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  2. Alchemy in art and entertainment - Wikipedia

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    Evidence of an alchemical interpretation of Jason and the Golden Fleece can be found as early as the writings of John of Antioch (seventh century). [20] The alchemical ties to this (and other) myths continued through to Renaissance alchemists, notably in the fifteenth century alchemical book Aureum vellus (Golden Fleece) attributed to Solomon ...

  3. The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

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    The list was also criticized for its lack of genres such as graphic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and children's literature. [5] Indian publication Scroll.in wrote of the list "How much, and for how long, is America going to obsess over reading and dissecting itself? Why do reading lists emerging from the West claim authority on culture ...

  4. List of works influenced by One Thousand and One Nights

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    Richard Siken’s 2004 poetry book Crush begins with a poem titled "Scheherazade". Ted Chiang's 2007 novelette The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate is a science-fiction pastiche of the Nights that uses its premise to drive a similar nesting structure of stories. David Foster's 2009 novel Sons of the Rumour is a pastiche of the Nights. [13]

  5. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Green liquid with symbol Ar and atomic number 7. Makes a compound that is corrosive to copper when mixed with Galine and Sanite, and a compound that produces clouds when exposed to air when mixed with Regalite. The real element 7 is nitrogen; and Ar = argon. Atium Mistborn: Metal. Forms the body and power of the shard Ruin. If an Allomancer ...

  6. Fictional music - Wikipedia

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    For example, the description of fictional music in books such as Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann or A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess has been described in such a fashion. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Science fiction writers have occasionally portrayed futuristic music, or alien music, some played on fictional instruments ; such music has been said to ...

  7. Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia

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    Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia is a 2021 reference work written by science fiction scholar Gary Westfahl and published by ABC-Clio/Greenwood.The book contains eight essays on the history of science fiction, eleven thematic essays on how different topics relate to science fiction, and 250 entries on various science fiction subgenres, authors, works, and motifs.

  8. Genius or sadist: What the bestselling non-fiction books of ...

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    A stand-out success of the 21st century, alongside Kay’s medical memoir, is James Clear’s Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones (2018). If you haven’t ...

  9. New weird - Wikipedia

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    The video games Thief: The Dark Project, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, and Control have also been recognized as new weird for their combination of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and weird elements. [13] [14] [15] In music, the posthuman aesthetics of artists like Arca or Björk also stand out. [16] [17] [18]