Author: José Asunción Silva
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292774990
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Lost in a shipwreck in 1895, rewritten before the author's suicide in 1896, and not published until 1925, José Asunción Silva's After-Dinner Conversation (De sobremesa) is one of Latin America's finest fin de siècle novels and the first one to be translated into English. Perhaps the single best work for understanding turn-of-the-twentieth-century writing in South America, After-Dinner Conversation is also cited as the continent's first psychological novel and an outstanding example of modernista fiction and the Decadent sensibility. Semi-autobiographical and more important for style than plot, After-Dinner Conversation is the diary of a Decadent sensation-collector in exile in Paris who undertakes a quest to find his beloved Helen, a vision whom his fevered imagination sees as his salvation. Along the way, he struggles with irreconcilable urges and temptations that pull him in every direction while he endures an environment indifferent or hostile to spiritual and intellectual pursuits, as did the modernista writers themselves. Kelly Washbourne's excellent translation preserves Silva's lush prose and experimental style. In the introduction, one of the most wide-ranging in Silva criticism, Washbourne places the life and work of Silva in their literary and historical contexts, including an extended discussion of how After-Dinner Conversation fits within Spanish American modernismo and the Decadent movement. Washbourne's perceptive comments and notes also make the novel accessible to general readers, who will find the work surprisingly fresh more than a century after its composition.
Author: Phillip Scott Mandel
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation Magazine
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - June 2022 The Money Box: A mysterious black box gives its users "unearned" money, but at what price? The Memory Thief: Alice is kidnapped, her mind is downloaded to the cloud, and, due to space limitations, her boyfriend must decide what memories make it into her new body. Tikkun Olam: A retired lawyer tries to help an at-risk youth, but feels she has failed him. Sow: A pilot is tasked with "seeding" a distant planet with the codes to give rise to future humans, at the expense of the planet's natural evolutionary process. A Dragon's Perspective: A renowned dragon slayer agrees to a conversation with the enemy, before they engage in mortal combat. Mayonnaise: The inventor of million dollar "zero fat, zero calorie" food additive discovers her invention is killing her son. The One That Damned Me: A high school counselor's life is ruined when he is wrongly accused by a cocaine snorting student. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories, audio and video podcast discussions, across genres, as accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: Vinícius Gadini
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation Magazine
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - July 2022 Acceptance: A man sinking in the mud refuses help. I Never: A man of diminished mental capacity is accused of murder when he's found holding the bloody knife. Sort of Polarity: A new disease hits the earth that and causes very selective blindness in humanity. Reginald's Party: A female interloper crashes an "emotions" wine tasting. Left To Lose: A young woman is tricked to trade important pieces of her life to help a rebel group. In The Beginning: A retelling of Adam and Eve's fall from grace, with a cosmic twist. Farewell, Odysseus: A genetically enhanced super-human has to make an important choice about the person he keeps as a pet. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: C M Selbrede
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you! "After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - January 2024 Echo: An awkward kid grows up to be an awkward adult, and opts for a "personality replacement." Pincushion Pete: The founder and poster boy for brain patches gets one too many. The Dirty Home: A well-meaning lawyer cleans her client's dilapidated trailer to stop CPS. Rental Units: A temporary "rental-a-child" malfunctions, crushing her real mother's heart. Observation 292: Science discovers plants feel pain like humans, and are sentient. Domiciliary: A lifelong alcoholic housewife continues to drink as her husband opens a store downtown. The Angel in The Juniper: Holly meets an angel who tells her to kill her revolutionary professor. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: Richard A Miller
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you! "After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - September 2023 The Tennis Bracelet: A couple on a foreign vacation accidently steal a diamond. Midsummer's Night: A student overdoses at an elite school and Niki knows the reluctant dealer. Six Dart Out: Death gives a struggling bar owner a chance to spare his own life. The Pool: A good-willed apartment complex owner deals with ever-complaining tenants as she attempts community improvements. Recapturing The Spark: A married couple go on separate dates while texting each other. Bill And The Tooth Fairy: Bill believes he has, literally, offended the tooth fairy. Sienna's Monster: Sienna lives with a monster no one else can see. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: Edward Daschle
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation Magazine
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you! "After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - April 2023 Thorn: A local builder comes across an upstart carpenter in a neighboring village that he believes threatens his business. What We Talk About When We Talk About Reincarnation: A gay couple, and a trans couple, get together for drinks and try to figure out what it means to be a man/woman. The House of God: A mother takes her sick child to church, and is forced to answer her son's questions about the omnipotence. Visions of Midwives: A midwife in training learns the midwife secret, that at the moment of birth each midwife is able to see the future of the newly born child. Playing God: Jack is abducted by the Zoomarians who ask him to play God, and fix the moral failings of humanity. And Joy Shall Overtake Us As A Flood: An elderly man goes back in time to speak to his childhood self and, just maybe, change his future. Boomchee: A law student sets her coworker up on a date, only to find out the guy has a mail order secret. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: Richard Pettigrew
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you! "After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - June 2023 To Light A Flame: A higher species is tasked with reviewing every possible timeline and placing each human's consciousness in their happiest version. Ding, Ding, Ding!: Simulated evil and good AI personalities are run through tests to determine if they are safe for humanity's future. Hard Metal: A courthouse security guard is put in charge of escorting the grief-stricken mother in a murder case. The After: A repentant veteran attempts to apologize to the family for causing their child's death. The Hanging Man: Patrons ignore a dead homeless man hanging in the corner of a posh art gallery opening. Teddy And Roosevelt: Two misfit boys strike up an unlikely friendship in the shadow of President Roosevelt. People Used To Die Every Day: A young man is caught in a lie to his partner; he has been illegally "sleeping" at night. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: Henry McFarland
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you! "After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - October 2023 The Scar We Bear: A convicted criminal undergoes gene therapy and gets released from a life sentence. Form Seven Alpha: A city resident is caught breaking the law and is given the choice between one of five punishment options. Q-Tip Options: The narrator befriends Abby and Robert, the homeless couple living by her house. After Lincoln Hills: The narrator's son is sentenced to two years detention and lifetime registration as a sex offender. The Color of Hope: An inner-city teacher has her first African-American, Muslim, student. Soon The Sentence Sign: A bar fight turns into a brush with the colonial AI driven judicial system. Echo: A woman wakes up to find she was "saved" by being put into the body of a robot with far fewer human rights than she is accustomed. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: Donalee Moulton
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation Maga
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you! "After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - May 2023 Moist: The narrator's houseplants are inexplicably being watered, which causes her to question all of reality. The Draft: Society forces all babies to be born, but creates a lottery system requiring all men to care for them. Never Enough (Until You Earn It): Two African refugees make their way to Europe and are provided "basic income." Final Determination: A murder victim is waiting in the afterlife to decide the eternal fate of her recently deceased killer. More: A cheating husband's mistress discovers he is married and forces him to tell his wife about their relationship. His Neighbor's Wife: An unhappy husband kills his neighbor's wife so that his wife will be put to death under "law of vindication." The Waiting Room: A teenager strikes up a conversation with those waiting to get new life dreams assigned to them. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
Author: Kim Z. Dale
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation Magazine
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you! "After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - February 2023 M.I.N.D. Your Marriage: A newlywed realizes her husband has planted a memory reading device into her brain to "protect their marriage." The Causes of the First World War: A gay romance causes a downward spiral for one partner, and questions of ethics and responsibility for the other. Trick or Treat: A chance find at closing nik nak shop causes its buyer windfall profits. Jerry's World: Jerry has a wonderful life, and is pretty sure the world revolves around him. Momentary Paradise: The narrator watches a late-night movie that makes her question what moment in her life would be her personal framework for heaven. God is Alive: A would-be atheist philosopher has a personal interaction with God and is given a physics defying miracle of proof. In Their Image: A Pastor is invited to open a church on another planet, but finds its furry inhabitants have a unique faith all their own. After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
