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Hubert Lampo

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Hubert Leon Lampo was a Flemish writer born on September 1, 1920, in Antwerp. He passed away on July 12, 2006, in Essen. He was one of the people who started the magic realism movement in Flanders.

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Cognitive dissonance

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In psychology, cognitive dissonance is a mental conflict that happens when people hold ideas, beliefs, or actions that do not match. When people face situations that show these differences, they often feel uncomfortable and try to change their thoughts or actions to reduce the conflict. This can happen by changing a belief, explaining away the problem, or acting in ways that make the conflict feel smaller.

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Western (genre)

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The Western is a type of story usually set in the American frontier, often called the “Old West” or “Wild West,” between the California Gold Rush in 1849 and when the frontier closed in 1890. This type of story is often based on tales from the Western United States, especially the Southwest, as well as parts of Northern Mexico and Western Canada. The frontier in Western stories is shown as a place with few people that was hard to live in, where cowboys, outlaws, sheriffs, and other gunfighters were common.

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Waverton Good Read Award

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The Waverton Good Read Award was created in 2003 by people living in Waverton, Chester, England. It was inspired by Le Prix de la Cadière d’Azur, a literary prize given by a village in Provence, France. The award considers adult books that are a writer’s first novel, written by someone living in the United Kingdom, and published in the past twelve months.

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Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence

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The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, previously called the Arthur Ellis Awards, are a set of Canadian literary awards given each year to recognize the best crime and mystery writing published in Canada the year before. The awards are presented in May of the year following publication. At first, the awards were named after Arthur Ellis, a false name used by several official hangmen in Canada, with the first and most well-known being Arthur B.

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Macedonio Fernández

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Macedonio Fernández was born on June 1, 1874, and died on February 10, 1952. He was an Argentine writer, humorist, and thinker. He wrote novels, stories, poetry, articles, and other works that are hard to categorize.

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