Modern literature brings us a wide variety of stories, characters, and emotions that connect deeply with today's readers.

Among the world’s leading academic critics, he brought his analytical rigor to topics as diverse as German opera and sci-fi ...

Virago Modern Classics has acquired a memoir, Edith’s Story, of how one teenage girl in occupied Holland survived the ...

Fredric Jameson, a cultural theorist and literary critic who influenced generations of scholars and helped raise the ...

Therefore, the relationship between language and power is of cardinal importance in modern literary theory. This is why the poststructuralist philosopher Derrida disowned his reflexive theory of ...

Russia’s Labor Ministry has drafted plans to establish professional standards for writers, outlining the job’s formal ...

In his fiction and journalism, he sought to illustrate the story of the contemporary Middle East and his native Lebanon.

Champagne, Chanel and Hollywood - It’s been a tough year for literary festivals, with sponsor Baillie Gifford cutting ties ...

Pai, 87, a pivotal figure in modern Chinese literature and theater, took the stage to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ...

Mumtaz Shireen (1924–1973), born a hundred years ago this week on September 12, is a significant name in the landscapes of ...

It is perhaps hard being a ‘prophet’ in your own time and country—unless you are French. James Baldwin found support for his ...

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