Sentences with phrase «old novel by»

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What is FAR, FAR more remarkable (and perplexing) is that the world population is 20 % Muslim... and yet with 18,453 people killed by ISLAMIC Terror merely since 9/11, virtually the whole Islamic world goes nuts over a political cartoon by an older Danish cartoonist (Westergaard), or a novel by a World Class MUSLIM AUTHOR (Salman Rushdie), and that years and years later, this so - called «religion» incites the murder of these people.

Go Set a Watchman by harper lee harpercollins, 288 pages, $ 27.99 It might be the greatest American literary controversy of recent years: In summer 2015, millions of excited readers discovered to their great dismay ugly racial elements in Harper Lee's new / old novel, Go Set a Watchman.

Quoting verses from a 3500 year old fiction novel written by bronze age goat herders... Here's one for you: «Luke, I am your father» Vader 5:24 - 26

The author of this article appears to have not read one complete novel or non-fiction essay by Rand or, apparently, the Old and New Testaments.

Because he didn't work by the old monologic rules, his novels seem formless, chaotic.

The 35 - year - old Rabbit we encounter in this second novel is a creature driven by the chaos of the «60s into radical self - contradiction.

But sometimes the issues raised by novel technologies are so fresh that they resist being herded into the old corrals.

A solution had to be found, but it would have to come from sources other than the old English order [that is, the «ancient realm or the Anglican tradition»] The deep - seated tensions of early seventeenth - century English society had to be solved by some rather novel rearrangements of political and legal institutions.

Collected, our hearts thunk in unison surrounded by tall backed chairs romance novels old copies of Bon Appetit and sleeping strangers with coats for blankets.

ALMOST MISSED YOU by Jessica Strawser, is an intriguing novel involving a husband and two - year - old son disappearing while on a family vacation.

Tax cuts paired with minimum wage increases aren't novel, however: The last minimum wage increase included a credit to employers who hire younger workers, a move seen by Democratic lawmakers as a way to hurt older low - wage workers.

The exciting discovery and recovery of the first complete fossil of an Ichthyosaurus by ten - year - old Mary Anning in 1811 is told in an attractive graphic novel format, perfect for young readers.

A novel Yale study answers age - old questions about how cancers spread by applying tools from evolutionary biology.

The «Drive - by advertising» story (7 May, p 24), which mentions safety fears about turning car windows into billboards, reminded me of a passage in an old sci - fi novel.

That surprisingly low number suggested the evolution of new species was accompanied by rapid turnover of the venom genes, with old genes being abandoned and new ones with novel venom functions suddenly arising.

The Aging Brain Care Medical Home, a novel population health management program implemented in the homes of older adults achieves significant health improvement for individuals with depression and also substantial stress reduction in family caregivers of dementia patients, according to a new study by investigators from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Eskenazi Health.

The test works in a novel way, by isolating fetal DNA from the mother's bloodstream rather than by the older and riskier method of taking tissue from the womb (as in amniocentesis, for example).

Considering the implications of the study Dr Tang said that «the prospect of promoting physical activity by regulating sleep may offer a novel solution to an old problem.»

Older adults who take a novel antioxidant that specifically targets cellular powerhouses, or mitochondria, see age - related vascular changes reverse by the equivalent of 15 to 20 years within six weeks, according to new University...

What we didn't realize is that our work could be so profoundly inspiring to a young generation of scientists — one eleven - year - old passenger pigeon enthusiast and de-extinctionist to be exact, who was so excited by the idea of de-extinction that he published a novel in 2015 on the subject.

7/8/2008 Liver Protein Associated with Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults Study may indicate novel targets for prevention or treatment The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by a researcher... More...

Analysis of exploration times during the test revealed significant object / age interaction (P = 0.0293, 3 - way ANOVA with age and treatment as between - subjects factors and object as within - subjects factors), indicative of preferential exploration of the object in the novel location by the younger animals and a lack of such preferential exploration in 20 - month - old mice.

Dubbed by some as the next Jennifer Lawrence due to the inevitable comparison of her film to Hunger Games (much to the anger of fans who insist on the stark difference between the two storylines), it seems that the 21 - year - old actress is planning on taking advantage of this career momentum — reps confirm that the shorter do is indeed for her new film The Fault in Our Stars, another film adaptation of a wildly popular novel.

Coming into contact the new profiles have more chances than of old profiles because the novel members are eager by seeking a report / ratio.

Though there is something infectious about the old - fashioned innocence of Mark Waters» comedy, which broadly updates the 1938 novel by Richard and Florence Atwater while retaining its sweet amusements.

It's World War Z, based on a 2006 novel by Max Brooks that's anything but back - to - the - old - grindhouse.

Based on the internationally best - selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the unlikely story of a 100 - year - old man who decides it's not too late to start over.

It's beautifully shot by Benjamin Kracun, who captures the region's unique geography in a way that makes old England feel novel and new — folks drinking in seaside cafes, surfers carving waves in the background.

Adapted from the 2000 children's novel of the same name by Deborah Ellis, it tells the story of 11 - year - old Parvana and her beleaguered family in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city.

Adapting a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also the author of The Secret Garden, the film shifts the story's setting to World War I. 10 year - old Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) has been left in a respected New York City boarding school while her British father heads overseas to fight.

Detective John Cardinal (Billy Campbell) was originally removed from a missing child case but is reassigned with a new partner, Detective Lise Delorme (Karine Vanasse), when the 13 - year - old's body is found in this Canadian crime drama based on the mystery novels by Giles Blunt.

Adapted by Ayoade from the novel by Joe Dunthorne, it tells the story of fifteen year old Oliver Tate (Roberts), the sort of pale faced, pretentious youth who is routinely bullied at school.

«Disobedience,» based on Naomi Alderman's novel (with adaptation by Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz) is a good old - fashioned melodrama, albeit with a quieter touch.

It's a coming - of - age story about 15 - year - old youth, adapted from a novel by film critic François Bégaudeau, who wrote and starred in Laurent Cantet's 2008 Cannes Palme d'Or winner The Class.

Universal Pictures has released a trailer for director Paolo Virzi's upcoming adaptation of Michael Zadoorian's 2009 novel The Leisure Seeker which sees Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland headlining alongside Christian Mckay, Janel Moloney, Dana Ivey, and Dick Gregory; watch it here... The Leisure Seeker is the nickname of the old RV used by Ella (Helen Mirren) and John -LSB-...]

By all accounts, Emma Donoghue's novel, written from the perspective of a 5 - year - old boy who's spent his entire life locked up with his mother in a madman's garden shed, is a terrific, harrowing read.

Based on a bestselling novel by Emma Donoghue, the film unfolds chiefly from the perspective of the woman's 5 - year - old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay), fathered by the abductor and born into captivity.

Marking a shift to the serious for both the filmmaker and his lead actor, «Joe» is based on the novel by Larry Brown, and tells the story of the unlikely bond between an ex-con (Cage) and a 15 - year - old (Tye Sheridan) from a broken home, with both of them looking for a better life in a southern town.

«Call Me By Your Name» --- A gentle, almost - pastoral tale of first love directed with affection by Luca Guadagnino and based on Andre Aciman's novel about a highly educated 17 - year - old (Timothée Chalamet) whose world gets rocked by Oliver (an apparently never - aging Armie Hammer), a handsome scholar assigned to assist his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), a professor working in Italy during a long, hot summeBy Your Name» --- A gentle, almost - pastoral tale of first love directed with affection by Luca Guadagnino and based on Andre Aciman's novel about a highly educated 17 - year - old (Timothée Chalamet) whose world gets rocked by Oliver (an apparently never - aging Armie Hammer), a handsome scholar assigned to assist his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), a professor working in Italy during a long, hot summeby Luca Guadagnino and based on Andre Aciman's novel about a highly educated 17 - year - old (Timothée Chalamet) whose world gets rocked by Oliver (an apparently never - aging Armie Hammer), a handsome scholar assigned to assist his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), a professor working in Italy during a long, hot summeby Oliver (an apparently never - aging Armie Hammer), a handsome scholar assigned to assist his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), a professor working in Italy during a long, hot summer.

Based on the 2002 novel by Alice Sebold, it's the fictional story of a 14 - year - old girl who is raped and murdered in 1973, and watches from heaven as her parents and family deal with their grief and search for justice.

«It would entail a delicacy of work calling for novel improvements in the method of animation, and would cost a whole lot of money... And the designer would not only have to possess a thorough knowledge of the given painter and his period, but be blessed with talent enough to avoid any clash between the movements produced and those fixed by the old master: he would have to work them out from the picture — oh, it could be done.»

First time director James Schamus (founder of Focus Features) is an Oscar nominated producer (Brokeback Mountain) and writer (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), and he tackles the popular 2008 Philip Roth novel... one that the 83 year old novelist admits to being influenced by his own college years.

These words sounded verbatim to me from No Country for Old Men, the novel by Cormac McCarthy, but I find they are not quite.

A Vaudevillian known primarily for his button - down work in stuff like Dodsworth and Yankee Doodle Dandy, Walter had the role written for him by his son (mysterious B. Traven, the author of the source novel, reportedly envisioned someone older), with the caveat that he had to perform it sans teeth.

The first trailer for Z for Zachariah has debuted, the next film from Compliance director Craig Zobel, adapted from an old sci - fi novel by Robert C. O'Brien.

Based on the novel by Joe Hill, HORNS follows 26 - year - old Ig Perrish (Radcliffe), who wakes up with an evil hangover to discover that his girlfriend (the ever brilliant Juno Temple) has been raped and murdered, but Perrish is the main suspect.

Yet despite the distracting detours of adult content, this film, like most of Jane Austen's novels, is determined to give older audiences a glimmer of hope by championing the value of marital bliss.

The BFG (Disney), adapted from the 1982 Roald Dahl novel, is about Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), an 8 - year - old orphan from central London who is taken from her orphanage in the middle of the night by a 26 - foot giant, portrayed by a special - effects enhanced mark Rylance.

Given the speed and unpredictability of change in this arena, it's reasonable to wonder if a big - budget feature film, much less one based on a four year - old novel (by Dave Eggers, who co-wrote this adaptation's screenplay), can hope to speak to the needs of the moment.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 23, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Hunger Games (PG - 13 for intense violence and disturbing images) Screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins» futuristic sci - fi novel about a 16 year - old girl (Jennifer Lawrence) who volunteers to take her unlucky younger sister's (Willow Shields) place in a nationally - televised fight to the death featuring 24 participants picked by a government lottery.