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Contrasting depictions of Asians in Tintin

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Why the smiling devils in Hergé's 'The Broken Ear'?

asked Sep 6, 2023 at 14:53

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Why is Gatsby's house described as "ancestral"?

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Why are inserts of images inserted in a manner that interrupts the narrative?

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'Wild-bee hours' and 'wild-parrot days' in Sarojini Naidu's "A Rajput Love Song"

asked Oct 18, 2023 at 14:23

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Are Don Juan and Haidée both Greek, as this line in the poem seems to suggest?

asked Mar 7, 2024 at 15:26

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What was the poem Tagore wrote in Satyendranath Dutta's memory?

asked Dec 13, 2023 at 2:03

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Examining the parallels between R.K. Narayan's "Selvi" and "The Guide" - Why was it done? What did it achieve?

asked Jan 8, 2024 at 13:28

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What are the "sirisha-bowers" in Sarojini Naidu's 'Indian Love Song'?

asked Sep 7, 2023 at 23:44

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What does Vikram Seth mean when he says that his novels transmit the "jamuni" part of Indian culture?

asked Mar 23 at 20:41

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Why is Enrico Macias "L'Oriental"?

asked Mar 30 at 18:32

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Meaning of "a bride high-mated with the spheres" in Sarojini Naidu's 'To India'

asked Sep 15, 2023 at 16:40

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Are romantic relationships where one character has fair skin and the other dark a motif of Ismat Chughtai's stories?

asked Sep 29, 2023 at 2:01

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Is there any evidence to support the claim that Mowgli's character was inspired by Dina Sanichar?

asked Oct 13, 2023 at 17:57

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Why do authors present originals as translations?

asked Apr 30, 2023 at 14:04

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Why does Raskolnikov tell Sonia that he'd long planned to tell her about Lizaveta's murder, when that murder had been unplanned?

asked Mar 13 at 0:26

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In Batuman's "The Idiot," why is Selin surprised that Ivan's photograph captures Ivan's likeness?

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Contrasting depictions of Asians in Tintin

Why the smiling devils in Hergé's 'The Broken Ear'?

Why is Gatsby's house described as "ancestral"?

Why are inserts of images inserted in a manner that interrupts the narrative?

'Wild-bee hours' and 'wild-parrot days' in Sarojini Naidu's "A Rajput Love Song"

Are Don Juan and Haidée both Greek, as this line in the poem seems to suggest?

What was the poem Tagore wrote in Satyendranath Dutta's memory?

Examining the parallels between R.K. Narayan's "Selvi" and "The Guide" - Why was it done? What did it achieve?

What are the "sirisha-bowers" in Sarojini Naidu's 'Indian Love Song'?

What does Vikram Seth mean when he says that his novels transmit the "jamuni" part of Indian culture?

Why is Enrico Macias "L'Oriental"?

Meaning of "a bride high-mated with the spheres" in Sarojini Naidu's 'To India'

Are romantic relationships where one character has fair skin and the other dark a motif of Ismat Chughtai's stories?

Is there any evidence to support the claim that Mowgli's character was inspired by Dina Sanichar?

Why do authors present originals as translations?

Why does Raskolnikov tell Sonia that he'd long planned to tell her about Lizaveta's murder, when that murder had been unplanned?

In Batuman's "The Idiot," why is Selin surprised that Ivan's photograph captures Ivan's likeness?