Is the writer’s appeal less about the power and complexity of his prose, and more about the view of him as a perennial underdog?
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‘We’re So Used to Literacy That We’ve Forgotten it’s a Privilege’
Author Jerry Pinto argued for the need to open ourselves up to different worlds – through books and people – if we want a more peaceful society.
The Charm of Fiction
The fictional realm with its characters and situations provides me with a mechanism to cope with the challenges of the real world.
Book Review: Writing as an Act of Resistance for Women Living in a Patriarchal Society
B.M. Zuhara's 'The Dreams of a Mappila Girl: A Memoir' goes beyond giving us a glimpse into one young girl’s life, and offers us an intimate view of the …
What Defines Creative Writing? Worldview and Craft, Not Gender
Do those who believe in separating women's writing think that all women write the same way?
Why Should We Care About the Modernists?
'Ulysses' and 'The Waste Land' turn 100 this year, and are a reminder of that modernists matter because they taught us the grammar of breaking the rules when a …
Literature Beyond Borders: Two Teen Authors Meet for a Virtual Discussion
The conversation, interspersed with giggles and laughter, reveals certain important catalysts in the young writers’ journeys.
Why Cameroonian Author Djaili Amadou Amal Is ‘Impatient’
The first African woman to be shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt, Amal's novel "The Impatient" breaks taboos related to arranged marriages.
The Brontës, the Shelleys: New Research Suggests Literary Relatives Share Similar Writing Styles
The familial influence is so strong that it can be detected using stylometric techniques.
Translating the Marquis de Sade’s Only Gothic Novel Into English
A story about male violence and a damsel in distress, it is based on a true crime.