Hello everyone, I have studied Arabic literature for three years, and the man I love is majoring in it, so I could say that I know it pretty well (No problems with the language since it's my native). I talked to a few European and American friends about great poets, writers and philosophers, but nobody knew them. I wanted to know if anyone here is interested in Arabic literature because I was thinking about making a blog in both English and Arabic where I would write reviews and provide... Read more ..read more

Yu Hua Born in China 3 april 1960. Wiki Yu Hua (author) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia To Live (1992) (活着, Hu?zhe) Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (许三观卖血记, Xǔ Sānguān M?i Xu? J?) (1995) Cries in the Drizzle (在细雨中呼喊, Zaixiyuzhong Huh Brothers (兄弟, Xiōng D?) (2005) shortlisted at the 2008 Man Asian Literary... Read more ..read more

I can insert flags for new posts and they show up. But it seems like the flag icons for every other post have turned into question marks ..read more

The title for the New York Times obit pretty much says it all: "'Colossus' of Poetry Criticism." A somewhat more interesting piece (without a paywall) can be found in an article in "The Harvard Gazette" which wrote, last year, about her being honored for a lifetime of achievement ..read more

Which authors are doing well in India now and in the recent past, 1975 to 2024 ..read more

Guys, I'd decide to start this thread telling a sad story (but with a happy final). Last month, Roseana Murray, Brazilian writer who writes for children and young adults, especialy poems, was attacked by three abandoned pit bulls (American Bull Terrier), a common dog race in Brazil used for guarding or by people without any kind of sense (in fact, many people who liked to get noticed). She was attacked and, unfortunately, lost one of her arms and ripped off one of her ear. After to be... Read more ..read more

Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez: One Hundred Years Of Solitude 100 years of solitude was one of my first meeting with serious literature and i loved it,maybe it was before the oprah thing,a long time ago aniway.They are not stickers,they are printed on the book.I'm thinking of making stickers with bits of the original cover to hide the yoke....!Maybe a bit complexe. They are on a lot of good books,and by the way who this Orpha personne?A TV caractere or something?I'm sometime glad to live in... Read more ..read more

So, Peter Englund is out, and Sara Danius is in ..read more

A wise and cute chronic by Julian Fuks On the vast world of children, and its example of lightness and freedom Julian Fuks Columnist of Ecoa 13/04/2024 04h00 It is called Turtle, a perhaps ironic name, given its impressive speed. Last Monday marked its foundation: the three girls stole out of the usual break and gathered in a recondite room, deliberating the creation of the publishing house. Tulip would be the author, Barbara, the illustrator, Iolanda, the editorial... Read more ..read more

I am interested in knowing the best ways to have an English novel translated to Hindi and Mandarin. Not CHATGPT. Having to test perhaps two translations of each, and compare them, maybe translating back from Hindi and Mandarin to English using CHATGPT ..read more