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| *Why [[Harry Mulisch]] maintains that he does not and has never existed. | *Why [[Harry Mulisch]] maintains that he does not and has never existed. | ||
| *Why [[plagiarism]] is usually not plagiarism | *Why [[plagiarism]] is usually not plagiarism | ||
| + | **In [[1927]] a Canadian citizen, [[Florence Deeks]], sued Wells for [[plagiarism]], claiming that much of the ''[[The Outline of History]]'' was lifted from her unpublished manuscript, "The Web of the World's Romance". | ||
| *On [[George Orwell]] and his widow [[Sonia Brownell]]. | *On [[George Orwell]] and his widow [[Sonia Brownell]]. | ||
| - | *Martin Amis's relation to his father and his books ''[[Experience]]'' and [[War on Cliché]]. | + | *On [[Martin Amis]]'s relation to his father and his books ''[[Experience]]'' and ''[[The War Against Cliché]]''. |
| - | *Waarom pornoster [[Linda Lovelace]] veranderde in een kruisvaarder tegen 'ontucht'. | + | *On [[bohemianism]] and [[bourgeois]], in reality a review of [[Village Voice]] contributor [[Ross Wetzsteon]]'s book ''[[Republic of Dreams]]''. |
| - | *Waarom dichters vaker zelfmoord plegen dan prozaïsten. | + | *On [[Edie Sedgwick]] and the negative influence of Andy Warhol on her life, also features the episode when [[Bob Dylan]] wanted to "recrute" Edie. |
| - | *Waarom het korte verhaal in Nederland wordt veronachtzaamd en in Amerika verafgood. | + | *An interview with [[Arthur C. Danto]] his essay on "the end of art" after [[Andy Warhol]]'s made his [[Brillo Box]]es. |
| - | *Waarom '11 september' leidde tot hysterische cultuurkritiek. | + | *On [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s biographers |
| - | + | *Why porn star [[Linda Lovelace]] turned into a moral crusader. | |
| + | *On [[Mario Testino]], with mentions of [[heroin chic]]. | ||
| + | *On [[Kurt Cobain]]'s [[suicide]]. | ||
| + | *An interview with Norman Mailer written in the [[third person singular]]. | ||
| + | *A review of [[John Updike]]'s ''[[Seek My Face]]''. | ||
| + | *On [[David Leavitt]]. | ||
| + | *Suicide and depression | ||
| + | **Why [[poet]]s commit [[suicide]] more often than [[prose]] writers. | ||
| + | **On the relationship between [[creativity]] and [[depression]] (''[[Touched with Fire]]''). | ||
| + | **Interview with [[Andrew Solomon]], author ''The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression''. | ||
| + | *Why the [[short story]] is neglected in The Netherlands and celebrated in the United States. | ||
| + | *Why [[9/11]] led to hysterical [[cultural criticism]]. | ||
| + | *On [[Gerrit Komrij]] and [[Henk Hofland]]'s fascination with [[feces]]. | ||
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Het vijfde seizoen (2003) is a nobrow essay anthology by Dutch writer Joost Zwagerman. The title translates in English as The Fifth Season. It is similar to Stranger Shores: Literary Essays, 1986-1999 by Coetzee.
Some of the chapters include:
- Why Emma Bovary is related to Don Quixote.
- Why Harry Mulisch maintains that he does not and has never existed.
- Why plagiarism is usually not plagiarism
- In 1927 a Canadian citizen, Florence Deeks, sued Wells for plagiarism, claiming that much of the The Outline of History was lifted from her unpublished manuscript, "The Web of the World's Romance".
- On George Orwell and his widow Sonia Brownell.
- On Martin Amis's relation to his father and his books Experience and The War Against Cliché.
- On bohemianism and bourgeois, in reality a review of Village Voice contributor Ross Wetzsteon's book Republic of Dreams.
- On Edie Sedgwick and the negative influence of Andy Warhol on her life, also features the episode when Bob Dylan wanted to "recrute" Edie.
- An interview with Arthur C. Danto his essay on "the end of art" after Andy Warhol's made his Brillo Boxes.
- On Madonna's biographers
- Why porn star Linda Lovelace turned into a moral crusader.
- On Mario Testino, with mentions of heroin chic.
- On Kurt Cobain's suicide.
- An interview with Norman Mailer written in the third person singular.
- A review of John Updike's Seek My Face.
- On David Leavitt.
- Suicide and depression
- Why poets commit suicide more often than prose writers.
- On the relationship between creativity and depression (Touched with Fire).
- Interview with Andrew Solomon, author The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression.
- Why the short story is neglected in The Netherlands and celebrated in the United States.
- Why 9/11 led to hysterical cultural criticism.
- On Gerrit Komrij and Henk Hofland's fascination with feces.
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