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R.K. Narayan · 1958
His first novel was going nowhere in London until a friend at Oxford put it in front of Graham Greene — who found him a publisher and told him to shorten his name.
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& our hibiscus is on that bullshit again. You know the story. She picked us. Date night at the roadside nursery. The one made entirely of good vibes & floor-to-ceiling chain link, so that sometimes, with any luck & clear
Literary Hub · 5 days ago
Classicist Emily Wilson talks about her new book, 'Crossing the Wine Dark Sea,' a series of essays reflecting on translation and classic writing in the modern world.
NPR Books · 10 days ago
Fetch by Colin Bramwell; Girling by Eve Esfandiari-Denney; The Dead One, The Unconscious One, Thundering in Your Ear, Thriving Slumber by Jay Gao; Belling the Leopard by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley; The Matter by Padraig Regan Fetch by Colin Bramwell ( And Other Stories, £14.99 ) Bramwell’s translation of Fernando Pessoa’s work into Scots won him considerable recognition: it took the Oxford Weidenf…
The Guardian · 12 days ago
Imbued with a gentle sadness, these verses evoke the suffering of the world
The Hindu · 12 days ago
The building of a cemetery during the pandemic inspires the Huddersfield-born author to reflect on childhood memories and the changing local landscape When Huddersfield council proposed turning some local grazing land into a cemetery during the Covid lockdown, some nearby residents were unhappy. Not poet laureate Simon Armitage, who also lived close to the site. In the introductory essay to his po…
The Guardian · 13 days ago
Why Tamil poet Kannadasan’s grandson Murali teaches basketball – and how it represents his grandfather’s ideals
The Hindu · 14 days ago
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Literary Hub · 15 days ago
Even as she writes of modern-day crises, the poet does not miss a chance to inspire her readers
The Hindu · 19 days ago
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Literary Hub · 20 days ago
Storditi dalla nostalgia, confusi dai sogni, con i teli da bagno pieni di vento, con la rapida incompleta visione di una casa al mattino. Laggiú nell’aria il ronzio dell’aspirapolvere sui tappeti e i tonfi dei tappeti contro i muri. Nelle
Literary Hub · 22 days ago
The poems explore grief and conflict via the imagery of birds, says the writer and dancer
The Hindu · 27 days ago
The poets in this collection assert their right to speak, and to be heard
The Hindu · 39 days ago