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Elena Ferrante (a pseudonymous Italian novelist) has taken the literary world by storm in recent years, exposing stories of the female experience in postwar Italy up until today. Her depictions of ...
More English readers are asking for translated literature – and in Hong Kong and beyond, the art of translation is taking off.
John Robbins, the influential author and activist whose work transformed mainstream understanding of plant-based diets, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability, has died. He was 77. News of ...
When packing your summer holiday suitcase, a good beach read is essential – alongside your passport, swimwear and SPF, of course. Helping you unwind and relax, there’s no better feeling than escaping ...
His go-to classic is by Joseph Campbell, and he admires “Brothers and Keepers” and “The New Jim Crow” on incarceration. “The River Is Waiting” is his new novel.
As AI tools like ChatGPT infiltrate classrooms, educators are reviving blue books to curb cheating and promote authentic student writing.
LONDON — Frederick Forsyth, the British author of “The Day of the Jackal” and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said. He was 86.