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Sex, lies and literary greats: The Paris set gave us great art, but did young women become collateral damage?
As a film starring Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett is released Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett in ‘Dance First’. Photo: Sky Arts Emily Hourican Today at 03:30 The trailer for Dance First, a new film starring Gabriel Byrne as writer Samuel Beckett, shows rows of men and women in evening dress, seated. The occasion is…
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What We Are Reading Today: The Rohingya Crisis by Mohammed Abdul Bari
DUBAI: In a region with a rich history of storytelling, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is known for its intellectual exploration. For the past 15 years, this cultural extravaganza has been celebrated annually as a movement dedicated to kindling a love for literature, embracing diverse voices, and igniting cross-cultural exchanges. At the helm of…
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‘Incredibly overdue’: book back in Minnesota library 100 years past checkout
The book on famous composers from the St Paul public library in Minnesota must have been a really good read. It was more than a century overdue when it was finally returned recently. Titled Famous Composers and exploring the lives of composers such as Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, the tome turned up while a Hennepin…
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Yen Press Licenses 8 Manga, 3 Novels, 3 Audiobooks
ANN’s coverage of Anime NYC 2023 sponsored by Yen Press and Ize Press! Yen Press announced during its Anime NYC panel on Saturday that it has licensed the following titles. The company also revealed new audiobooks for the Bungō Stray Dogs, Baccano!, and Reign of the Seven Spellblades novels. All three audiobook series and all…
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Cat and mouse: Former Oxford DJ writes detective novels starring unusual sleuth
Picture this. A cute little kitty-cat that does all things that cats do, but with one peculiar talent: He solves murders. The imagination that birthed this character resides in the creative noggin of Chris Abernathy. Longtime area residents may recall him as an Anniston resident who for many years was a radio host on Oxford…
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Sir, it was my son that killed your son
Esteemed and untiring perpetual explorer, please come fly with me to a point 64 years ago in Uganda’s past – and you will there re-live with me a supreme moment of intellectual, emotional, and moral experience that is at the same time absolutely unforgettable. And that supreme moment is comprised of one heart-broken man painfully…
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My ancestors were the reason behind my writing ‘Fire Bird’: Perumal Murugan on winning JCB Prize for Literature 2023
Renowned Tamil writer Perumal Murugan and his translator Janani Kannan won the 2023 JCB Prize for Literature for his book ‘Fire Bird‘ at a gala event held at the Taj Mahal, New Delhi, on November 18, 2023. Perumal Murugan and translator Janani Kannan were announced as the winners of this year’s prize by Lord Bamford-…
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Perumal Murugan wins 2023 JCB Prize for Literature for Fire Bird
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan wins the 6th JCB Prize for Literature. Tamil writer Perumal Murugan won the JCB Prize for Literature for his book Fire Bird on Saturday. The book, translated from the Tamil by Janani Kannan and published by Penguin Random House India, explores the themes of displacement and the inane human desire for…
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Revisiting ‘Chobir Deshe, Kobitar Deshe’
The book captures all the enjoyable experiences of travelling, and the food they ate, and provides descriptions of France’s seas Sunil Gangopadhyay’s Chhobir Deshe, Kobitar Deshe (Ananda Publishers, 1991) is a book that the author wrote during his five trips to France, along with his limited experiences in other countries. However, this book cannot be…
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Perumal Murugan wins JCB Prize for Literature for ‘Fire Bird’
By PTI NEW DELHI: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan won the JCB Prize for Literature for his book ‘Fire Bird’ on Saturday. The book, translated from Tamil by Janani Kannan and published by Penguin Random House India, explores the themes of displacement and the inane human desire for stability in an ever-changing world. ‘Fire Bird’, originally titled…