Understanding Cormac McCarthy’s Famed Novel ‘The Road’
Pulitzer Prize award winning Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (2006) is a profound piece of writing… Read More
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Literature
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… Read More
6 months ago
Romanticism in Literature: A Celebration of Emotion and Imagination
Romanticism was a literary and artistic movement that emerged in Europe in the late 18th… Read More
7 months ago
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… Read More
7 months ago
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… Read More
11 months ago
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… Read More
1 year ago
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… Read More
2 years ago
Blog: The ever-increasing relevance of 1984
When 1984 came out it was not very well received. George Orwell was considered an… Read More
4 years ago
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
6 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
7 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
7 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
7 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
8 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
8 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
8 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