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Understanding Cormac McCarthy’s Famed Novel ‘The Road’

Pulitzer Prize award winning Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (2006) is a profound piece of writing that protects life in its full glory. It enunciates...

The Dark Journey of Revenge in Death’s Dark Abyss and Badlapur

Massimo Carlotto's Death's Dark Abyss is a haunting exploration of grief, justice, and the moral complexities of revenge. Published in 2004, this Italian noir...

Romanticism in Literature: A Celebration of Emotion and Imagination

Romanticism was a literary and artistic movement that emerged in Europe in the late 18th century and flourished throughout the 19th century. It was...

Les Misérables: A Timeless Tale of Redemption and Social Justice

Les Misérables, Victor Hugo's magnum opus, is more than just a novel; it's a sweeping epic that delves into the depths of the human...

Role of Online Books and Dictionaries in Urdu Literary Research

There is no doubt that research work in the area of Urdu literature at the university level was considered a challenging task for research...

The Social Contract: Unpacking the Cornerstone of Modern Democracy

Published in 1762, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract is a foundational text of modern political philosophy. This influential book has shaped the course of...

Jashn-e-Rekhta: Javed Akhtar, Bee Gul to headline largest Urdu literary fest in Dubai

Celebration of the richness of the language, the World's largest Urdu literary festival, 'Jashn-e-Rekhta', is set to be hosted by Dubai this year, with...

Blog: The ever-increasing relevance of 1984

When 1984 came out it was not very well received. George Orwell was considered an eccentric having dangerously leftist views and had fought in...

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of America's best loved writers

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 worth around $1,400 and rent subsidies in a settlement.

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 invention" shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, judges of...

Celebrated Urdu satirist Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi passes away

KARACHI: Acclaimed Urdu satirist and humour writer Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi passed away in Karachi on Wednesday. He was 94. Yousufi was considered one of...

American literary giant Philip Roth dead at 85

Prolific novelist Philip Roth, a dominant force in American literature throughout the latter half of the 20th century, has died at the age of 85.

No Nobel Literature Prize after #MeToo turmoil

For the first time in almost 70 years there will be no Nobel Literature Prize this year, after the Swedish Academy that selects the laureate failed to contain a deep crisis stemming from the anti-sexual harassment #MeToo campaign.

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 of the Nobel Prize for Literature, making it possible to bring in new members after a controversy has seen several members resign.

Iran, Pakistan to sign MoU for arts, literature cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) soon to enhance cooperation in the fields of literature, arts and culture. According...

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, would not be published today, according to an experiment...

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 of the British author's books in translation, reporting "a...

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 Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish...

Slow Train Coming: Dylan in Stockholm to accept Nobel

STOCKHOLM: After months of controversy, Bob Dylan was due in Stockholm on Saturday to finally grab his Nobel literature prize in a meeting with...
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