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Sentimentalism (literature)

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Kenneth Clark

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Robin Cook

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Metafiction

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Metafiction is a type of fiction that focuses on its own story structure, reminding readers or viewers that they are experiencing a fictional work. It draws attention to how stories are told, the language used, and the form of the work. Metafiction often uses parody or challenges common storytelling rules to explore the connection between real life and art.

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Bessie Head

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Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, even though she was born in South Africa, is often seen as Botswana’s most important writer. She wrote novels, short stories, and books about her own life that include spiritual questions and thoughts. Some of her well-known books are When Rain Clouds Gather (1968), Maru (1971), and A Question of Power (1973).

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Reinaldo Arenas

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Reinaldo Arenas was born on July 16, 1943, and died on December 7, 1990. He was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who strongly opposed Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution, and the Cuban government. His book, Before Night Falls, describes important events in the Cuban dissident movement and his time as a political prisoner.

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Nemat Sadat

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Nemat Sadat (Punjabi: نعمت سادات code: pan promoted to code: pa), born in 1979, is an Afghan-American journalist, novelist, human rights activist, and former professor of political science at the American University of Afghanistan. He is known for his first novel, The Carpet Weaver, and his efforts to support LGBTQIA+ rights, especially in places where Islamic traditions and culture influence attitudes about homosexuality. Sadat is one of the first Afghans to publicly share his identity as gay and to advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, gender freedom, and sexual liberty in Afghanistan.

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Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar

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The Vinda Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar is a lifetime achievement award given every year by the Department of Marathi Language in the government of Maharashtra. It is presented to a writer who has made important and lasting contributions to Marathi literature. The award originally included a certificate and a cash prize of ₹5 lakh (about US$5,200).

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Bagutta Prize

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The Bagutta Prize is an Italian literary award given each year to Italian writers. It began with people who supported Milan’s Bagutta Ristorante. The writer Riccardo Bacchelli found the restaurant and often met with friends there to eat and talk about books.

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