Stories tagged with: literature

The Spy Who Wrote a Whole Lot of Books

Posted 12/16/20 by Eric P

Acclaimed spy novelist John le Carré recently died, leaving some readers nostalgic for his deftly plotted, character-centered espionage yarns and others realizing they've never read a John le Carré book. Time to fix that.

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Louise Glück and Other Nobel Prize Winning Authors

Posted 10/21/20 by Eric P

Poet Louise Glück recently became the latest author to receive a surprise phone call from the Nobel committee. It puts her in good -- if sometimes eccentric -- company.

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Songs Inspired by Books

Posted 07/16/19 by Tim P

Ever since Ancient Greece music has looked to the printed page for inspiration.

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Jane Austen's Hidden Feminism

Posted 06/07/18 by Rebecca S

"Pride and Prejudice," a book that will live in infamy and also appears on the list of 100 Great American Reads, is a lot more feminist than popular culture would have you believe.

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