The New Zealand writer, who won the Man Booker Prize in 2013 for her novel “The Luminaries,” discusses her latest book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-28 20:08:04 UTC ]
Having explored the topic of diversity in UK literature in the context of race and gender in 2017 and 2018, we are thrilled that Bernardine Evaristo – the renowned writer, academic and Man Booker Prize Winner 2019 – chaired the British Council Literature Seminar in 2023. You can now watch the... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2023-03-16 10:55:14 UTC ]
This fictional portrait of Henry VIII’s scheming aide Thomas Cromwell — the first volume in a trilogy — won the Man Booker Prize in 2009. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-10-21 15:24:11 UTC ]
Culture A still image from the film White Tiger (Netflix, 2021). After watching White Tiger, a writer contemplates the film alongside revolution in Egypt, Black Lives Matter protests, the film Parasite, and literary “complicated works of... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-01-27 20:33:27 UTC ]
WELCOME TO MAN BOOKER PRIZE winner George Saunders’s classroom at Syracuse University. More specifically, to one in the graduate MFA Creative Writing program where he has taught for more than 20 years. During that time, one of his favorite courses has been a study of the 19th-century Russian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2021-01-14 13:30:19 UTC ]
Hay Festival Digital will feature performances, discussions, and interactive Q&As with over 100 of the world’s greatest writers and thinkers. It will stream online from 22 – 31 May 2020.The opening gala, produced by Hay Festivals in association with the British Council, and AHRC, celebrates... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-06 14:45:31 UTC ]
Book Reviews Natalia Lomaia Left: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in Normal People (2020) / Courtesy of IMDB Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel is a meticulous observation, or even a study, of how one human being can have immense, intense power over another.... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-04-23 13:18:03 UTC ]
Khulood Al Mu’alla Khulood Al Mu’alla was chosen this year as an honorary member of the Costa Rica Poetry Foundation and advisor to the International Poetry Festival of Costa Rica. She was honoured along with three poets as part of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Poets of... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-01-27 10:55:59 UTC ]
Awards buzz is ramping up for author Margaret Atwood, who is again in the running for both the Man Booker Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-09-03 19:27:06 UTC ]
The 2019 Man Booker Prize shortlist is here! The post Man Booker Prize Names 2019 Shortlist appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-09-03 12:55:26 UTC ]
The Man Booker Prize announced its 2019 longlist. The post Man Booker Prize Names 2019 Longlist appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-07-24 15:19:33 UTC ]
Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma will be headlining the Africa Writes Festival taking place at the British Library this weekend. We speak to Obioma about his work, his inspiration and his publishing journey. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 16:24:33 UTC ]