Do they spark joy? Yes. So let’s cherish them. By Natasha Hinde Three in five people currently hold a library card, which is a pretty high figure considering the rate at which libraries are closing across the UK. At least 846 public libraries have closed since 2010, figures from library association Cilip reveal, with an estimated 8,000 …
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Around 186 million people in the world are believed to speak Arabic, making it the sixth most popular language. Arabic is also used by a large chunk of the Muslim population of the planet as this is the language of the Holy Quran. Needless to say, the importance of Arabic cannot be underestimated. This is …
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February 26, 2019 By Tatyana Woodall An Ohio State post-doctoral researcher has found that cultural diversity in literature, or the lack of it, can make a huge impact in and beyond the classroom. Carlotta Penn, a literacy trainer in the College of Education and author of the 2017 children’s book “Dream A Rainbow,” focuses the majority …
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By Ben Dooley – Feb. 24, 2019 Donald Keene, whose translations of Japanese literature into English and prodigious academic output helped define the study of the subject and made him a celebrity in Japan, died on Sunday in Tokyo. He was 96. The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University confirmed his death. He …
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Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk’s “Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead” is one of three books shortlisted for the Literature Prize of the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The book was translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. The other finalists are Soviet Milk by the Latvian author Margita Gaelitis and The Devil’s Dance by …
The novel Satanic Verses was assassinated on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1989. by Hamid Dabashi Who still remembers, or cares to remember, or cares at all about the “Salman Rushdie affair”? Thirty years ago, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1989, the late Ayatollah Khomeini, then the supreme leader of Iran, issued a religious decree, a fatwa, …
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February 17, 2019 By APP ISLAMABAD: Literature produced in indigenous languages are powerful instruments to promote peace, harmony, co-existence and cultural diversity in the society. This was stated by speakers at a literary session as part of the fourth Mother Languages Literature Festival (MLLF). The two-day annual event started at the Lok Virsa on Saturday. The …
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NAGPUR: Indian literature thrives on principles of unity in diversity and the biggest example of it are our various religious scriptures. We don’t consider diversity and unity to be different. In fact, they are two sides of the same coin, said Indranath Choudhari, a noted thinker and professor of comparative studies at Delhi University, on …
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These sweet stories will warm your heart. Feb. 12, 2019, 2:28 PM GMT+1 / Source: TODAY By Kerry Breen As Valentine’s Day approaches, there’s always the pressure to find a perfect present. This year, surprise your favorite bookworm with one of these love stories from our guests! With four picks from Jasmine Guillory (whose new book “The Proposal” was selected by …
By Kim Severson – Feb. 8, 2019 ATLANTA — There’s a lot that is not for sale at For Keeps, a little bookstore with brick walls on Auburn Avenue, which for decades had been the center of commerce, culture and spirit for this city people call Black Mecca. That copy of Jet magazine from 1964, the one with Alan Alda …
