![]() ![]() It was during her time as a sculptor that she attempted to write her first book, which was later released as Egg Dancing in the year 1995. She has even worked as a sculptor for a short period in France. Later, she joined the BBC to work as a Radio and TV producer. Before the start of her writing career, author Jensen used to work as a journalist. She grew up in a mixed cultural environment as her mother is an Anglo-Moroccan and her father is a Danish immigrant. ![]() Author Jensen was born in the year 1959 in Oxfordshire. Some of the well known novels written by author Jensen include Egg Dancing, Ark Baby, Paper Eater, etc. She has written a number of standalone books in her career, many have of which are widely popular. Liz Jensen is one of the renowned authors from The United Kingdom, who is famous for writing successful novels based on the historical fiction, literature & fiction, science fiction, and fantasy genres. ![]()
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![]() It is namely these ‘privileged slaves’, which had provided White people with internal insight onto slavery, for the first time in history. Some of them were able to get an education, due to their owners’ progressive socio-political attitudes. Yet, as time went by, more and more Black slaves began to question the moral soundness of the very concept of slavery. Christianity was there to provide an ideological legitimacy for such state of affairs, with Blacks being considered to be the descendants of Ham – cursed to have dark skin and doomed to remain servants forever. ![]() In fact, these slaves were not even considered being humans, in the full sense of this word. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Who are you? Where do you fit into poetry and myth? Do you know who I think you are, Ramsay? I think you are Fifth Business. ![]() It is actually late in the novel when the character, Lisle – herself fifth business, though this doesn’t come up in the novel – explains to Dunstan who he really is rather WHAT his is, namely fifth business. This reply of Ramsey to his retirement testimonial is, itself, this marvelous novel, FIFTH BUSINESS, and the rub is that to justify his life Ramsey must explain the value of his life in terms of “fifth business,” a way of life that is, by its very definition, not normally centered on itself. With a bit of anger in tone, he sets out to set the record straight writing what amounts to an defense of his life. Dunstan takes great umbrage at the so-called tribute, seeing it as trivializing his life and missing the essence of it. ![]() There has been a testimonial dinner, and a “tribute” to him published in a magazine under the control of the present headmaster. Since I have several reviews of Davies' work I have set up a page to collect my comments and other links to Davies' workĭunstan Ramsey has retired from teaching history at an exclusive Canadian school after 45 years. New York: Penguin Books, 1990 (first published in 1970). Davies, Robertson: FIFTH BUSINESS FIFTH BUSINESS ![]() ![]() ![]() “Like Marie, you can find all manner of wonderful things there, if you only take the time to look.” - E.T.A. ![]() What she didn’t know is that soon she will be transported into the middle of a war beyond her understanding but this unimaginable and magical world would soon bring forth what her heart most desired. That is until little Marie noticed a curious nutcracker doll among the presents that she immediately falls in love with. Witnessing first-hand his incredible ingenuity as an inventor, they quickly play around with his latest creations before growing tired of it all. What is The Nutcracker about? On Christmas Eve, seven-year-old Marie and her brother Fritz await the arrival of their godfather Drosselmeier and the gifts that he’s to bring them. As a fairy tale dating back to 1816, it’s easy to overlook how its legend truly came to be. ![]() However, this nut-cracking doll’s story is not always known or remembered the same way by many. Hoffmann’s original story, the character’s ceremonious design and terrifying facial features is effortlessly recognizable amidst Christmas decorations and presents. Popularized through countless adaptations in a myriad of mediums, most notably the classical ballet conceived by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky based on Alexandre Dumas’s adaptation of Prussian author E.T.A. It is difficult today not to imagine the famous Nutcracker the moment that he is mentioned. There it is, standing tall and proud, right on top of that blazing yet cozy fireplace, solemnly guarding the plate of cookies and cup of milk in a dimly lit living room. ![]() |