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91Donald Barthelme — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Donald Barthelme (Filadelfia, 7 de abril de 1931 Houston, 23 de julio de 1989)[1] fue un escritor estadounidense, autor de relatos y novelas. Trabajó también como reportero para el diario Houston Post, como editor… …
92foolish — foolishly, adv. foolishness, n. /fooh lish/, adj. 1. resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech. 2. lacking forethought or caution. 3. trifling, insignificant, or paltry. [1250 1300; ME… …
93Henry VIII — 1. ( Defender of the Faith ) 1491 1547, king of England 1509 47 (son of Henry VII). 2. (italics) a drama (1612 13?) by Shakespeare. * * * born June 28, 1491, Greenwich, near London, Eng. died Jan. 28, 1547, London King of England (1509–47). Son… …
94pointless — pointlessly, adv. pointlessness, n. /poynt lis/, adj. 1. without a point: a pointless pen. 2. blunt, as an instrument. 3. without force, meaning, or relevance: a pointless remark. 4. without a point scored, as in a game: a pointless inning. [1300 …
95Vietnam War — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam. [1960 65] * * * (1955–75) Protracted effort… …
96Sherwood, Robert E(mmet) — born April 4, 1896, New Rochelle, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 14, 1955, New York, N.Y. U.S. playwright. Sherwood was a magazine editor in New York City and a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the centre of a New York literary coterie. He examined the …
97Beckett, Samuel — ▪ Irish author Introduction in full Samuel Barclay Beckett born April 13?, 1906, Foxrock, County Dublin, Ire. died Dec. 22, 1989, Paris, France author, critic, and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. He wrote in both… …
98Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
99Hemingway, Ernest — ▪ American writer in full Ernest Miller Hemingway born July 21, 1899, Cicero [now in Oak Park], Illinois, U.S. died July 2, 1961, Ketchum, Idaho American novelist and short story writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He was… …
100Sherwood, Robert E. — ▪ American playwright in full Robert Emmet Sherwood born April 4, 1896, New Rochelle, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 14, 1955, New York City American playwright whose works reflect involvement in human problems, both social and political.… …
