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In brief: The school; Look here; Take a Long Look – Review | Fiction
Sophie WardCapri, £16.99, pp304Ward's first philosophically oriented novellove and other thought experiments, was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize and drew comparisons to the work of Doris Lessing, Voltaire and Sartre. Her second is…
The creeping coding of literature
By Amy L. Bernstein |
Our enthusiasm for classification has never wavered. Once the written language emerged, classification soon followed. We can thank Plato and Aristotle for getting the ball…
Author DeMisty Bellinger explores the ‘what ifs’ in her debut novel ‘New To…
Every story or poem written by DeMisty Bellinger begins with the question "what if?" The creation of the protagonists of his first novel "New to Liberty" each began with a single question: what if a young woman was attracted to an older…
This is not what happened, but why: First Circuit rejects conclusive and unsubstantiated expert…
It is not uncommon for an opposition expert to express the view that the existence of harm alone implies negligence, nor is it unusual to find that such views are supported only by a general reference to "literature" with no discernible…
Shatranj Ke Khiladi in Sadgati – when Satyajit Ray found inspiration in Premchand
OOne of the least talked about aspects of Satyajit Ray's cinematic world is his date with the work of Munshi Premchand. On the one hand, Munshi Premchand illustrated how a literary lens is most rewarding for exploring the conflicts of…
Edible Book Festival Winners Announced | Books and Literature
CHARLESTON — The 12th annual Booth Library Edible Book Festival was held on April 4 to celebrate National Library Week from April 3-9.Participants created edible art based on a book and exhibited their work in the Marvin…
Visual art and literature intersect in two exhibitions in London
The intersection between literature and other creative arts is at the center of two new exhibitions in London and Hampshire. Until September 11, 2022, Inspired: Art inspired by theatre, literature and music is a new free exhibition at…
A piece-by-piece expert dissection of Rammstein’s Zeit
Rammstein remains one of the most inscrutable metal bands. While the Berliners do not hide behind balaclavas or masks, their eighth album Weather nevertheless comes to a frenzy of scrutiny as fans try to untangle every detail behind each…
It takes courage to be an author in Nigeria – Yemi Atanda
Yemi Atanda, a poet and lecturer in the Department of Performing Arts at Olabisi Onabanjo University, recounts ENENAITE BLESSING on his academic career and his love for poetry
What influenced your decision to be a poet?
Creativity is…
Acclaimed Austin author Professor Rolando Hinojosa-Smith has died
Austin author and professor Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, who shared the ways of the Rio Grande Valley with the rest of the world, died Tuesday at a Cedar Park nursing home. He was 93 years old and suffered from dementia."Rolando Hinojosa-Smith…
2021-2022 Letters About Literature Texas Contest Winners Announced
SAN ANGELO, Texas — The Texas Center for the Book announced the winners of the 2021-2022 Letters About Literature Texas competition, a statewide event sponsored by the Texas Library and Archives Foundation.
This competition…
McNeese student identifies behavioral treatments for autistic disorders – American Press
By Ashlee Lhamon
Special for the American press
Carlee Reeves, a graduate student in McNeese State University's Applied…
Nature groups in Kent aim to introduce 50 of the historic birds of Choughs literature and legend
Choughs will be delighted to soar our skies again: Nature groups in Kent aim to feature 50 of the historic birds of literature and legendThe cough disappeared from most of England for centuries, remaining only in myth and…
“I felt ignored by queer literature because it’s so middle class”
Douglas Stuart's confinement has to be ranked among the most surreal; just as the pandemic hit, her first novel, Shuggie Bain, was published and, like every other writer with a new book at the time,…
And then there was none: The Muslim Vanishes by veteran journalist Saeed Naqvi imagines India…
Imagine what will happen if one fine morning India wakes up with the disappearance of its 200 million Muslims. Not only Muslims, but their sculptures, their literature, their culture, their language - it's all gone - poof, up in the air!…
Electronic Literature (Digital Literature) Market Size, Growth and Forecast
New Jersey, United States – This Electronic Literature (Digital Literature) Market The report study provides detailed information on various industrial aspects such as techniques, models and major competitors operating in different…
The U of A World Languages, Literatures and Cultures will host a public meeting and symposium
The U of A's Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will host a two-day event promoting world language education in Arkansas. A town hall and reception…
Adventist Church in Guatemala eyes revival of literature evangelism
After challenges, policy changes, and a dwindling number of literature evangelists affected the publishing ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Guatemala, church leaders came together to reestablish a school permanent…
Thomas F. Staley, dogged pursuer of literary records, dies at 86
Shortly after being hired to run the Ransom Center, Dr. Staley learned that the records of Joyce's translator and friend Stuart Gilbert were available. According to The New Yorker, the diaries, which cost the Ransom Center $265,000, came…
Tearing: what is Japanese literature? | Books
"In the minds of some people outside of Japan, there's a feeling that Japanese literature is meant to be elegant, mysterious, majestic, refined – all that Orientalist wabi-sabi bullshit that's spread over Japan in general", explains Daniel…
Legendary literature teacher ‘yelps’ students to success – WISH-TV | Indianapolis…
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – WISH-TV is proud to honor some of central Indiana's most outstanding teachers with our Golden Apple Trophy.
The prize comes with a check for $500, a trophy and a big surprise. The winner for March…
Dharamsala literature festival ends : The Tribune India
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Dharamsala, March 26The two-day Dharamsala Literature Festival ended here today. Many local authors had the opportunity to…
Screen Writing and Scripting Software Market 2022-2030, by Top Key Players – Windward Studios Inc.,…
The recent report on “Screen Writing and Scripting Software Market Report 2022 by Key Players, Types, Applications, Countries, Market Size, Forecast to 2030” Offered by Credible markets, includes an in-depth survey of the geographical…
Jashn-e-Adab: the 11th edition of the literature festival will start on March 25
Lyricist Sameer Anjaan, actor Pankaj TripathiPunjabi singer Jasbir Jassi and urdu poet Farhat Ehsaas is among the headliners for the 11th edition of Jashn-e-Adab Sahityotsava, starting here from March 25.
The three-day festival, to be held…
Sachidanand Swami receives Padma Bhushan for his work in literature and education
Sachidanand Swami, a writer from Gujarat, on Monday received the Padma Bhushan Award from President Ram Nath Kovind for his work in literature and education. He is the author of several popular books including Mara Anubhavo and…
Letter of the week: Learning history and literature makes a person more insightful
After reading the two letters from the Forum, "S'poreans should follow their country's example and be active spectators" and "Proud that Singapore has taken a stand on the war in Ukraine" (March 15), I reflected on the relevance of history…
Do we still need a Jaipur literature festival on earth?
Yes, covid-19 has fundamentally changed us all. It has also changed the Jaipur literature festival experience. What that hasn't changed are the possibilities that arise when clever, contrarian,…
JAMB updates the literature program with new texts [see full list]
By Gideon Adonai
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recently updated its curriculum, especially for applicants offering literature in English.
The new syllabus update is for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Literature Review: Tough Love
February is known for Valentine's Day, sweetness and love, but the seething romance novels always end the same way with a plotline you can see coming. They are friends, but will they become lovers? Read “The Sexy Bookstore!-->…
The bookseller – News – The Polari Prize launches a new prize for young people’s…
The Polari Prize is launching a new award for children's and YA literature with LGBTQ+ themes or representation, chaired by author Jodie Lancet-Grant.
The price will cover everything published in the 24 months up to 1st February 2022…
BMI’s Wave In Festival Brings Art, Literature and Music to Las Vegas This May
Mon, March 7, 2022 (3:05 p.m.) Wave In, the arts, literature and music festival hosted by the Black Mountain Institute, formerly known as Believer Fest, returns to the Las Vegas Valley May 5-7 with an eclectic lineup and, for the first…
Karachi Literature Festival Returns with Dastangoi
“Any creative work from the past, be it sculpture, painting, music, theatre, poetry or architecture, that stimulates the depth of our imagination is classic. And so, I find the Pantheon and the Stupa at Sanchi and Milton's…
From playing a Hindi literature teacher in the web series Mithya to a cop in the hit Tamil film…
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The second month of 2022 has brought plenty of action for Huma Qureshi. If Mithya saw her playing a Hindi literature teacher, she's a cop in Valimai. Ajith Kumar-header, the Tamil…
World Book Day quiz: 20 questions to test your knowledge of literature
Do you call a bookworm? Now is the time to put your knowledge to the test. For World Book Day, we have prepared a quiz of 20 literary questions to test your knowledge of novels. Read more: What's going on in Cambridgeshire? It covers!-->…
Delhi Rewind: How Sahitya Akademi found his name, purpose and Nehru as first president
K Satchidanandan(75) fondly remembers the moment in 1972 when one of his poems, The Blind Man Who Discovered the Sun, appeared in the Sahitya Akademi's bimonthly newspaper, Indian Literature. He was a 26-year-old poet living in Kerala and…
Ukrainian KU professors worry as their families still live in the country
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - KU professors from the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Language and Literature Oleksandra Wallo and Vitaly Chernetsky try to speak with their families almost daily to get updates on their well-being.Wallo's family…
To Understand Modern Autocrats, Read Soviet Children’s Literature
February 23, 2022In closing During the Cold War era, when Saint Petersburg was still Leningrad, the Herzen University Institute of Foreign Languages in that city used a short play by Evgeny Shvarts to teach Russian to foreigners. Shvarts…
Local author wins highest honor in children’s literature
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Donna Barba Higuera has fulfilled a childhood dream.
“I remember being a kid and seeing the books lined up on the shelf with the gold sticker on them,” Higuera, from Taft, said. "I knew there was…
A conversation with Luis Chaves
THERE ARE AUTHORS who like to keep things clean, ensuring that each book is a different project, separate and distinct from what came before it. There are others, more playful, who build their work as if it were a question of assembling a…
Julienne Empric, Ph.D., to begin her term as Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs at Eckerd…
Empric succeeds Suzan Harrison, Ph.D., an alumnus of the Class of 1978, following Harrison's 10-year service as dean of the faculty.“As someone who has served on almost every faculty committee over the years…I have had experience with the…
Kannada writer Dr Chennaveera Kanavi has passed away
Prominent Kannada writer Dr Chennaveera Kanavi died at the age of 94 at SDM Hospital in Dharwad on Wednesday morning from age-related complications, family sources said.
As a mark of respect for the writer, the Government of Karnataka…
Virgil has an edge over Shakespeare in helping students love literature
The finding comes from a limited study with three groups of 15- and 16-year-old public school pupils taking the Latin GCSE, and raises the possibility that there may be a case for extending the use of ancient literature in the larger…
Reading a Book Today: To All the Literature I’ve Loved Before
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's book "The Smell of Other People's Homes", due to its beautiful and fascinating portrayal of Alaska in the 1970s, inspires readers to dive deep into the state's history. (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons)
I…
3 authors named winners of the Science + Literature prizes
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Foundation has partnered with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to honor books that marry two categories not always in harmony: technology and the arts.On Wednesday, the two organizations announced the first…
British Council and Art X Company launch ‘Study of India’s Literature and Publishing…
Homepage " National" British Council and Art X Company launch 'Study of India's Literature and Publishing Sector'
New Delhi, February 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The British Council and Art X society have announced the publication of the Literature…
The Emirates Literature Foundation champions local and regional writers with new awards
The Emirates Literature Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, has announced the winners of three different literary prizes aimed at supporting local and regional talent.Now in its ninth…
BYU College Highlights: BYU Researchers Uncover Locations of Sacred Mayan Groves, Bonnie L. Oscarson…
College of Life SciencesBYU faculty and graduate students work with American and Mexican archaeologists to identify sacred groves of cocoa trees from the ancient Mayan civilization. (BYU College of Life Sciences)A group of BYU researchers…
Lecturer in Spanish language for foreigners for the Department of Romance Languages and…
Department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Deadline: March 2, 2022
Start date: May 1, 2022
Type of employment: fulltime
Working area: Education and schooling
Dean of…
Issaquah’s Donna Barba Higuera is living an author’s dream as the winner of the 2022…
Donna Barba Higuera learned that she had won one of the most prestigious prizes in children's literature during a rigged meeting on Zoom. The Issaquah author, vacationing in Hawaii in late January, pulled away from her family to join…
How James Joyce’s Ulysses Marked a Change in Literary History 100 Years Ago
A member of the Royal Irish Constabulary was killed in Killarney by the IRA on February 2, 1922, a month after the Anglo-Irish Treaty was passed in the Dáil and a Provisional Government set up to oversee the transfer of British rule. This…
Former UM president Schlissel offered teaching and research slots
Fired University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel could be in a college classroom next fall, according to letters obtained by the Free Press. This is part of a plan that would see him become a member of the university's faculty. The…
HLF22 – Huddersfield Literature Festival announces an exciting program for 2022!
Huddersfield's award-winning literature festival returns this spring with a mixed program of online and on-site events. The Festival will take place from March 24 to April 3, 2022, with the theme “One World”, emphasizing our shared…
Russian professor Tatiana Shaumyan received the Padma Shri award for her contribution to literature…
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Update: January 26, 2022 2:41 a.m. STI
Moscow Jan. 26 (ANI): Tatiana Shaumyan, a Russian scholar and champion of…
Binoy Majumdar’s obsession with the goddess Gayatri
Aamra je jyotsna ke eto bhalobasi – ei garho roopkathachand nije janey na tow
(Moon has no knowledge of the deep fairy tale of our love for moonlight)
The moon is said to have driven many people crazy over!-->…
Can China create a world-class AI industry?
“SOUT OF THE Few Huai River geese can be seen through the rain and snow. In classical Chinese, this verse is a breakthrough, not in literature but in computing power. The line, composed by an artificial intelligence (AI) language model…
The library welcomes book lovers February 16 | Literature
GREENSBORO, NC (January 20, 2022) – Join the 13th Annual Greensboro Public Library Book Lovers at 6:30 p.m.…
Andre Leon Talley, former Vogue editor who grew up in North Carolina, dies
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André Leon Talley, who grew up with his grandmother in Jim Crow-era Durham and rose to the top…
The man who introduced the effects of trauma to modern literature
It is tempting to wonder if the refusal to cooperate is linked to Angier herself. His biography of Primo Levi has been much criticized for its intrusive and overconfident psychologization, and for having too much Angier in it: to a lesser…
Proust, Baudelaire – major exhibitions show France’s eternal love for literary greats
Several famous French authors are at the heart of major exhibitions throughout 2022. From the 19th century writers Marcel Proust and Charles Baudelaire, to…
Electronic Literature (Digital Literature) Market Size, Trends, Forecast to 2029
New Jersey, United States, - the Electronic Literature Market (Digital Literature) is thoroughly researched in the report, primarily focusing on the major players and their business tactics, geographic expansion, market segments,…
Syllabi: best practices or fair best guesses?
Curriculum is a frequent topic of educational research. Over the past decade, researchers have measured and evaluated student responses to the tone, voice, length, design, and presentation format of the program. The product of this…
Ben McFall, “Heart of the Strand”, Dies at 73
Ben McFall, the oldest Bookseller in the history of the Strand, New York's famous bookstore, which for decades looked over its glasses at a line of acolytes, tourists and young colleagues for whom he embodied the learned but laid-back…
Sister Rita Lewandowski, Gnsh obituary
Sister Rita Lewandowski, GNSHSister Rita Lewandowski, GNSH, (89), passed away on Sunday December 26, 2021. Rita was born in Buffalo, NY, to the late Walter and Florence A. Lewandowski. Sister received an Honors BA in Latin from D'Youville…
GNDU remembers academic and writer Dr Karnail Singh Thind: The Tribune India
Tribune press service
Amritsar, December 28
Former Registrar of Guru Nanak Dev University and Director of School of Punjabi Studies (retd) Dr Karnail Singh Thind has received rich tributes…
Ghana needs literature development fund to promote rich cultural identity
The Ghana Writers' Association (GAW) should work towards establishing a Literature Development Fund to promote excellent works that shape society and market the rich identity of Ghanaians globally, Senyo Hosi said. , general manager of the…
Bambi: cute, adorable, vulnerable … or a dark parable of anti-Semitic terror? | Anti…
It's a sweet story about a young deer who finds love and friendship in a forest. But the original story of Bambi, adapted by Disney in 1942, has a much darker start as an existential novel about persecution and anti-Semitism in 1920s…
The year in gastroenterology literature: 11 essential readings
The literature related to the gastrointestinal (GI) system published this year was, as usual, abundant. As many of us have resumed clinical routines and office hours more typical of the pre-pandemic years, we can be forgiven for…
A New Anthology of Mexican-American Literature
I found the missing book in my library.A fantastic new anthology of Mexican-American literature, "Nepantla Familias", delves into the memories of writers who have experienced a culture that oscillates between cultures.Not all writers are…
I write so as not to bore readers Smriti Irani at Jaipur Literature Festival
The 15th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, a…
Bhopal Literature Festival will be held from January 14
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Society for Culture and Environment will organize the fourth edition of the Bhopal Literature & Art Festival (BLF) in Bharat Bhawan from January 14-16.The three-day festival is organized in partnership…
Two of us with Jane Austen Society of Australia President Susannah Fullerton and NSW Dickens Society…
We have lunch together quite often, or he comes to my house for coffee. We're talking about food: Walter's partner Thang is Vietnamese, and Walter is very knowledgeable about Vietnamese food and culture as well as books.I think Emma is…
The neighborhood of Madrid where the giants of Spanish literature live
-Test-MADRID - Many think that, unlike politics (where everything is dagger, wickedness and slander), the inhabitants of the Republic of Letters - novelists, intellectuals and poets - get along very well. If they were ever to quarrel,…
Colm Tóibín wins the 2021 David Cohen Prize for Literature
Colm TóibÃn received the 2021 David Cohen Prize for Literature at a ceremony this evening at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.…
Teachers and Students Find English CBSE Class X: The Tribune India Paper Difficult
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Doraha, December 11
Teachers and students complained that today's CBSE Class X English test was long and complex. They asked the board for adequate compensation for the…
Two-Day Literature Festival Maintains Kanpurite Engagement | Events Film News
The two-day Kanpur Literature Festival (KLF) has proven to be a huge attraction for Kanpurites. The festival, which was held after a one-year hiatus, gave the city's scholars the opportunity to explore new books, participate in…
10 anime characters who love literature and reading
The world of Japanese animation has characters of all kinds, from adventurers and heroes to model students and everything in between. Some anime characters don't have the patience or the literacy to read a book, but other characters…
Colombian mother-daughter duo take home the world’s best cookbook award
A Colombian mother-daughter duo received the prize for the best cookbook in the world at the Gourmand Awards in Paris, The Guardian reported.
Mother Zoraida "Chori" Agamez and her daughter Heidy Pinto, both of whom have been cooking since…
Survey shows abysmal interest in artistic and cultural events in Malta
Few people in Malta are interested in attending or paying for arts and culture events, with the pandemic exacerbating disinterest, an industry survey has shown.
Attendance to almost all forms of cultural and artistic events decreased from…
Review explains role of IL-11 in inflammatory disease
Circulating interleukin-11 is difficult to detect in healthy individuals, but when present in various inflammatory diseases, it has a high presence in affected tissues, according to a review of the literature.Circulating interleukin-11…
Whether you’re looking to dive into reading or gift a book, here’s our list of 21…
Someone's Daughter: A MemoryBy Ashley C. FordIt's a story like "relying on your past to seize your future".…
Rewards stimulate creatives to carry out their projects
WARWICK SMITH / StuffKane Parsons' next project is The Legend of Okatia and how she shaped Te Äpiti, the gorge of ManawatÅ«. Son Kippy Hehir-Parsons, 4, was present when he performed a previous play for Te Marae o…
Comparative Literature: Where to register for UG and PG courses, job prospects
Summary
Admission to UG and PG courses in Comparative Literature depends on your…
A new English version of “The Arabian Nights” is the first by a woman
November 27, 2021The Thousand and One Nights Annotated. Translated by Yasmine Seale. Edited by Paulo Lemos Horta. Right of exploitation; 816 pages; $ 45 and £ 30IIT'S A of the oldest fables in the world and among the most…
New grant to support the programming of the Dickens Project in the coming year
The Dickens Project, a UC Santa Cruz-based multi-campus research unit focused on the study of 19th-century English-speaking literature and culture, recently received a $ 50,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) at…
You can attend Jaipur Literature Festival 2022 in person
One of the giveaways of digital editions of literature festivals during the pandemic was the chance to listen to writers who might not have been able to make the long trip to India otherwise. That said, for those who missed the buzz of…
Rawah couldn’t find any novels representing her community, so she wrote hers.
Arja's debut novel "The F Team" has now been shortlisted for a variety of prestigious Australian literary awards, including the 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Awards announced last month, in the Young Adult Literature category.His book…
La Trobe postgraduate students give presentations inspired by the Dardalis archives
Three postgraduate students from the University of La Trobe took an object from the Dardalis Archives as a starting point for a presentation of their research.
The next talk, by Sofia Chaniotaki, is about how literature can be…
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature announces 2022 author list
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has announced its 2022 lineup, the selection paying homage to the source literature behind some of today's most compelling films and series.Bridgerton author Julia Quinn and Chernobyl 1986…
Two Duke Fellows Received North Carolina’s Highest Honor
Two Duke faculty members will be honored Thursday with the state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award. Governor Roy Cooper will present the award to Timothy B. Tyson for Literature and Blake S. Wilson for…
CALM is the theme of the 6th edition of Himalayan Echoes – Kumaon Festival of Literature…
New Delhi, November 9 (IANS): Over the past five years, the Himalayan Echoes Festival, in the Himalayan foothills in Nainital, has gained traction with readers, writers and like-minded mountain-minded people celebrating books, the music…
Is the federal government now pushing for a “new normal” in masks? New CDC video,…
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aloud said the quiet part last week: The masks are here to stay. The government is now normalizing the 'new normal' of a masked American society, and not just for Covid-19.…
November Reading Recommendations – Door County Pulse
Silverview by Jean le CarréRecommended by John Maggitti, Director, Novel Bay Booksellers
John le Carré, the undisputed master of the spy novel, leaves us and this world Silverview: a succinct…
“Save America Rally” organized in Riverton on Saturday
(Riverton, Wyoming) - On October 30, despite cold and humid weather, around 20 people gathered at the invitation of the Fremont Wyoming County Republican Party to advocate for various causes designed to address current concerns, according…
How artist Charlie Hynes revisited classic Scottish and Scottish literature
It has been a long and winding road since Charlie Hynes launched his artistic career at the start of Beatlemania.
Born at Uphall Station in West Lothian, the youngster was first encouraged by his grandfather, George Murphy, to draw with…
This teacher promotes Kannada literature, the language in rural areas
Koniganahalli, a remote village in Kodlipet Hobli, was once a land of illiteracy. However, former Kodagu lawmaker PK Channaiah lit the literacy lamp here.Today, his grandson KN Kiran Kumar takes care of literacy in the village. He also…
Horror literature reveals who we are and how we interact, says English teacher
Horror as a literary genre is not just recording a shock of fear. Scary stories played a very important role in social and political movements over time and, more importantly, have told us about ourselves and what it means to be human…
Boubacar Boris Diop wins the prestigious Neustadt 2022
NORMAN, Oklahoma, October 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - World Literature Today, the award-winning magazine of international literature and culture at the University of Oklahoma, announced Tuesday evening that Boubacar Boris Diop was the…
UVic News – University of Victoria
Although Halloween only comes once a year, the thirst for vampire stories never seems to die out. This has helped UVic humanities professor Peter Golz pursue his own passion for studying these stories in film and literature for over 20…
BOOKS: Former ND players describe an unforgettable season | Books & Literature
Jane Ammeson, Times correspondent
It didn't take long for Notre Dame senior defensive callers Reed Gregory (No.50) and John Mahoney (No.25) to say yes when then-defensive back…
Tata Literature Live! Mumbai LitFest 2021 announces its programming
Mumbai's acclaimed Literature Festival, Tata Literature Live! Mumbai LitFest will continue its tradition of showcasing leading figures among the world's best authors, thinkers, writers and artists for its 12th edition. The festival,…
Is Limited Chinese Literature (HKG: 772) popular among institutions?
If you want to know who really controls China Literature Limited (HKG: 772), then you will have to look at the makeup of its share register. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it is not uncommon to see…
Empty gestures or substantial change? On the Nobel Prize for Literature and its dissatisfaction…
The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature is good news, especially since the Swedish Academy is historically known for its lack of diversity, as if intellectual creativity is largely…
The thriller writer who won the biggest cash prize in literature turned out to be 3 male
A Spanish thriller writer turned out to be three men. TV screenwriters AgustÃn MartÃnez, Jorge DÃaz and Antonio Mercero dropped the bomb that they were in fact behind the pseudonym Carmen Mola while…
Carmen Mola: The thriller writer awarded the biggest cash prize in literature turns out to be three…
Carmen Mola, the pseudonym Spanish crime thriller writer, turned out to be three middle-aged men.AgustÃn MartÃnez, Jorge DÃaz and Antonio Mercero have revealed their identities by receiving the Planeta…
IN MEMORIAM: THE FIRST LADY OF PACHTO LITERATURE – Journal
Affectionately referred to as the first lady of Pashtun fiction, Zaitoon Bano - a popular voice on radio, a favorite face on television, and a word widely read in the press - passed away on September 14, after inspiring four generations of…
Patti Smith shares her love for Hungarian literature at Budapest Performance
Wednesday night, Patti Smith given a concert at Müpa Budapest. During her performance, she recited three Hungarian poems. But it was not his first encounter…
The authors of “Ikigai” release a sequel
Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles have written a sequel to their book on Ikigai which seeks to find and strengthen all aspects of this concept which means "a reason for living" in Japanese.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, "The Ikigai…
Scene from the Book: Cozy Halloween Mysteries by Northwestern Authors | Literature
One of my favorite things is meeting authors and discovering the inspiration behind their stories. And so,…
Super Quiz: Literature
Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score 1 point for each correct answer at the Freshman level, 2 points at the Graduate level and 3 points at the PhD level. Level.Subject: Literature(For example, it is a simple story illustrating a moral or…
‘Pathetic’: Joe Wicks played a prank in the middle of the night before the Cheltenham…
Celebrity fitness trainer Joe Wicks called a Gloucestershire prankster "pathetic" for waking him up in the middle of the night.The social media star posted on his Instagram story to say he was awakened just before midnight after his…
Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature | Smart News
Abdulrazak Gurnah, 73, received the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday.
Illustration by Niklas Elmehed © Nobel…
10 Years of Stella: How Australia’s Women’s Writing Award Changed a Country’s…
On International Women's Day in 2011, a group of Australian writers and editors appeared at a literary fair and spoke about their frustration with the male-dominated book industry. The following month, when Miles Franklin's shortlist was…
Divine Diane • The Nob Hill Gazette
Two new works pay homage to the legacy of one of San Francisco's greatest poets.
It was a difficult time for poetry.
Last year alone we lost Diane de Prima in October 2020, Laurent Ferlinghetti in February, then, in quick…
Oxford English Dictionary adds 26 new Korean words
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added 26 new words of Korean origin to its latest edition.
âWe are all riding the crest of the Korean wave, and this can be felt not only in film, music or fashion, but also in our…
where to start with his literature – the Calvert Journal
âWriting has a certain similarity to the development of an image on a photographic plate. The photo is taken in the sun, and only with the help of sunlight, but to develop it requires complete darkness.…
Nobel Committee Chairman Anders Olsson on the Future of the Literature Prize
Funny, the Swedish Academy was founded a year before the US Constitution was ratified and it looks like you have the same difficulty interpreting an old government document as we do. Yes! But that was only part of the problem. Another…
A person of many shades
My hands are shaking and my heart is pounding as I write you a tribute. What am I going to write about you, how much can I write? How much will my grief allow me to write? The haze of memories weighs heavily on my heart as I write this.…
Lehman College Hosts New York International Book Fair October 1-3
By SÃLE MOLONEY
The New York City International Book Fair / Feria Internacional del Libro NYC will take place from October 1-3, 2021. Image courtesy of Lehman College
First launched in 2019, the New York International…
Nobel Prize season returns Monday with pandemic backdrop
Launched 120 years ago, medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace prizes created by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, as well as the most recent economics prize, will be awarded in Stockholm and Oslo from October 4-11.
While the…