The historical archive of Gabriela Mistral, Nobel Prize winner in Literature in 1945, was built by women. Correspondences, photographs and memories of the Chilean poet, educator and diplomat were kept by her secretaries – almost all of them close confidants – to later be scrutinized by researchers, such as the American Elizabeth Horan, an academic … Read more
Writer Pavel Kolmačka won the state award for literature on Sunday night. The jury awarded him for the novel Canto ostinato: Samhain, experiences close to winter. Dagmar Hartlová, who has been mediating Swedish and Norwegian literature for the Czechs all her life, became the speaker of the State Prize for translation work. The evaluators emphasized … Read more
Annual bat beauty contests were held in the United States on Halloween. The Bureau of Land Management, which manages US federal lands, annually selects the most beautiful bat as the culmination of International Bat Week. Illustration picture. Grant Heilman Photography / Alamy Stock Photo, AOP Hoary Potter, an Oregon hairy bat, has been crowned this … Read more
Commercial presentation Updated: 1/11/2024 2:50 PM Issued: 1/11/2024, 2:50 PM International book fair and literary festival World of Books in Prague – illustrative photo. ČTK/Kamaryt Michal Brno – The first year of the Book Brno sales fair began at the Brno Exhibition Center. The organizers invited more than 120 writers from the Czech Republic and … Read more
More than 175 years after his death, Frédéric Chopin continues to make people dance: a previously unpublished waltz by the Polish composer was discovered in a vault at the Morgan Library Museum in New York, which was reported in the New York Times. Chopin’s score, which included the words “Waltz” in French in the text … Read more
In her new book, Allu Tuppurainen‘s daughter reveals how Pikku Kakkonen and Rölli finally parted ways. Allu Tuppurainen has become known for his Rölli character. Juha Veli Jokinen Rölli, a fairy tale character loved by Finns, was first seen on Yle TV2 in September 1986. The character who lives in Röllimetsä got into many different … Read more
When Sunand Tryambak Joshi, better known as ST Joshi, was eight years old, his family migrated from India to the city of Muncie, Indiana, in the United States. At 13 he visited the local public library for the first time and discovered the works of Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937). He was amazed to the point … Read more
Jenni Haukio has been elected chairman of the church’s Cultural Affairs Advisory Board. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland informs that the Church Board, which administers the joint administration, has established a Cultural Affairs Advisory Committee to promote the visibility of the church’s cultural sector and networking in the field of cultural activities as a … Read more
Big Book Thursday focuses on attractive and high-quality new material from leading Czech book publishers. This year will be the twenty-fifth. It offers 15 latest works at the same time by popular domestic and foreign authors. A collection of new books across literary genres will hit bookstore shelves on Thursday, October 17. We present the … Read more
South Korean writer Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, it was announced early this Thursday. for his intense poetic prose, which confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life. The 53-year-old novelist, poet and contemporary artist is the first Asian to win the highest award in world literature, which she … Read more