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In a political year, some deaths spoke to the struggles for democracy
Published on 01/01/2025
» In a year saturated with politics in an ever more polarised world, where the obituary many feared they’d be reading would be that of democracy itself, one death seemed to encapsulate the historical moment we’re in: that of Alexei Navalny.
The power of words
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/11/2023
» Following the success of the first event in 2019, Neilson Hays Library invites fans of literature or bookworms to the 2023 instalment of Bangkok Literature Festival, a celebration of books and ideas in the heart of Thailand's capital.
Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize
Published on 05/10/2023
» The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded on Thursday to the Norwegian novelist and playwright Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.
Tiny literary shoots take root
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/04/2023
» Before Sally Rooney was the author of bestselling books, and well before those books became buzzy television series, she was an undergraduate student at Trinity College Dublin with a growing pile of unpublished poems and no contacts in the writing world. Her first break came in 2010, when The Stinging Fly, a small Irish literary magazine, agreed to publish her work.
American poet wins Nobel Literature Prize
AFP, Published on 08/10/2020
» STOCKHOLM: American poet Louise Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, an unexpected choice known for themes of childhood and family life that draw inspiration from myths and classical motifs.
Five things to know about the Nobel Literature Prize
AFP, Published on 29/09/2018
» STOCKHOLM - For the first time in 70 years the Nobel Literature Prize-awarding body, the Swedish Academy, has postponed the award, after a #MeToo scandal left it in ruins.
A master storyteller, heir to the greats and entirely sui generis
Life, Published on 20/07/2018
» In a famous Hindu parable, three blind men encounter an elephant for the first time and try to describe it, each touching a different part. "An elephant is like a snake," says one, grasping the trunk. "Nonsense; an elephant is a fan," says another, who holds an ear. "A tree trunk," insists a third, feeling his way around a leg.
Dylan finally gets his hands on his Nobel Literature prize
Associated Press, Published on 02/04/2017
» STOCKHOLM - Bob Dylan finally has his hands on his Nobel Literature diploma and medal.
The films in competition at Cannes
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» CANNES (FRANCE) - The world's most important -- and most glamorous -- film festival opens in Cannes on the French Riviera on Wednesday. These are the 21 films competing for its top prize, the Palme d'Or:
Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature Prize
AFP, Published on 08/10/2015
» STOCKHOLM - Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, honoured for her work chronicling the horrors of war and life under the repressive Soviet regime.