The Curious Power of Giving Book Characters the Same Name
Leo Tolstoy did it. So did Gabriel García Márquez and the Tintin comics. Sometimes, the unusual literary device can amplify a story’s meaning tremendously.
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Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty Images The Strange Pathos of the Turkey in Madame Bovary
For one writer, Gustave Flaubert’s tragic masterpiece has an offbeat and deeply poignant connection to Thanksgiving.
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