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‘Bullocks from the West: Five Punjai Stories and a Play’ by Na Muthuswamy: Like paintings of a moment in time

Meenakshi Shivram FEBRUARY 02, 2019 The translation has editorial lapses, but it’s the ticket to Punjai A classic question perennially asked of translations is: who is to judge the merit of a translated text? Should it be those who have read the original or those who do not have access to the original? Readers not …

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Culture palestinienne : Mohammed EL-KURD et Clarissa BITAR, poésie et musique

Mohammed EL-KURD, poète et Clarissa BITAR, joueuse de oud, sortent leur album « Bellydancing on Wounds » chez Rosewater Records. Mohammed dit ses poèmes, Clarissa interprète les musiques qu’elle a composées et arrangées. 1- This Is Why We Dance 2- My Nakba Birthday 3- Bellydancing on Wounds 4- To Afghani Children 5- Figs, Bitch! 6- …

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J. D. Salinger ha cento anni ma è un giovane (Holden)

Il suo fan più accreditato svela vita e opera del genio Alla luce della madre e dei traumi della guerra… Luigi Mascheroni – 03/02/2019 Jerome D. Salinger combatté una silenziosa battaglia, dal punto di vista psicologico, affine a quella del suo personaggio più celebre, il giovane Holden Caulfield, un outsider che si ritrova intrappolato in un mondo …

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Un refugiado gana un prestigioso premio de literatura por libro escrito desde su móvil

SÍDNEY (Reuters) – Un refugiado retenido en un centro de detención en el Pacífico ganó el mayor premio de literatura de Australia con su primer libro, que escribió con su móvil y que entregó por capítulos a través de WhatsApp. Behrouz Boochani, un iraní retenido en un campo operado por Australia en la isla de …

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I nuovi disertori della letteratura napoletana

Diciotto anni dopo la pubblicazione Einaudi con cui emersero nuovi scrittori napoletani, sta emergendo un’altra generazione di autori partenopei. L’altro Napolista 31 gennaio 2019 Angelo Petrella Su “Il Fatto quotidiano” di tre giorni orsono lo scrittore e critico letterario Angelo Petrella – il nostro Massimo Carlotto, in asse narrativo – ha messo in evidenza nell’articolo “Questione …

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7 romans pour découvrir la littérature afro-américaine

Par Pauline Guedj – 1 février 2019 James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, de nombreux Afro-Américains comptent parmi les plus grands auteurs de la littérature américaine. Parfois méconnus, leurs romans ouvrent une fenêtre sur l’histoire de la communauté noire. Retour sur 7 titres incontournables alors que février est “Black History Month” aux Etats-Unis. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored …

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How can literature catch a sense of lived time? Are both fiction and living a necessary illusion?

As Philip Roth said, ‘Nothing lasts and yet nothing passes either, and nothing passes just because nothing lasts.’ Prasanta Chakravarty. The German poet, playwright and novelist Heinrich Von Kleist tells us of the marionette puppet theatre that the graceful and rhythmic dance movements of its mute figurines entirely depend on the centre of gravity in …

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THE CASE FOR TEACHING TEENS TO QUESTION ‘THE CLASSICS’

ANGIE HUNT-IOWA STATE – JANUARY 30TH, 2019 High school students need the tools to understand the political implications of reading classic literature like Shakespeare and Hemingway in school, a new study argues. “As a field, we need to think about how our disciplines are advancing certain stories, silencing certain stories, and socializing our students to think …

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“Se vogliamo essere liberi torniamo a leggere i classici”

Eleonora Barbieri 31/01/2019 Nuccio Ordine, grande esperto di Giordano Bruno, professore di Letteratura italiana all’Università della Calabria, visiting professor a Yale, alla New York University, alla Sorbona, al Max Planck di Berlino, fellow a Harvard e alla von Humboldt, direttore di tre collane di classici in Francia (Les Belles Lettres) e dei Classici della letteratura …

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Activimos, literatura y feminismo en el Hay Festival que empieza este jueves

Redacción de El País – Enero 30, 2019 Artistas, escritoras y activistas que provienen de países como Nigeria, Japón, Chile, Estados Unidos, Colombia, Irán, Reino Unido, y que luchan por la igualdad y la libertad desde lo visceral y lo estético, coincidirán en en uno de los eventos literarios y culturales más importantes del país que …

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