a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre

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The reaction this essay provokes is one that Wallace more explicitly seeks to induce elsewhere in his oeuvre. Michael Washburn, National Review, "Postmodernist American Writers and 9/11," 10 Sep. 2020

Maybe a writer whose oeuvre spreads to so many corners of humanity needs an equally wide-ranging filmography, to catch his many aspects. Mary Sollosi, EW.com, "The Personal History of David Copperfield," 28 Aug. 2020

The Sky Is Blue With a Single Cloud succeeds in establishing Tsurita as a truly singular cartoonist whose versatile oeuvre deserves more critical attention. Gabrielle Bellot, The Atlantic, "The Groundbreaking Female Artist Who Shaped Manga History," 5 Aug. 2020

One year before James and the Giant Peach was published, Dahl’s infant son, Theo, was struck by a taxi in New York City, the Roald Dahl Story Company, which oversees the author’s oeuvre, notes on its website. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, "Join Meryl Streep, Taika Waititi for Roald Dahl Charity Read-Along," 22 May 2020

This sound, the sound of a better future, is absent, achingly so, from the Righteous Brothers’ oeuvre. Hannah Seidlitz, Longreads, "A Long, Lonely Time," 10 Aug. 2020

Listeners are treated to performances of Mozart’s oeuvre, as well as readings of his letters, musical homages from other artists and even trivia. Adriana Balsamo, New York Times, "Perfect the Art of Pickling and Ponder a Night of Poetry," 8 Aug. 2020

Now, Witherspoon is adding yet another impressive feature to her oeuvre: a film adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing. Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, "Where the Crawdads Sing," 5 Aug. 2020

But theater lovers still have reason to rejoice: Iconic British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is making select musicals from his extensive oeuvre available to watch on YouTube each Friday for the next seven weeks. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, "The Show Must Go On(line): Watch Free Broadway Musicals Every Friday," 9 Apr. 2020

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