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It’s this exposé of societal absurdity and Meursault’s atheistic refusal to play along with pacifying notions of sin and redemption, that makes“The Stranger” a pinnacle of confrontational literature.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The UK's biggest literature festival, Hay Festival, returns to Powys in Wales this summer with headline speakers Emma Thompson, Malala Yousafzai and Gisèle Pelicot from 21 to 31 May.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
They consulted experts in modern bees and reviewed scientific literature in detail.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The literature shows that one of the channels through which energy price shocks, like other commodity price shocks, can impact the economy is the central bank.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
There is a standard phrase that is used over and over again in the literature: ‘Galileo turned his telescope to the heavens.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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