Literature

Temple of Literature’s steles recognized as world heritage documents (Vietnam Net)

VietNamNet Bridge – The stone steles at Hanoi’s Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) were recognized as world heritage documents on March 9 at a UNESCO’s meeting in Macau.

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Temple of Literature’s steles recognized as world heritage documents (Vietnam Net)

Call for regional Malay publishing cooperation (MalaysiaNews.net)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei should jointly publish more books on Malay literature to ensure that the language does not diminish.

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Call for regional Malay publishing cooperation (MalaysiaNews.net)

Call for regional Malay publishing cooperation (The New Straits Times)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei should jointly publish more books on Malay literature to ensure that the language does not diminish.

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Learning through ‘Macbeth’ (Straits Times)

MACBETH, when taught at Compassvale Secondary School, inculcates not only an appreciation for literature, but also character and confidence. Under the North Star Education Programme - a school scheme that aims to develop students holistically - students also learn about the pitfalls of greed and jealousy when studying the Shakespeare play.

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Learning through ‘Macbeth’ (Straits Times)

‘Twilight’ compares to classic literature, mythology (Burlington County Times)

“Twilight” is being compared to classic literature and mythology.

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‘Twilight’ compares to classic literature, mythology (Burlington County Times)

BREAKING: Victim in Double Homicide Was UNM Prof (Albuquerque Journal)

Suspect in West Side Jail Police have identified the victims in a double slaying over the weekend as UNM English Professor Hector Torres, 54, and Stefania Gray, who was in her 30s. Torres had worked at UNM since 1986. Gray was a UNM graduate student studying comparative literature in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

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BREAKING: Victim in Double Homicide Was UNM Prof (Albuquerque Journal)

‘Wit’ staging in Santa Ana misses gut-punch (Orange County Register)

For “Wit,” her depiction of a brilliant literature professor’s battle with end-stage terminal cancer, Margaret Edson won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Both tender and brutal, “Wit” was first commissioned by South Coast Repertory, got its…

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‘Wit’ staging in Santa Ana misses gut-punch (Orange County Register)

Community calendar (Honolulu Advertiser)

PHILIPPINE STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES: “Converging Texts,” talk by Dr. Pia Arboleda, assistant professor, Filipino Language and Philippine Literature Program, 2 to 3:30 p.m., University of Hawai’i-Mānoa, Moore Hall 319, Tokioka Room; free. 956-6086.

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Obama group tells Hiram: No, you can’t (New York Post)

O, no, you don’t! Former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate is getting heat from President Obama’s grass-roots political organization for using the president’s well-worn logo and slogan in his bid to get his Queens seat back.

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Obama group tells Hiram: No, you can’t (New York Post)

Pro-Monserrate Literature in Jackson Heights (The New York Observer)

And, for balance, here’s some pro-Hiram Monserrate literature being handed out in Jackson Heights. It features a knock-off not only of Barack Obama’s slogan, but his logo. One thing that caught my eye was the fact that the flier touts Monserrate’s support for Elmhurst Hospital–one he avoided going to one at least one…

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Pro-Monserrate Literature in Jackson Heights (The New York Observer)

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