issue of Life?
 
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CDR
CDR
14:38
@verbose - There were a couple others, I think, besides just these, but...
1, 2,
and 3
(Weird formatting is because of character limit)
That last one cites to article from the same edition of Life, so I think it's a decent clue. Perhaps "How a Famous Novel Became an Infamous Movie" would be easier to search for.
(Looks like "Misguided Guide" was on the 13th, and "How a..." was on the 15th.)
 
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Bookworm
Bookworm
22:47
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Q: Reason for the final paragraph in Kettu's "The Midwife"

Clara Diaz SanchezKatja Kettu’s novel The Midwife opens with a foreword, explaining the framing device used for the story. We are told that the story was compiled by one Helena Angelhurst from diary entries, radio messages and witness accounts that were found in a wooden chest “ornately decorated in the Kurbits st...

katja-kettu the-midwife
 
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verbose
verbose
23:52
@ClaraDiazSanchez I have not read The Midwife but that sort of device seems to be quite common in postmodern novels? Like, I recently finished reading Justin Torres' Blackouts and he does something very similar. He uses real life people in his story and the main character is kinda like the adopted son of those people. Then in the endnotes, he says something like "you will not find Juan in the historical record"

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