Demeter and Persephone
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Fruit of the DeadRachel Lyon's novel Fruit of the Dead is based on the story of Demeter and Persephone from Greek mythology. In the original story, Demeter, goddess of the harvest, is devastated when her daughter Persephone is kidnapped by Hades, god of the underworld, who intends to make her his wife. Demeter's ...
The Crimean War and Disease
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Flight of the Wild SwanThe Crimean War of 1853–1856 pitted the Russian Empire against an alliance of British, French, Turkish and Sardinian troops on the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea. Britain entered the war in March 1854 to protect its trading interests with Turkey, while France saw an opportunity for revenge...
A Reading List of Palestinian American Literature
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The Moon That Turns You BackHala Alyan, author of the poetry collection
The Moon That Turns You Back, has also published two novels:
Salt Houses, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award; and
The Arsonists' City.
Her work is part of a flourishing Palestinian American literary scene. For a ...
