Identity

Blade, Zoë, 1981-Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 21K words
Chapters: 3

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Identity by Zoë BladeAuthor: Blade, Zoë, 1981-,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Aug 12, 2009

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This work is included in Project Gutenberg under the category of English literature, and its author is the contemporary British writer Zoe Bride. The available information indicates that it is an original English literary work, with a length and subject suitable as either introductory or intermediate reading material in the original English. The advantage of the Gutenberg edition lies in its being free, clearly formatted, and easy to read on various electronic devices, making it especially suitable for readers who wish to encounter contemporary English literary expression at low cost. For Chinese readers, this book can serve as extensive reading material for experiencing the narrative rhythm and language style of English literature; it can also be an option for bilingual reading. Note that the book is in the original English, and the available information provides no detailed plot or thematic description; readers should prepare linguistically before reading and need not insist on understanding every word, but should focus on overall comprehension and cultivating language feel.

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Blade, Zoë, 1981- Author · 1981

Zoë Blade (born 1981) is an author about whom limited public information is available. She is currently known to have published two works, Less than Human and Identity. Judging from their titles and subject matter, her writing appears to focus on identity, the boundaries of humanity, and the blurred territory between the human and the non-human, with a distinctly speculative bent. Because verifiable details of her life, nationality, and education are lacking, it is difficult to trace her creative development in full. What can be confirmed is that she entered readers' view through these two works and has left her mark on the theme of identity and what it means to be human. For readers interested in contemporary writing on identity and the question of humanity, her work offers a worthwhile point of entry.