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About Ambrose Bierce
American author, journalist, and poet
Ambrose Bierce was an American author, journalist, and poet. He was a prolific writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his sharp literary style and his influence on American journalism and fiction. He wrote realist fiction, horror, satire, war stories, and poetry, and was also known as a forceful literary critic. His work later won broader recognition for its range, especially his fiction and poems, while his war writing influenced later writers such as Stephen Crane and Ernest Hemingway.
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- “להתפלל (פ') - לבקש שחוקי היקום יתבטלו למען פונה יחיד, המודה שאינו ראוי לכך.”Ambrose Bierce
- “שלום - ביחסים בינלאומיים, תקופה של הונאה בין שתי תקופות של מלחמה.”Ambrose Bierce
- “Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.”Ambrose Bierce
- “Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C.”Ambrose Bierce
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- “הפרט הוא המציאות האמיתית בחיים. הוא בעצמו הוויה כוללת; הוא לא קיים למען המדינה, ולא עבור אותה הפשטה שנקראת 'ח…”Emma Goldman
- “הבסיס המהותי ביותר של אינדיבידואליות הוא ההבעה; התחושה של כבוד־עצמי, ועצמאות היא האדמה שעליה היא משגשגת ופורח…”Emma Goldman
- “המשטר הפוליטי והמדינה היו התפתחות מאוחרת יותר – שצמחה מתוך רצונו של החזק לנצל את החלש, רצונם של המעטים לשלוט…”Emma Goldman
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Books by Ambrose Bierce
The Devil's Dictionary
2007
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
2003
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
1874
Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]
1893
Can Such Things Be?
2015