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20th-century fiction
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A Farewell to Arms: Hemingway’s Masterpiece and Its Enduring Legacy
What makes A Farewell to Arms so enduring is its unflinching realism. Hemingway, who served as an ambulance driver in the Italian campaign, drew from his own...
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How *The Bluest Eye* Rewrote American Literature Forever
Critics often dismiss The Bluest Eye as a "tragedy of internalized racism," but its brilliance lies in its refusal to simplify. Pecola’s tragedy isn’t just...