Literature

Posted: November 15, 2021 / 7:55 AM CST / Update: November 15, 2021 / 7:55 AM CST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The Swedish Academy which chooses Nobel Prize winners for literature said on Monday it was following the case against Turkish Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk, which is under investigation …

GREENSBORO, NC (November 10, 2021) – North Carolina has the largest Indigenous population east of the Mississippi River and the Greensboro Public Library celebrates Native American author Tommy Orange during the One City community reading , One Book this year. Fans can enjoy an evening with Tommy Orange at 7 …

TORONTO (AP) – Egyptian-Canadian author and journalist Omar El Akkad, who wrote about the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child, has won Canada’s richest literary award. El Akkad won the Scotiabank Giller Award for his book “What Strange Paradise” on Monday night. The former Globe and Mail …

Only a writer of Umberto Eco’s depth and breadth of knowledge could generalize the size and direction of a country’s literature from his black. It is said that he wrote that “black literature is a mirror of the state of literature in a given country”. Described as “a great mathematician …

Miami, November 5, 2021 – For the eighth consecutive year, Miami Dade College (MDC) acclaimed Miami Book Fair (MBF), in partnership with the National Book Foundation, and with the generous support of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recognize the nominees, finalists and winners of the National Book Foundation’s …

November 3, 2021 One gem among many, the Mary Kay Varley Collection is accessible to TCU students and faculty from disciplines across campus for research and other academic pursuits. A teacher’s love for children’s literature grew into a vast collection of personal books, which made its way to a permanent …

The Sharjah International Book Fair begins on Wednesday, kicking off a dynamic in-person program for its 40th year that promises to revitalize the hustle and bustle of the event. Taking place from November 3 to 13, the fair is held at Expo Center Sharjah under the theme, There is always …

By Adedapo Adesanya Author Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia is the recipient of the NLNG Literature Prize of $ 100,000 for 2021. Ms. Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s novel, The son of the house, was announced the winner at a ceremony held on Saturday night, as she beat other shortlisted in a list of 11 men. The …

Posted October 31, 2021 Author and law professor at Babcock University in Ogun State, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, has been announced as the 2021 Nigerian Literature Prize winner for her book, Son of the House. The Chairman of the Prize Advisory Board Prof. Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo made the disclosure during the award ceremony …

“124 was mean. Full of baby venom. “ These lines open Toni Morrison’s magnum opus “Beloved” and warn the reader that the story is about something haunting. But what “Beloved” represents is an obsession in itself. The novel never makes us forget that the past is omnipresent. This is part …