Congratulations, Nobel Committee, You Just Gave the Literature Prize to a Genocide Apologist The Intercept by Peter Maass Austrian author Peter Handke sits in the garden at his house in Chaville, France, on Oct. 10, 2019. Handke was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature. Photo: Francois More/AP The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature Was Postponed … Read more
Istanbul among Europe’s ‘Big Four’ megacities: report VideoNewsUs–14 hours ago ANKARA – Istanbul now sits firmly among Europe’s “Big Four” megacities alongside London, Moscow and Paris, according to an international . Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak: Istanbul, city of dreams and nightmares World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Elif Shafak As his Museum of Innocence comes to … Read more
Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus wins Nobel literature prize Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature Oct. 8 for works that the prize judges called “a monument to suffering and courage.” Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Prize in literature Mashable! Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for works that … Read more
I am checking out what I can read in English…. I found 3 of his novels so far. I will start with “Honeymoon” His Goodreads page here. Patrick Modiano | 2014 Nobel prize in Literature French historical author Patrick Modiano[1] has won the 2014 Nobel Prize for literature. He is the 11th Nobel literature prize winner … Read more
Read 10 Short Stories by Gabriel García Márquez Free Online (Plus More Essays & Interviews) Open Culture by Josh Jones *********** Garcia Marquez, godfather of magic realism, passes away Hurriyet Daily News Known affectionately as ‘Gabo,’ the author of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude‘ was the godfather of a literary movement that witnessed a … Read more
New Zealand Author Eleanor Catton Wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize 28 year old Eleanor Catton becomes the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize. She won for her novel, The Luminaries. Neil Gaiman explains the worth and value of libraries In an absolutely stirring, smashing speech delivered as the Reading Agency annual lecture, Neil … Read more
I have grown up witnessing what happened in Bosnia… Right in the middle of Europe… Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the European Union by EU-Digest The European Union has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its long-term role in uniting the continent, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said today.. “EU wins Nobel Peace Prize” by Henning … Read more
Which VPN Providers Really Take Anonymity Seriously? from TorrentFreak by enigmax As detailed in yesterday?s article, if a VPN provider carries logs of their users? activities the chances of them not being able to live up to their claim of offering an anonymous service begins to decrease rapidly. There are dozens of VPN providers, many … Read more