- The
Lime Twig is a 1961
experimental novel by
American writer John Hawkes. In
England after World War II, a sedate,
bored lower-class couple—Michael and...
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Birdlime or bird
lime is an
adhesive substance used in
trapping birds. It is
spread on a
branch or
twig, upon
which a bird may land and be caught. Its...
- leaves), 'Örebro' (columnar), 'Princes Street' (narrow crown), 'Rubra' (red
twigged), 'Tortuosa' (twisted branches), and 'Tiltstone Filigree' (upswept branches)...
- The
lime tree, or linden, (Tilia) is
important in the mythology, literature, and
folklore of a
number of cultures. In old
pagan Slavic mythology, the linden...
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Although he
published his
first novel, The Cannibal, in 1949, it was The
Lime Twig (1961) that
first won him acclaim.
Thomas Pynchon is said to have admired...
-
Britain and
Ireland they are
commonly called lime trees,
although they are not
related to the
citrus lime. The
genus occurs in
Europe and
eastern North...
- A teeth-cleaning
twig (in India: datun) is an oral
hygiene tool made from a
twig from a tree. It can help to
prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Chew...
- will
purchase nine. "I
sometimes dig for
buttered rolls, Or set
limed twigs for crabs: I
sometimes search the gr****y
knolls For
wheels of Hansom-cabs...
-
praised by
Thomas Pynchon, and it is
likely that both The
Cannibal and The
Lime Twig were
important sources of
inspiration for his
masterpiece Gravity's Rainbow...
- as "A Good Man is Hard to Find", "The
Laughing Man", Wise Blood, The
Lime Twig, The
Haunting of Hill House, and The
Beetle Leg. Note:
Flannery O'Connor...
