Women In Literature
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After 700 years, women from Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ are finally getting their due through Wikipedia
Among the 600 characters appearing in the poem, women are the least likely to appear in the historical record.
Laura Ingallinella, The Conversation
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‘Goodreads’ readers #ReadWomen. Why English departments should do the same
It is more than time that publishers, book reviewers and university professors give women writers the respect they deserve.
Karen Bourrier, The Conversation
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The first woman on the moon reached there in the 17th century – through a smash hit play
From Aphra Behn to Carol Ann Duffy, women have travelled to space, onboard imagination, for hundreds of years.
Sara Read and Catie Gill, The Conversation
Trending
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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DU professor arrested for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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‘Farzi’ organisation: Why Hindu petitioners in Gyanvapi case have split
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500, as it happened: Sindhu defeats world No 1 Yamaguchi to reach SF
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Annie Ernaux: At 78, one of France’s great writers is finally wowing English language readers
Annie Ernaux’s ‘The Years’, translated into English by Alison Strayer, has been shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2019.
Elise Hugueny-Léger, The Conversation
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Imperfect and absurd, the modern literary heroine is a woman of our times
‘The 21st-century heroine may be scarred, imperfect or absurd. True love may be on the cards, but so might illicit sex.’
Sally O'Reilly, The Conversation
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Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’ shows us how society used to view female criminals
Now on Netflix, the original novel mines the rich veins of a real-life incident of double murder.
Catherine Cox, The Conversation & Hilary Marland, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy is the protagonist of a new comic book
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Caught on camera: Panic at metro station in Santiago, Chile, after explosion due to electrical fault
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Watch: Rajasthan Royals cricketers do the hook step to a song from the movie ‘Phir Hera Pheri’
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Watch: Dust storms engulf cities, cut down visibility in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
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Watch: Actor Aamir Khan asks former cricket coach Ravi Shastri to recommend him for a cricket team
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Welcome to the femoir: bestselling books that celebrate female success
These women writers already have hugely successful careers before they begin to write their femoirs.
Anne-Marie Evans, The Conversation
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What women writers talk about when they talk to one another in the absence of men
The Women Writers’ Fest in Delhi saw fearless and candid expressions of desire, intent and a refusal to flinch under the male gaze.
Neha Bhatt
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Why the ‘Fifty Shades’ books have a lot in common with a story from Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’
EL James's BDSM fantasies and Chaucer's 14th-century story ‘Wife of Bath’s Tale’ raise the same age-old questions.
Marta Cobb, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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Why I write about the ‘minor’ women characters from the epics
Novelist Kavita Kané explains her interest in the Satyavatis and Urmilas over the Draupadis and Sitas.
Kavita Kané
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‘We have some killer voices. We have each other. All the right men are behind us’
An open statement of intent from the author of ‘Hedon’ (which could become the coming of age book of 21st-century India).
Priyanka Mookerjee
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How India’s women writers are storming the ‘male’ bastion of action thrillers
Conventional wisdom had it that only men could write adrenaline-pumping books.
Adite Banerjie
The Field
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French Open: Carlos Alcaraz’s wins of change blow towards Paris
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Archery World Cup: Indian compound men’s team win second gold of season, bronze for mixed team
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IPL 2022: R Ashwin’s brilliance against CSK helps RR finish second and earn berth in Qualifier 1
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Tennis: No ATP and WTA ranking points for Wimbledon 2022 over Russia, Belarusia ban
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Indian football: Final whistle for Praful Patel as SC hands over AIFF to committee of administrators