Thursday, 10 October 2024

A Korean win: On the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

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By  awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature to South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang  this year, the Swedish Academy has done two things. ...
Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Literature festival announces celebrity guests

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  Cheltenham Literature Festival has announced its 2024 line-up as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. This year's programme features ap...
Thursday, 22 August 2024

Women dominate 2024 Booker Prize shortlist

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  The 2024 Booker Prize shortlist has been announced, with the largest number of women represented in its 55-year history. Five of the six-s...
Friday, 19 July 2024

Irish writer Edna O'Brien dies aged 93

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Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married.  Edna O’...
Friday, 28 June 2024

Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize for 'powerful voice'

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                              Arundhati Roy is a Booker prize-winning author and an outspoken activist   Indian author Arundhati Roy has sai...
Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Navigating Love and Life: Lessons from Jane Austen for the Modern World

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  Feeling inundated and isolated is often too simple in a world characterized by constant flux and unpredictability. Yet, could it be that t...
Sunday, 21 April 2024

Influencing Severus Snape to SRK, why Lord Byron still captures our imagination

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  Romantic poet Lord Byron (centre) has influenced many characters over the years, from Severus Snape in Harry Potter (right, portrayed by t...