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Harry Mathews

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Harry Mathews (February 14, 1930 – January 25, 2017) was an American writer. [1]

63 relations: Adze, Alex Katz, Algorithm, André Alexis, Antaeus (magazine), École Normale de Musique de Paris, Bachelor of Arts, Barbara Browning, Bomb (magazine), Burning Deck Press, Central Intelligence Agency, Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone, Conducting, Dalkey Archive Press, David W. Maurer, Death by natural causes, Ellis Island Revisited, Elopement, Florence Delay, Francesco Clemente, French language, Georges Perec, Groton School, Harvard University, Himalayas, House of Medici, Institut national de l'audiovisuel, Italy, James Schuyler, Jean Echenoz, John A. Scott, John Ashbery, Jonathan Chait, Kenneth Koch, Key West, La Bibliothèque oulipienne, Laura Duke Condominas, Literary genre, Locus Solus (journal), Mallorca, Massachusetts, Medici Bank, New York City, Niki de Saint Phalle, Olivier Rolin, Oulipo, Paris, Patrick Deville, Paul Auster, Paul Fournel, ..., Princeton University, Raymond de Roover, Raymond Roussel, Robert Graves, Sam Spiegel (actor), Siberia, The Crying of Lot 49, The Paris Review, The White Goddess, Thomas Pynchon, Trevor Winkfield, United States Navy, Voice-over. Expand index (13 more) »

Adze

The adze (alternative spelling: adz) is a cutting tool shaped somewhat like an axe that dates back to the stone age.

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Alex Katz

Alex Katz (born July 24, 1927) is an American figurative artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and prints.

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Algorithm

In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems.

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André Alexis

André Alexis (born 15 January 1957 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian writer who grew up in Ottawa and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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Antaeus (magazine)

Antaeus was a literary quarterly founded by Daniel Halpern and Paul Bowles and edited by Daniel Halpern.

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École Normale de Musique de Paris

The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB, from the Latin baccalaureus artium or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both.

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Barbara Browning

Barbara Browning (born December 7, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American academic, award-winning novelist, dancer, and cultural critic.

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Bomb (magazine)

Bomb is a quarterly magazine edited by artists and writers.

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Burning Deck Press

Burning Deck is a small press specializing in the publication of experimental poetry and prose.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States federal government, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT).

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Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone

The Cockpit Theatre is a fringe theatre in Marylebone, London.

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Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert.

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Dalkey Archive Press

Dalkey Archive Press is a publisher of fiction, poetry, and literary criticism in Illinois in the United States, Dublin, and London, specializing in the publication or republication of lesser known, often avant-garde works.

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David W. Maurer

David Warren Maurer (April 12, 1906 – June 11, 1981) was a professor of linguistics at the University of Louisville from 1937 to 1972, and an author of numerous studies of the language of the American underworld.

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Death by natural causes

A death by natural causes, as recorded by coroners and on death certificates and associated documents, is the end result of an illness or an internal malfunction of the body not directly caused by external forces, typically due to old age.

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Ellis Island Revisited

Ellis Island Revisited: Tales of Vagrancy and Hope (French Récits d'Ellis Island: histoires d'errance et d'espoir) is the first documentary film directed by Robert Bober, filmed in New York in 1979 and broadcast by the French television channel TF1 on November 25 and 26, 1980.

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Elopement

To elope, most literally, means to run away and to not come back to the point of origin.

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Florence Delay

Florence Delay (born 19 March 1941 in Paris) is a French academician and actress.

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Francesco Clemente

Francesco Clemente (born 23 March 1952) is an Italian contemporary artist.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Georges Perec

Georges Perec (7 March 1936 – 3 March 1982) was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist.

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Groton School

Groton School is a private Episcopal college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, United States.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya, form a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

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House of Medici

The House of Medici was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century.

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Institut national de l'audiovisuel

The Institut national de l'audiovisuel (or INA, French for National Audiovisual Institute) is a repository of all French radio and television audiovisual archives.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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James Schuyler

James Marcus Schuyler (November 9, 1923 – April 12, 1991) was an American poet.

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Jean Echenoz

Jean Echenoz (born 26 December 1947 in Orange, Vaucluse, France) is a French writer.

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John A. Scott

John Alan Scott (who has published under the names John A. Scott and John Scott) (born 23 April 1948) is an English-Australian poet, novelist and academic.

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John Ashbery

John Lawrence Ashbery (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet.

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Jonathan Chait

Jonathan Chait (born 1972) is an American commentator and writer for New York magazine.

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Kenneth Koch

Kenneth Koch (27 February 1925 – 6 July 2002) was an American poet, playwright, and professor, active from the 1950s until his death at age 77.

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Key West

Key West (Cayo Hueso) is an island and city in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent, at the southwesternmost end of the roadway through the Florida Keys in the state of Florida, United States.

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La Bibliothèque oulipienne

La Bibliothèque oulipienne is a collection that hosts the works of the individual and collective members of the Oulipo.

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Laura Duke Condominas

Laura Duke Condominas (also known as Laura Duke, born in Boston April 1951) is the daughter of French artist and film-maker Niki de Saint-Phalle and American novelist Harry Mathews.

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Literary genre

A literary genre is a category of literary composition.

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Locus Solus (journal)

Locus Solus was an American journal of experimental poetry and prose that published four issues in 1961 and 1962, one a double issue.

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Mallorca

Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Medici Bank

The Medici Bank (Italian: Banco dei Medici) was a financial institution created by the Medici family in Italy during the 15th century (1397–1494).

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Niki de Saint Phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle (born Catherine-Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle, 29 October 193021 May 2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, and filmmaker.

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Olivier Rolin

Olivier Rolin (born 14 May 1947 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer.

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Oulipo

Oulipo (short for Ouvroir de littérature potentielle; roughly translated: "workshop of potential literature") is a loose gathering of (mainly) French-speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to create works using constrained writing techniques.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Patrick Deville

Patrick Deville (born 14 December 1957 in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins) is a French writer.

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Paul Auster

Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American writer and director whose writing blends absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction, and the search for identity and personal meaning.

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Paul Fournel

Paul Fournel (born 20 May 1947 in Saint-Étienne) is a French writer, poet, publisher, and cultural ambassador.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Raymond de Roover

Raymond Adrien de Roover (1904–1972) was a noted economic historian of medieval Europe,Bruges, Cradle of Capitalism, 1280-1390.

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Raymond Roussel

Raymond Roussel (January 20, 1877 – July 14, 1933) was a French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, and chess enthusiast.

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Robert Graves

Robert Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985), also known as Robert von Ranke Graves, was an English poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist.

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Sam Spiegel (actor)

Sam Spiegel (also known as "Sam Hervé Spiegel") is a French actor.

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Siberia

Siberia (a) is an extensive geographical region, and by the broadest definition is also known as North Asia.

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The Crying of Lot 49

The Crying of Lot 49 is a novella by Thomas Pynchon, first published in 1966.

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The Paris Review

The Paris Review is a quarterly English language literary magazine established in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton.

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The White Goddess

The White Goddess: a Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth is a book-length essay on the nature of poetic myth-making by author and poet Robert Graves.

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Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. (born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist.

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Trevor Winkfield

Trevor Winkfield (born 1944) is a British-born artist and writer.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Voice-over

Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Mathews

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