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Josef K. Prokurist    by Sergio Caldarella
You set the price! 4270 words. Published on October 15, 2008. .

A metaphorical and allegorical analysis of the figure of Josef K. in Kafka’s work "The Trial". A complete reversal of the interpretative topos where Josef K., the central character of the book, is seen as not guilty. Here the guilt of Josef is interpreted in a new light. Una totale inversione interpretrativa della figura di Josef K. personaggio centrale ne "Il Processo" di Franz Kafka.
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly    by Bev Vincent
Price: $1.99 USD. 6690 words. Published by Cemetery Dance  on January 14, 2010. .

Meet 8 secondary characters from The Dark Tower series who didn't make it into Bev Vincent's acclaimed The Road to the Dark Tower.
Cartas del Norte    by Luis García
Price: $4.63 USD. 19250 words. Published by Literaturas Comunicacion SL  on May 1, 2010. .

Luis García es un crítico literario que colabora en numerosos medios y que en esta ocasión ha reunido sus opiniones, críticas y sensaciones más personales sobre el mundo de la Literatura.
Learning to Fly: Why Bounty Hunting is More Therapeutic than Running Over Morelli with a Buick    by Sylvia Day
Price: $0.99 USD. 2710 words. Published on June 17, 2010. .

"When we first meet Stephanie, she can't afford therapy--she can barely afford her low-rent apartment and regular meals. A couple of hours a week with a trained professional, not that you'd have talked her into it, probably would have done her good. Luckily, as Sylvia Day suggests, she found bounty hunting instead." - Leah Wilson, Perfectly Plum: An Unauthorized Celebration of Stephanie Plum
The Reading Experience    by Daniel Green
Price: Free! 116590 words. Published on July 23, 2010. .

A book version of The Reading Experience weblog.
The Genetic Function and Nature of LIterature    by R. D. Hood
Price: $0.99 USD. 5160 words. Published on August 8, 2010. .

Literature is found in many primitive and modern cultures, and it does have group survival advantages, and so, according to sociobiological theory, the evidence is strong that literature has a genetic base.
Pearls of Winsome    by Dusty Yevsky
Price: Free! 2430 words. Published on March 19, 2011. .

A tasty bit of drivel about my personal history and philosophy of literature, as well as some observations regarding society in general, modern media and the art of expression. With a twist of sarcasm and shot of superficial insight into the dawning Age of Indifference, this earth shattering, ground breaking introspection offers up smatterings of hope amid the pearls of wisdom haphazardly tossed.
Postmodernist Reality: Postmodernist Fiction, Realism, and the Representation of Reality    by Linda Darling
Price: $2.99 USD. 21290 words. Published by MC Publishing  on March 20, 2011. .

This eloquent introduction to postmodernism explores how post-war British fiction reinvents and re-evaluates the literary conventions of Realism. By focusing on the modes postmodern Bristish novelists approach the relations between past and present, the elusiveness of history, and the distortions of memory, the author shows how Realism is extended to portray multiple realities.
Stieg Larsson Man Myth & Mistress    by Andre Jute
Price: $2.99 USD. 44630 words. Published on May 31, 2011. .

Is Lisbeth Salander a feminist — or a comic book avenger? Is her creator Stieg Larsson a feminist — or a prurient, violent hack? What is the Millennium Trilogy really about? Is it literature or vicarious violence and sex? Should Eva Gabrielsson be in charge of the Girl franchise? Should there be a second Salander Trilogy? Who built the Stieg Larsson myth, and is any of it true?
Mr. B Speaks!    by Katherine Woodbury
Price: $0.99 USD. 36790 words. Published by Peaks Island Press  on June 3, 2011. .

In a world where characters from novels can be tried in real courts for their literary crimes, Mr. B, the famously redeemed rake of "Pamela" (the English language's first true romance novel), must defend himself before a panel of skeptical literary scholars. Can he redeem his good name and win back his wife?