Great Writers
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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
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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
Trending
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Why experts fear Mumbai is building heat traps
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Shiv Sena MP booked for making Nanded hospital dean clean toilets
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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‘What is our relationship with the world?’: Janice Pariat, author of ‘Everything the Light Touches’
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Actor Matthew McConaughey makes a song out of his new children’s book with Jimmy Fallon
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‘Butter chicken’: Australian cricketers reveal what they are looking forward to eating in India
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Watch: Lund University students, teachers celebrate Anne L’Huillier winning the Physics Nobel Prize
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Watch: Meet Conan, one of the stray cats who have joined the security team at a commercial complex
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Watch: Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesian sanctuary, bolstering conservation efforts
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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
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In praise of Stephen King, the eternal ‘horror master’ of serious light reading
King may or may not be a great, or even good, writer.
Ari Mattes, The Conversation
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Salman Rushdie may not have won the Nobel Prize this year, but his novels are far from outdated
They are a serious investigation into the power of narratives, how they are shaped and what happens when they cross borders.
Sanjay Sipahimalani
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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Five myths about Shakespeare’s contribution to the English language
The Bard of Avon did not coin as many words as he is said to.
Jonathan Culpeper, The Conversation & Mathew Gillings, The Conversation
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Ranajit Guha, India’s oldest living historian, starts his 100th year with a dazzling legacy
Guha, who retired from teaching in 1988 but didn’t stop writing, is one of the most influential south Asian historians today.
Somak Mukherjee
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How should Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy be read during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
They cannot expunge the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine. But they’re embedded within the Russian cultural fabric, and how their books are read matters.
Ani Kokobobo, The Conversation
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5: Compound women’s archery team in action as the marathon is underway
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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Watch, Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena win historic gold and silver medal in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary’s late surge helps India to women’s 5000m gold in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Annu Rani becomes first Indian woman to win javelin throw gold