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111dryly — [drī′lē] adv. in a dry manner; matter of factly * * * See dry. * * * …
112Shukri, Muhammad — ▪ 2004 Mohammed Choukri Moroccan writer (b. July 15, 1935, Beni Chikar, Mor. d. Nov. 15, 2003, Tangier, Mor.), was known for his autobiographical writings and for his friendships with other writers in Morocco. By Shukri s own account, his… …
113Bazin, René — ▪ French author in full René françois nicolas marie Bazin born Dec. 26, 1853, Angers, France died July 20, 1932, Paris French novelist of provincial life, strongly traditionalist in outlook. His works express in simple but elegant style… …
114Fredro, Aleksander — ▪ Polish dramatist born June 20, 1793, Surochów, Galicia [now in Poland] died July 15, 1876, Lwów, Austrian Galicia [now Lviv, Ukraine] a major Polish playwright, poet, and author of memoirs whose work is remarkable for its brilliant… …
115Middle American Indian — ▪ people Introduction member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the area from northern Mexico to Nicaragua. The physical spine of Middle America is the broad mountain chain extending from the southern end of the Rockies to… …
116Chicago Police Department in popular culture — The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. In the 1948 film Call Northside 777, James Stewart played the role of a skeptical newspaper reporter, who… …
117Nasser era — History of Egypt This article is part of a series Prehistory Ancient Egypt Early …
118Brasil: Nunca Mais — Brazil: Never Again (Brasil: Nunca Mais) is a book edited by Paulo Evaristo Arns, in which episodes of torture under the military dictatorship in Brazil between 1964 and 1979 are documented. With the assistance of the Presbyterian minister Jaime… …
119autopathography — (aw.toh.PATH.aw.gruh.fee; TH as in thin) n. An autobiography that is inspired by or that focuses on a disease or disorder that afflicts the author. (A blend of autobiography and pathology.) Example Citation: Clad in head to toe black, Rochelle… …
120grab-and-goer — n. A person who dislikes shopping, or does not have much time for shopping, and so tends to select items quickly and without much thought. Example Citations: The clichés are that women shop, men buy. But when I went shopping with people and I… …
