We know that children’s books educate, shape, socialize. And yes, according to a new study based on key words, they still assign antiquated roles and characteristics for boys and girls. Irene CaselliWORLDCRUNCH2019-02-04 MUNICH — Boys go out on adventures to far-away lands, they are brave and strong. Girls help out their mothers at home, are sweet …
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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 …
Jan 03, 2019 Mathangi Subramanian Agents, editors, authors and illustrators need to seek out and nurture underrepresented talent through commissioning books, providing editorial support, and being generous with our contacts. After years of writing personal essays, editorials and books, I have recently started calling myself a professional writer and have come to the realisation that …
Invented in Troyes, these travel-sized texts started popping up everywhere. BY EVAN NICOLE BROWN DECEMBER 04, 2018 NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE in the world, during any given morning commute, you will likely see a book. Whether that book is electronic and read from a screen, or a more traditional three-dimensional version in the grasp of a …
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Considered one of the most renowned and experienced literary translators in the business, Nabil Al Haffar has received numerous awards for his work. He began translating from German into Arabic in 1974. Here he discusses his work as a translator and the challenges it presents. Mr. Al Haffar, what project are you working on at …
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By Noah M. Mintz There is a lot of conversation around “emerging” translators—and a lot of jokes made about cocoons and metamorphosis. But the fact is that the practice of literary translation is a lonely pursuit, and the mechanisms of the publishing business are often dauntingly obscure to the uninitiated. So though the term may be …
Dalit literature has emerged as an integral part of a larger political movement that offers substantive and detailed protest against the entrenched system of untouchability, or the socially institutionalized system of caste-based hierarchy and discrimination, in contemporary India. It traces its modern history to the early 1970s with the foundation of a literary-activist collective called …
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Translating a work of fiction into other languages represents a chance to introduce your book to a wider audience and substantially increase book sales, whether you’re with a traditional publisher or an independent author looking to find new readers. Why You Should Think About Translating Your Book The main reason to expand to other countries …
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