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77 days ago
Annie Ernaux, who had an illegal abortion in 1963, went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
81 days ago
Elif Shafak named new president of the Royal Society of Literature ○
The British-Turkish writer was elected after a vote among the society’s fellows, with outgoing president Bernardine Evaristo describing her selection as ‘terrifically inspired’
Novelist Elif Shafak ha…
3 months ago
The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt review – a formidable debut ⊕
An intimate soiree builds to a horrific climax in this visceral novel about a young woman tasked with hosting a meal for her fiance
Literature loves a dinner party. From Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway …
4 months ago
Nobel Prize for Literature awarded to Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai ⊕
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7 months ago
Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams review – a liberal who hates the left ○
In his caustic critique of identity politics, Williams ends up condemning every kind of collective action
Thomas Chatterton Williams, a public intellectual of some standing in the US, dislikes the Tru…
‘Literature has completely changed my life’: footballer Héctor Bellerín’s reading list ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Former Arsenal player wins admiration for his taste in books, but admits one novel defeated him
Héctor Bellerín’s summer holidays look a little different from your typical footballer. Rather than pict…
8 months ago
‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support…
The best books for children about refugees ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Ahead of Refugee Week, we round up entertaining stories, poems and nonfiction to help children of all ages learn about refugees and gain understanding
Want your kids to have a better understanding of …
10 months ago
‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’ ○
Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models
Authors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a …
11 months ago
What links Pablo Picasso, William Bligh and CS Lewis? The Saturday Quiz ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
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From rambling rhetoric and ‘the weave’ to the proverbially feeble, test your knowledge with the Saturday Quiz
1 In physics, what unsolved problem is abbreviated TOE?
2 Who established her visitor attra…
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