Douglas Kennedy was born on January 1st, 1955 in New York. He is a very famous american novelist. He is especially wellknown for his books : The Dead Heart which was written in 1994, The big picture which date back from 1997, but also for The Pursuit of happiness in 2001.

The caracteristics of his way of writting, are the thruth concerning the characters, the suspens and mainly his questions about relationships between women and men or about the world of  art. Indeed, he is interrested by the link between the artists and their creation. Kennedy's books deal with the human as he really is, with their failings, thier happinnes and their consternations. 

We will now focus on his novel The Moment, which was written in 2011. 

This books deals with the story of an American writter, Thomas Nesbitt, which had received posts which reminded him his past. Indeed, the readers follow his travel in 1984 in Berlin, in order to write an essay about the consequences of The Wold War Two (like the wall of Berlin, the life in each part of this divided town...) in the context of The Cold War. During his works for Radio Liberty, he met Petra in between them it was love at the first sight. Little by little she started confessing to him her upsetting story in the the Est of Berlin, and how she came in this side. However, Thomas didn't know all the story and some doubts make him done a terrible mistake which will changed his life. 

We let you enjoy this book which is stressed, upsetting and shocked. 

It is impossible for us to have an english litterature blog without speaking about William Shakespeare, so we let you enjoy this article about him. Moreover, this article is a tribute for his talented author; yesterday was  his 450th birthday. 

William Shakespear was born on the 23rd of April 1564 (in Stratford-upon-Avon ) and died at the same date in 1616  (in the same town) when he was 52 years old. He was considered as the higher poete, writer and dramatsit of the english litterature. He studied classic studies in Statford high school.

His most famous tragedy works are Romeo and Juliette in 1595 (the most famous), and Macbeth which was written in 1602. Among his comedy we can find A Midsummer night's dream  which dates back to 1592, there is also Much ado about nothing in 1595, and The Tempest in 1611.

Lord of The flies was written in 1954 by William Golding.

William Golding was born in 1911 et died in 1993. He was an english writer, novelist and poet. He got the Booker Prize in 1980 and The Nobel Prize in litarature in 1983. He belongs to postomdernism (we will explain you what is this movement next week ^^). He also wrote Free fall in 1959, Darkness visible in 1979, To the ends of the earth : a sea trilogy in 1991, and a lot of other novels .. 

Lord of the flies is his most famour work.

Lord of the flies is a dystopian novel which deals with a plane crash in a desert island,in which only boys children survived. At the beginning they tryed to make an organisation and elected a leader (Ralph) in order to survive together. They have to behave like adluts but they didn't succeed to get along each other.

Since they are blocked in this island, they eat animals and fruts, but over time they end up being obliged to kill each other and commit frightful facts.

This book is very difficul because children are removed of innocence and honesty, it could shocked the reader and the story has a glaucous mood. It is often compared to Robinson Crusoe's story, people tell this a "robinsonade".

This book was adapted to movie in 1990 by Peter Brook.

Here we can see that children became savages, they look miserable because they don't have any clothes, they are thins and the leader has mud on their faces.

On this picture they are three characters, Jack on the left, Ralph on the right and Piggy between us. Ralph got the power which is symbolised by a big shell, he was choosen to be the leader, but Jack desagrees with him ans dares tell his point of view. Piggy seems to be very serious because this little plumpy guy is holding the shell in his hand (we can't see it on this picture). However we can see that the others characters don't pay attention to him, it means that he is a sort of scapegoat. 

You'll like this book if you enjoy read chocking stories which dare said the truth (in this book it concerns the human nature).

Sensitive souls refrain !!!!

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870, in England. He was a novelist, journalist and poete. He was considered as the most famous novelist during the Victorian period. Dickens was a letter writter who was very engaged for the for children's and women's rights, education, and other social reforms. IN his private life he had two spouses and ten children.The main part of his works were adapted and broadcast in narrative fiction. Indeed, he became an literacy celebrity who was known for his humour and the satire of the mores of his society.

His most famous works are : The Pickwick Papers in 1837, The adventures of Oliver Twist in 1839, A Christmas Carol in 1843, David Capporefield in 1850, Bleak House in 1853, Hard Times in 1854, Littles Dorrit in 1857, A Tale of Two Cities in 1859,  and Great Expectations in 1861.

A lot of poeple had already heard about David Copperfield but who really know the story and who he is, exept a famous magician (of course) ?

David Copperfield was the 8th novel of Charles Dickens and it was written in 1850. It is a fiction autobiography, " underneath the fiction lay something of the author's life " he also said that David Copperfield is a metaphor of his  " favourite child " and the author childhood.

This novel deals with the memories of of David Copperfield. Indeed, this character tells us about his  difficult childhood. He was ill-treat by his stepfather and his daughter. His mother died and let him alone with them, in order to escape to them he decides to search his aunt who is now his only family.

Through this novel, the reader can follow David Copperfield's adventures, we let you read this.

William Blake was born in 1757 and died in 1827 in London. So he was an english poet, painter and printmaker. He was involved in the Romantic Movement and his most famous works are Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaver and Hell, The Four Zoas, Jerusalem, Milton a Poem and And did those feet in ancient time.

We will study one of his poems, extract from Songs of Innocence and of Experience, which is entitled "London". 

Suzanne Collins was born in August 1962, and she is an American novelist.

Nowadays she is famous thanks her trilogy Hunger Games.She started to write it in 2008, and it was finished in 2011.

This novel deals with the tragicall story of Katniss Everdeen. Indeed, she lives in one onf the 12th district. These region are very poor and people are most of the time obliged to break the laws in order to survive. The laws are made by The Capitol, which manage all the distric.

In order to prove the superiority of The Capitol,  hunger games are organised. It corresponds to a game composed by one girl and one boy of each district who are forced to kill each other.

Katniss Everdeen, wanted to replace her sister who was selected. She is involved in the game with Peeta Mellark.

For them, the life in The Capitol is terrible because they are obliged to  keep up apparences when they are in the spotlight.

In the arena, she is lonely whereas Peeta join the team of the elite. However, a decision changes all the game. Indeed, two people can win if they belong with the same ditrict.

Nevertheless, when they succeed to be in final, an other decision from the Capito make them in trouble...

We let you them find out the end ^^

This beautiful novel was adapted in movie by Gary Cross (only the first in 2010)  and next by Francis Lauwrence.

The main charaters are interpreted by Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.

Despite the fact that this story is supposed to happen in the future, we can compare this to the gladiator fights. Rich people oblige poor people to kill each other just to make fun of them and feel superior.

According to us, this is a moved story which can represents the problems of our society, it denounces the way that people treat each other and people who don't belong to the same group.

We think that this story represent the human stupidity and could be current.

Nichloas Sparks is an Amercian novelist, he was born in 1965 in Omaha.

A lot of his novels are romantic-dramas, like The Last Song (2009), Message in a bottle (1998) and Safe Haven (2010).

10 of his novels were adapted in movie.

The Last Song was written in 2009, it deals with the story of a teenager girl, Veronica aka "Ronnie".

Since the divorce of her parents, Ronnie blames her father because according to her it is his fault.

This seperation makes her rebellious.

Her mother obliged her to spend her hollidays with her father and her little brother.

They both haven't seen their father for a long time.

Her mother whishes that they will reconcile and that Ronnie will change her mind.

This travel allowed her to meet William aka "Will" who will become her boyfriend.

This love story made her open minded and more hopeful that's why she diceded to forgive her father.

Just two words to describe this wonderful novel : Forgiveness and love.

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A year after the publication of the novel, a movie adaptation was directed Julie Anne Robinson.

The casting is composed of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemswoth who are the main characters.

We adise you to have tissues nest to you when you will see or read this beautiful story.

The Buddha of Suburbia was published in 1990 by Hanif Kureishi, this novel tell the story of Karim Amir.

Contrary to what we can believe, the main character isn't the buddha, that's why we have to introduce characters.

- Karim is the son of Haroon and Margaret, he is also th main character.

- Haroon is Karim's father, he is Indian and he is compared to Buddha all along the book.

- Margaret is Karim's mother, she is english.

- Eva is Karim's step mother and her son is Charlie.

All along the story, Karim try to find his personality, he has difficulties to find himself. In fact, he is devided between his origins. Karim lives in the suburbs around London. His parents are divorced.

This novel deals with racism, immigration and the life of a teenarger who doesn't know himself, he doesn't know if he is homosexual, he doesn't know if he is more like is father or his mother.

We let you discover this novel ;)

Toni Morrison was born in Ohio in the USA, in 1931, her real name is Chloe Anthony Wofford, today, she is 83 years-old.

She is an American novelist, editor and professor.

Toni Morrison wrote The Bluest eye in 1970, Sula in 1973, Song of Salomon in 1977, Beloved in 1987 , these novels are her best known novels. Her last novel is Home which was puiblished in 2012.

The author won the Pulitzer Price in 1988 for Beloved and the Nobel Prize in 1993. Moreover, she got the Presidential Medal of freedom on 29 May 2012.

Beloved was published in 1987, this novel is about slavery and it deals with the story of Sethe which was a slave in 1970. Indeed, this character run away with her 3 chidren while she was pregant.She escaped from Sweet Home(where she was a slave), and School Teacher ( her strict and inhuman master). She wanted to join her step mother Baby suggs. Nevertheless, School Teacher succeeed to recover her, so, in order to protect her children, she comitted an infanticide. She killed the newborn and wrote "Beloved" on her grave, that's why all along the story, she is named like that. A few years later, Sethe and her family were haunted by Beloved ghost.

We let you read this book, and tell us your opinion about it. ;)

According to us, this novel was hard to read because there are a lot of flashbacks and it made us felt a little lost. This story is touching and sad. The realism of this story allows us to know better the slave's sadness. This book denounce slavery, and the superiority feeling that people have against minorities. We can also say that it is a kind of fighting against racism, linked to her her origins.

  Reading is a hobby which had cross the times, and deserves to get more practice. 

In our opinion, it is a kind of escape which allows us to let our imagination take the power. It enables people to "live" an other story through the novel. We could identify the characters, and their personality  or their lives. Thanks to that we could forget our problems, and our lives during the reading. For people who doesn't like reading it is to bad because it permits to improve culture, vocabulary and especially our way of life ( instead of watching TV, playing game... it is better to open our mind to the world). Moreover, when you watch a movie, you have to know that the book is always better ! ^^