John Prine Found Dogs arrives 9 October, a day before his 80th birthday, with songs nobody has heard. What is on it, and why a lost voice can keep arriving.
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Catch-22 Meaning: The Rule That Was Never Written Down
Catch-22 meaning: a trap where the only way out is blocked by the rule itself. Where Heller got it, why 22, and the twist in the novel that changes the phrase.
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No Longer Human Meaning: The Last Word Isn’t Yozo’s
No Longer Human meaning: Yozo judges himself unfit to be human. Then Dazai hands the novel’s last line to someone who loved him. The ending, explained.
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A Fine Balance Meaning: The Quilt Nobody Abandoned
A Fine Balance meaning, read through Dina’s quilt: Maneck says God gave up on the pattern. Rohinton Mistry’s last pages show who is still stitching.
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night: The Father Who Never Read It
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night was written for Dylan Thomas’s dying father, who never read it. The real story, what it means, and what it leaves out.
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Marjoe Gortner Dies at 82: The Child Preacher Who Confessed
Marjoe Gortner died at 82. Ordained at four, he let a film crew record his final revival tour, then told them it was an act. The film won an Oscar. His story.
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Whalefall Movie: Inside the Whale, a Son Looks for His Dad
The Whalefall movie opens October 16: a young diver, a sperm whale and one hour of air. What the title really means, and the father at the heart of the story.
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Lena Martell Dies at 86: The Prayer That Hit Number One
Lena Martell has died at 86. Her 1979 number one, One Day at a Time, was a prayer written by a songwriter who had almost given up. Here is the story behind it.
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Jeffrey Archer Dies at 86: From Kane and Abel to Adam and Eve
Jeffrey Archer has died at 86, the day before his final novel Adam and Eve came out. His career began with Kane and Abel. Both titles come from the same book.
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So Long a Letter Meaning: The Friendship Is the Real Vow
So Long a Letter meaning: Mariama Bâ’s widow spends her mourning writing to her friend, not her husband. A summary, the themes and the ending explained.