Punctoplasty is a surgical procedure to restore the proper drainage of tears when the Lacrimal punctum (puncta lacrimalia) gets blocked in one or both the eyes. Tears are produced by the lacrimal gland, situated just outside the eyes. As we blink the eyelids spreads them over to keep the eyes ...
French onion soup is a type of soup usually based on meat stock, and often served gratinéed with croutons and cheese on top. Although ancient in origin, the dish underwent a resurgence of popularity in the 1960s in the United States due to a greater interest in French cuisine. French onion soup is ...
Bisque is a smooth, creamy, highly seasoned soup of French origin, classically based on a strained broth (coulis) of crustaceans. It can be made from lobster, crab, shrimp or crayfish. Also, creamy soups made from roasted and puréed fruits or fungi are sometimes called bisques. Bisque is a method ...
Gulliver's Travels is a novel by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers' tales literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. The book became popular as soon as ...
French cuisine consists of cooking traditions and practices from France, famous for the rich tastes and subtle nuances with long and rich history. France, a country famous for its agriculture and independently minded peasants, was long a creative powerbase for delicious recipes, that are both ...
The Trial is a novel written by Franz Kafka. One of Kafka's best-known works, it tells the story of a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed neither to him nor the reader. Like Kafka's other novels, The Trial was never ...
My Name Is Red is a Turkish novel by writer Orhan Pamuk. Pamuk would later receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. In recognition of its status in Pamuk's oeuvre, the novel was re-published in Erdağ Göknar's translation as part of the Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics series. It ...
Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments. Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel. The novel is currently enjoying popularity, as demonstrated by a recent poll of 125 contemporary ...
