literature
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The book centers on Daphne Fuller, a 53-year-old high-school literature teacher who lives comfortably with her caring husband, Jonathan, in the suburbs outside New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
However, she said many of the female characters she encountered in literature left her feeling conflicted about her own identity.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Back in grad school, I imagined that maybe I’d write a bestselling novel, and maybe it would be adapted for the screen, and maybe my tombstone would read: She contributed very serious literature to civilization.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
In “This Dark Night,” Ms. Lutz, a professor literature at Pennsylvania State University, deploys flash and elegance when tracing the wellsprings of her subject’s genius to their sources.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The library was destroyed and so Persian literature doesn’t go back much further than that.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing literature
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