Opinion: Los Angeles and the literature of the apocalypse
I don’t believe in prescience. I don’t believe, for instance, that when Octavia E. Butler began to write her 1993 novel, “Parable of the Sower,” she was working with a….
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People of the Year 2024: Who had the biggest impact on Culture?
Here are Euronews Culture’s People of the Year 2024 – the most influential figures who impacted and defined a year in European and Global Culture. ADVERTISEMENT The Euronews Culture team….
Pope Francis calls for probe into possible Gaza genocide in new book
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released from a new book ahead of the pontiff’s jubilee year…..
UK writer Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize with ‘miraculous’ space station novel ‘Orbital’
The judges described Harvey’s “Orbital” as a “miraculous novel” with a “crystalline” style that makes the world feel “strange and new”. ADVERTISEMENT British writer Samantha Harvey has been awarded the….
Chef Jamie Oliver’s children’s book withdrawn following criticism from Indigenous Australians
Critics say the chef’s book “Billy and the Epic Escape” relies on tropes and stereotypes about Indigenous Australians. ADVERTISEMENT Many British millennials are still bitter about Jamie Oliver’s war against….
Rachel Cusk wins the Goldsmiths Prize for ‘Parade’
It’s the British writers 12th novel and fourth nomination for the prize. ADVERTISEMENT Rachel Cusk’s novel “Parade” has won the Goldsmiths Prize. The acclaimed British writer’s 12th novel was awarded….
Literary censorship: Book fair opens in Algeria without Goncourt prize winner
French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, who won the Prix Goncourt last week, was not invited to this year’s 27th edition of Algiers International Book Fair. And he’s not the only one….
France’s top literary prize the Prix Goncourt awarded to Kamel Daoud for ‘Houris’
Kamel Daoud becomes the first author of Algerian descent to win the Goncourt Prize with his novel ‘Houris’, which is banned in Algeria for tackling the ‘black decade’ – the….
How To Write a Perfect Poem For Yuri In Doki Doki Literature Club Plus
While playing through Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, players will have the chance to impress one of the girls with a perfect poem, including Yuri, the most melancholy of the….
A Woman Won South Korea’s First Literature Nobel. That Says a Lot.
While Han Kang’s victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its culture.