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In the case of "The Repairer of Reputations", Chambers all but invites the reader to doubt every single detail the unreliable narrator relates. Chambers breaks the basic contract between author and reader by refusing to relate something that is both interesting and truthful (even given the "suspension of disbelief" required of fiction). [3]
"The Repairer of Reputations" – a story of egotism and paranoia which carries the imagery of the book's title. " The Mask " – a dream story of art, love, and uncanny science. "In the Court of the Dragon" – a man is pursued by a sinister church organist who is after his soul.
[5] [6] [7] Chambers wrote Special Messenger (1909), Ailsa Paige (1910) and Whistling Cat (1932), novels set during the American Civil War. [7] Chambers also wrote Cardigan (1901), a historical novel for younger readers, set at the outbreak of the American Revolution. [6] [7] Chambers later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living.
The characters in the novel express credulity at the very concept of a "repairer of reputations" (rather than simply at Mr.Wilde's obviously imagined success at it). To me this is ironic given that (if one disregards Mr.Wilde's use of mafia-like tactics) the job seems to be essentially that of a spin doctor — Preceding unsigned comment added ...
The book's chief protagonist, Mendel Nachmanovich Dajcher, worked as a watch repairer before joining the Red Army, where he fought in the artillery. While he is at war, his wife and shtetl are massacred by a German Einsatzgruppe. In the midst of battle, he loses his regiment, becomes disoriented and is overtaken by the front, separated from and ...
"Chapter 6" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American political thriller drama series House of Cards. Written by Sam Forman and directed by Joel Schumacher , the episode premiered on February 1, 2013, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the American streaming service Netflix .
"Chapter Six: Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face" received critical acclaim. Vikram Murthi of The A.V. Club gave the episode an "A" and wrote, "'Chapter 6: Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face' is the everything-begins-to-unravel episode of the season, in which the walls start to slowly close in on our hero.
"It is Yue-Laou, the Maker of Moons" The Maker of Moons is an 1896 short story collection by Robert W. Chambers which followed the publication of Chambers' most famous work, The King in Yellow (1895).