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Native American Religions: Writings about Traditions, Change and Continuation
Comparative Religion

Multilingualistic Europe: Language Politics and Customs
Multilingualism in Society

As claustrophobic as this made me I really liked the whole idea of the story. Brilliant shades of grey. Fowles created the Clegg character really well, because I honestly didn't know whether to consider him as a poor and lonely young man or a creepy and antisocial jerk. The Miranda part was at times a bit annoying but it gave a little humanity and feeling to the story. Her anxiety was definitely coming through from the pages. Had to read this in just one day, couldn't let this go.

Asian Studies

Language Matters: Viewpoints on Language Politics
Multilingualism in Society

A simple little story on the surface with quite simple and one-dimensional characters, but I would recommend this to every single person on this planet. I did shed a few tears, mainly from the knowledge that certain people can do these things to each other. Murder is murder, no matter how you to try to wrap it up in the fancy paper of war, or no matter how far in the sky the perpetrators were. No one should have to endure to be burnt alive, just because some big shot says so.

Morris's story shows that even though it's short, a lot of things can be read from between the lines. Not just about the atomic bomb, but also about cultural communication, traditions and family ties. Heck, I wish this book was an obligatory read in all schools!

BBC Radio 7