Paris, France, February 2, 1922. The novel Ulysses, by Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941), is published by US poet Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), owner of the small bookstore Shakespeare & Co. The book, whose writing consumed seven years of Joyce's life, years in which his family was in financial need, would have a profound and unprecedented impact on 20th century literature and culture.
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
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In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
The extraordinary journey of Adebayo 'The Beast' Akinfenwa, twenty-years defying the odds; adored by...
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Directed by Rachel Viollet, and featuring interviews with soccer legends; Sir Alex Ferguson, Bryan R...
With precisely articulated turns of phrase, Sibylle Berg - celebrated novelist, playwright and colum...
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Panorama film shot floating down the Seine.
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Born in 1943 in Bessarabia region, Victor was forced to flee his homeland because of the war. After...
The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the to...