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'Every October, we hoped Nobel committee would announce prize for Vidia': Naipaul's sister in memoir

Naipaul was awarded the Nobel in 2001. In awarding him the prize, the Swedish Academy praised him for 'having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories'.

10 November 2024, 09:08 IST

'Every October, we hoped Nobel committee would announce prize for Vidia': Naipaul's sister in memoir

'Every October, we hoped Nobel committee would announce prize for Vidia': Naipaul's sister in memoir

'Every October, we hoped Nobel committee would announce prize for Vidia': Naipaul's sister in memoir

10 November 2024, 09:08 IST

Assam to have week-long celebrations following classical language status to Assamese

Programmes are being organised across the state to honour the contributions made to Assamese language during the 'Bhasha Gaurav Saptah'.

03 November 2024, 09:02 IST

Assam to have week-long celebrations following classical language status to Assamese

Assam to have week-long celebrations following classical language status to Assamese

Assam to have week-long celebrations following classical language status to Assamese

03 November 2024, 09:02 IST

Rare typescript of 'The Little Prince' goes on sale for $1.25 million

A candidate for the world's most translated book outside of religious texts, the novella about a child who travels from planet to planet gaining wisdom was published in 1943 at the height of World War Two.

24 October 2024, 03:31 IST

Rare typescript of 'The Little Prince' goes on sale for $1.25 million

Rare typescript of 'The Little Prince' goes on sale for $1.25 million

Rare typescript of 'The Little Prince' goes on sale for $1.25 million

24 October 2024, 03:31 IST

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's books fly off the shelves in South Korea

The country's largest bookstore chain, Kyobo Book Centre, said sales of her books had rocketed on Friday, with stocks almost immediately selling out and set to be in short supply for the near future.

11 October 2024, 05:45 IST

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's books fly off the shelves in South Korea

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's books fly off the shelves in South Korea

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's books fly off the shelves in South Korea

11 October 2024, 05:45 IST

South Korea's Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million).

10 October 2024, 11:13 IST

South Korea's Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

South Korea's Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

South Korea's Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

10 October 2024, 11:13 IST

Celebrated English poet and former cop Keki N Daruwalla dies at 87

Daruwalla, one of India's best known writers in English, died on Thursday night.

27 September 2024, 11:27 IST

Celebrated English poet and former cop Keki N Daruwalla dies at 87

Celebrated English poet and former cop Keki N Daruwalla dies at 87

Celebrated English poet and former cop Keki N Daruwalla dies at 87

27 September 2024, 11:27 IST

The art of teaching the Bard

The onus is on the teacher to teach Shakespeare’s plays in the most interesting manner, bringing out not only the ingenuity of Shakespeare’s writing style but also the nuances and richness of the English language.

24 September 2024, 03:17 IST

The art of teaching the Bard

The art of teaching the Bard

The art of teaching the Bard

24 September 2024, 03:17 IST

When memory and desire mix

Empire of the Mind: Proust was seeking that inscrutable space where time stops. Constrained by asthma and confined to his bedroom, memory becomes his balm 'for if life is vagabond, our memory is sedentary'.

14 September 2024, 22:10 IST

When memory and desire mix

When memory and desire mix

When memory and desire mix

14 September 2024, 22:10 IST

Writer Sathyesh Bellur to receive DVG award

The award will be presented at Sarada Vilas Centenary Bhavan in Krishnamurthypuram, Mysuru city, at 10.30 am on Sunday. While writer K C Shivappa will preside over the event, academician Gururaja Karajagi will be present.

31 August 2024, 16:22 IST

Writer Sathyesh Bellur to receive DVG award

Writer Sathyesh Bellur to receive DVG award

Writer Sathyesh Bellur to receive DVG award

31 August 2024, 16:22 IST

You haven’t heard of Wendell Berry, I bet

The worst of American culture moves across the world more than its best. Wendell Berry would have been more known otherwise.

24 August 2024, 20:28 IST

You haven’t heard of Wendell Berry, I bet

You haven’t heard of Wendell Berry, I bet

You haven’t heard of Wendell Berry, I bet

24 August 2024, 20:28 IST