Great Authors
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What we can learn about friendship from writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch
Much of her philosophical work examines the moral significance of love.
Cathy Mason, The Conversation
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As ‘Animal Farm’ marks 75 years of its publication, Orwell’s ideas remain valid in 2021
The author challenges us to resist permitting leaders to engage in totalitarian behaviour, regardless of political affiliation.
Mark Satta, The Conversation
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Google celebrates publication of author Kamala Das’s autobiography ‘My Story’ with a doodle
‘My Story’ was published in Malayalam as ‘Ente Katha’ on February 1, 1973.
Scroll Staff
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Udaipur tailor beheaded for purportedly supporting Nupur Sharma, curfew imposed in several areas
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Winter has come: The arrest of Teesta Setalvad
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Adani Ports moves SC challenging disqualification of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority tender bid
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‘This is hell,’ say HIV patients as government body stops supply of life-saving drug
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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What Alexandre Dumas can teach us (seven times over) about being a bestselling author
The swashbuckling French writer would have been 215 today, July 24. He could have taught a class on successful writing.
Jash Sen
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England unveils a new £10 note featuring Jane Austen’s image on her 200th death anniversary
The bill also carries a quote from her novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and an image of one of her most popular characters, Elizabeth Bennet.
Scroll Staff
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The Elena Ferrante story was played out over a century ago by the Brontë sisters, who wrote as men
Anonymity has always protected books and writers from becoming female writing stereotypes.
Erin Nyborg, The Conversation
Video
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‘This is the saddest day of my life’: Elderly woman at US pro-abortion rights march tells police
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Watch: UK aviary staff film their burrowing owls to see what the birds get up to when they’re alone
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Caught on camera: Man rides bicycle on Brooklyn street while balancing a suitcase on his head
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Watch: Olivia Rodrigo, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish condemn reversal of abortion rights in US
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Watch: ‘Panchayat’ actor Raghubir Yadav plays ‘musical instrument’ fashioned from a lauki