Blog: The ever-increasing relevance of 1984
When 1984 came out it was not very well received. George Orwell was considered an… Read More
3 years ago
Literature
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and one… Read More
5 years ago
Poet quits Swedish Academy after being found to leak Nobel winner names
The Academy said it would pay Frostenson, who denied breaching secrecy rules, a monthly pension… Read More
6 years ago
A novel in verse makes shortlist for 2018 Man Booker Prize
A pair of debut novels, including one in verse, feature among six "miracles of stylistic… Read More
6 years ago
Celebrated Urdu satirist Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi passes away
KARACHI: Acclaimed Urdu satirist and humour writer Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi passed away in Karachi on… Read More
6 years ago
American literary giant Philip Roth dead at 85
Prolific novelist Philip Roth, a dominant force in American literature throughout the latter half of… Read More
7 years ago
No Nobel Literature Prize after #MeToo turmoil
For the first time in almost 70 years there will be no Nobel Literature Prize… Read More
7 years ago
Swedish king to change statutes of Nobel-awarding Academy
Sweden’s king will change the arcane rules of the Swedish Academy, which picks the winner… Read More
7 years ago
Iran, Pakistan to sign MoU for arts, literature cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) soon to enhance… Read More
7 years ago
Nobel prize winner’s book turned down by 19 publishers
PARIS: The French writer Claude Simon, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1985,… Read More
7 years ago
Demand surges for Nobel winner’s works in native Japan
TOKYO: The Japanese publisher of Nagasaki-born Kazuo Ishiguro said on Friday it would republish eight… Read More
7 years ago
Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide
LOS ANGELES: Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel… Read More
7 years ago
Slow Train Coming: Dylan in Stockholm to accept Nobel
STOCKHOLM: After months of controversy, Bob Dylan was due in Stockholm on Saturday to finally… Read More
8 years ago
Bob Dylan finally to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM: Music icon Bob Dylan will finally receive his Nobel Literature Prize this weekend at… Read More
8 years ago
Dylan to come to Stockholm next year: Swedish Academy
STOCKHOLM: Music icon Bob Dylan is expected to come to Stockholm next spring, as the winner… Read More
8 years ago
Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won’t attend Nobel prize ceremony
STOCKHOLM: American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month,… Read More
8 years ago
Nobel panel signals desire for Dylan song at ceremony
STOCKHOLM: The Swedish Academy said on Saturday that Bob Dylan is not obliged to attend… Read More
8 years ago
American Paul Beatty’s race satire wins Man Booker Prize
LONDON: Paul Beatty was on Tuesday named as the first American to win the prestigious Man… Read More
8 years ago
‘Seismic’ Man Booker prize due next week
LONDON: After whittling down a pile of 155 novels, the judges of the Man Booker Prize… Read More
8 years ago
Bob Dylan still silent on Nobel Prize win
STOCKHOLM: More than 24 hours after awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel prize for literature, the Swedish… Read More
8 years ago