Great Writers
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‘Until August’: Nobel winner Gabriel García Márquez’s last novel is a moving testament to his genius
The narrative voice is enthralling, the plot is cleverly creative. The characters are complex, contradictory and engaging.
Gabriel Garcia Ochoa, The Conversation
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In search of life and of self: Revisiting the literary works of Samaresh Basu in his centenary year
The Bengali novelist, much of whose fiction was about the working class, breached many conventions of genteel middle-class writing.
Debotri Ghosh
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‘Literature was always there in my head’: Historian Ranajit Guha’s late style and commitment to form
There were still many book projects in Ranajit Guha’s mind, to do with literary stalwarts like Manik Bandyopadhyay, the Shankaracharya, and Jibanananda Das.
Rosinka Chaudhuri
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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How I rediscovered Joseph Conrad in Krakow, the Polish writer ‘who chose to write in English’
Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski spent his formative years, 1869-74, in Krakow and returned to the city in 1914, 40 years after he left it.
Shreya Sen Handley
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Is popularity the reason Haruki Murakami does not win the Nobel Prize, or is it compensation for it?
Did the seriousness of Murakami’s works lessen as his fandom grew?
Arunima Mazumdar
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‘All I am is literature’: Franz Kafka’s diaries were the forge of his writing
July 3, 2023 marks Kafka’s 140th birth anniversary.
Linda Daley, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Why a generation of youngsters was drawn to the words of celebrated American author Kurt Vonnegut
Over his lifetime, the author gave dozens of quirky commencement addresses. He made some preposterous claims. But they made people laugh and think.
Susan Farrell, The Conversation
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Shakespeare by numbers: how mathematical breakthroughs influenced the Bard’s plays
William Shakespeare is believed to have been born on this day, April 23, in 1564.
Madeleine S Killacky, The Conversation
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Longlisted for the International Booker Prize, Perumal Murugan is best read for craft, not themes
Murugan – whose novel ‘Pyre’ is on the longlist – never explains his characters or the way their minds work, and yet shows the reader who they truly are.
Nandini Krishnan
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Why Franz Kafka may be ‘the last truly great writer’ of the post-modern era
His miniature literary legacy – two unfinished novels, a few dozen longer and short stories, letters, diaries and fragments – remains monumental to this date.
Alexander Carpenter, The Conversation
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How Edgar Allan Poe came to be the champion of the awkward and misunderstood
The perception of Poe the writer seems to tap into a cultural affection for outsiders, nonconformists and underdogs who ultimately prove their worth.
Scott Peeples, The Conversation
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A genderless society, a utopian anarchy, a copper-skinned hero: Ursula K Le Guin’s subversive worlds
For the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author who died on this day, January 22, four years ago, writing was a revolutionary act.
Thalluri Divya Aslesha
The Field
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season