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The 100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in July 1998. Ulysses, James Joyce (1922) The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) A Portrait of the…dos Santos, José Eduardo
(Encyclopedia) dos Santos, José Eduardodos Santos, José Eduardozh&oomacr;zĕˈ ēᵺwärˈd&oomacr; d&oomacr;s säNˈt&oomacr;z [key], 1942–, president of Angola (1979–2017). Educated in the…Lourenço, João Manuel Gonçalves
(Encyclopedia) Lourenço, João Manuel Gonçalves, 1954–, Angolan political leader and military officer. A member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), he fought against the…Patos, Lagoa dos
(Encyclopedia) Patos, Lagoa dosPatos, Lagoa dosləgôˈə d&oobreve;s päˈt&oobreve;s [key] [Port.,=lake of the ducks], shallow tidal lagoon, c.150 mi (240 km) long and up to 30 mi (48 km) wide,…Rio Grande, river, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande, name of several rivers of Brazil. The largest rises in S Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil, and flows c.650 mi (1,050 km) NW to the Paranaíba River, with which it forms the…Chicago, Ill.
Mayor: Rahm Emanuel (to April 2019)2010 census population (rank): 2,695,598 (3); Male: 1,308,072 (48.5%); Female: 1,387,526 (51.5%); White: 1,212,835 (45.0%); Black: 887,608 (32.9%); American Indian…Eanes, António dos Santos Ramalho
(Encyclopedia) Eanes, António dos Santos RamalhoEanes, António dos Santos RamalhoäNtônˈy&oomacr; d&oomacr;s säNˈt&oomacr;z rämälˈy&oomacr; yäˈnēsh [key], 1935–, Portuguese military…Easter Island
(Encyclopedia) Easter Island, Span. Isla de Pascua, Polynesian Rapa Nui, remote island (2020 est. pop. 5,000), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the South…Rio Grande, city, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Rio GrandeRio Granderēˈ&oobreve; gränˈdĭ [key], city (1991 pop. 172,422), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil, on the Rio Grande River at the outlet of the Lagoa dos Patos (a tidal…Trending
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