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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Intl fiction prize
ReutersBy Paul Casciato LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis - who has only...Tags: David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Franzen, Arts and Culture, Dwayne Johnson, Fiction
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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis, a professor of creative writing at the...Tags: Jonathan Franzen, David Foster Wallace, Arts and Culture, Fiction, Dwayne Johnson
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Philip Roth gets 'Unmasked' on PBS -- or does he?
I’m of two minds about “Philip Roth: Unmasked,” the “American Masters” documentary that airs Friday night on PBS. On the one hand, it’s always a pleasure to hear Roth, who turned 80 this month and recently announced...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Germany, Jonathan Franzen, Judaism, Arts and Culture
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Poems said to be handwritten by F. Scott Fitzgerald to be auctioned
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a sweet poem for actress Helen Hayes' daughter, Mary McArthur. Then, six years later, he penned her another one on the reverse of the same page that's, well, a little unsettling. Would you write to a 7-year-old about the "thumb-...
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Stephen Colbert awards Junot Diaz the Nobel Prize?
Stephen Colbert had author Junot Diaz on his show Monday night to talk about immigration. He introduced Diaz by saying, "My guest tonight won a Nobel Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant." Sure, Diaz has been racking up awards like nobody's business. He...
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Jane Goodall book postponed after plagiarism issues raised
Primatologist Jane Goodall and publisher Grand Central have announced they will delay publication of Goodall's forthcoming tree-focused book "Seeds of Hope" in the wake of accusations that certain passages were plagiarized. The Washington Post noted the...Tags: The Washington Post, Book, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Authors
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L.A. Times Festival of Books schedule announced
The program schedule for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was released Monday morning. The schedule, which is online, includes the complete list of author appearances and special events during the Festival of Books, April 20-21, on the campus of...
Tags: Debbie Reynolds, Molly Ringwald, Janet Fitch, Brian Boitano, Arts and Culture
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'Things Fall Apart' author Chinua Achebe dies at 82
Pop2itChinua Achebe, the acclaimed Nigerian author of "Things Fall Apart," has died in Boston at the age of 82.... -
Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Nelson Mandela, Africa, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world
When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s...
Tags: Africa, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Manhattan (New York City), Fiction
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The Biblioracle: Is it viral? Who cares? Just read it.
I read a lot of books. You probably do too. That's why we meet in this space on a weekly basis. When we emerge from our solitary bubbles, we like to engage in a little fellowship with our fellow travelers. I keep that in mind when I consider every column,...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Obama brokers Israeli apology for Turkish activists' deaths
JERUSALEM – Spurred by President Obama as he concluded his three-day visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally apologized to Turkey over the 2010 killing by Israeli soldiers of nine Turkish activists aboard a Gaza Strip-bound...
Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Barack Obama, Politics, Israel, Turkey
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