Derek Walcott, a native of St. Lucia who won a Nobel prize for poetry about the Caribbean, died on Friday, March 17, 2017, following a period of ill health. He …
Literature
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The Italian playwright’s biting political satire was recognized with 1997’s Nobel Prize for literature.
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She requested that in lieu of a funeral service that people read to a child instead.
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Best-selling children’s author was known for her “Llama Llama” stories…
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If you only know Virginia Woolf’s name from the 1966 movie that name-checked her, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” you might think she is very scary indeed. Read on to learn why some might have …
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Here are some facts you may not know about the best-selling novelist of all time…
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Not revered as an author during her lifetime, Jane Austen is now considered one of Britain’s greatest writers…
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They didn’t know each other, but they all shared a love of Harry Potter…
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Ralph Ellison wrote one of the great American novels and then struggled to produce another for the rest of life. Here’s how it happened.
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Charles Dickens wrote characters we love… and some we love to hate.