László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in Literature: Hungary’s apocalyptic visionary is honoured
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian novelist, for what the Swedish Academy…
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‘Heart Lamp’ wins the International Booker: a Kannada short-story collection makes prize history
LONDON — The International Booker Prize has gone to a short-story collection for the first time — and to a language with…
Copenhagen Celebrates 75 Years of Dianetics with High-Energy Swing Performance by The Jive Aces
KingNewsWire // Press release // The Entire Strøget (main pedestrian street in central Copenhagen) Was Swinging as British Jive Band Celebrated Dianetics’ Diamond Jubilee. Nytorv Square…
Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize in Literature: South Korea’s first laureate is a novelist of fragile bodies and history’s wounds
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 has been awarded to Han Kang, the South Korean novelist, for what the Swedish…
The 10 Most Influential Books on the European Economy: A Deep Dive into Their Legacy
Economic thought in Europe has shaped, and been shaped by, centuries of political and social transformation. This article explores ten landmark books…
Europol has broken up an international gang of thieves of valuable antiquarian books
Europol announced in The Hague that a gang of experienced thieves of valuable antiquarian books had been broken, DPA reported. Nine Georgians…
France’s National Library has placed four books from the 19th century under “quarantine”
The National Library of France has placed four books from the 19th century “under quarantine”, reported AFP. The reason is that their…
Dostoyevsky and Plato removed from sale in Russia due to “LGBT propaganda”
The Russian bookstore Megamarket was sent a list of books to be removed from sale due to “LGBT propaganda”. Journalist Alexander Plyushchev…
Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize: ‘Prophet Song’, a dystopia that reads like tomorrow, takes the trophy
LONDON — The Booker Prize has gone to a warning. Paul Lynch won the 2023 award on Sunday night for “Prophet Song”,…
Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize in Literature: Norway’s quiet master of the unsaid takes the world’s biggest award
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 has been awarded to Jon Fosse, the Norwegian playwright and novelist, for what the…