A luminous he-said-she-said of a novel, in which He, a handsome toadlike man, and She, Ex-Wife No. 1, unspool contrary narratives of their life together.
A luminous he-said-she-said of a novel, in which He (a handsome toadlike man) and She (Ex-Wife No. 1) unspool contrary narratives of their life together, with cameos by Ex-Wife No. 2 and a pair of love-drunk slackers, played out on a stage shot through with moonlight and inky shadow.
On the contrary, the narrative of Iran's hardliners remains firm and has only temporarily been sidelined: It portrays the West as a brutal, immoral entity out to "get" Iran, deprive it of scientific and technological advances, and keep it dependent on foreign powers.
And this is why, contrary to narratives of our ancient democracy, the franchise was extended only slowly through the 19th century, to embrace limited sections of the people who had some "stake" in society.
Such novels seldom try to startle or provoke the reader; on the contrary, though the narrative may unfold ingeniously, every art is employed to make the reader at ease within it.
The reason, it turns out, is straightforward: contrary to the narrative at the center of his memoir, Schultz has spent most of his second stint at Starbucks aggressively expanding.
Judge Farlam said he did not agree that there was a toxic collusion between the police and the Lonmin mine, a finding that runs contrary to the narrative of the workers and the victims' families.
This may seem like a surprising place to start, but – contrary to the narrative of anti-immigration campaigners, and Conservative ministers – it is emigration not immigration that has driven recent changes in net migration, with immigration remaining stable since 2004.
Contrary to that narrative has been sustained and broad support by digital advocates for use of strong net neutrality regulations under Title II.
