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John Carey: Golding biography

Critic, reviewer, broadcaster and professor of literature at Oxford University John Carey on his biography of William Golding, creator of Lord of the Flies

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John Carey: Golding biography

Critic, reviewer, broadcaster and professor of literature at Oxford University John Carey on his biography of William Golding, creator of Lord of the Flies

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Outside of a dog: a bibliomemoir

“Outside of a dog,” claimed Groucho Marx, “a book is a man’s best friend.

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Positive people, wonderful weekend

The historian Tony Judt recalled recently what Gertrude Stein had to say when delivering a lecture at Oxford on contemporary literature and was asked, “What about the woman question?”

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True Grit author to get award for southern writing (CBC.ca)

Charles Portis, the author of True Grit and Norwood, will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award in southern literature by Oxford American magazine, a literary quarterly that features writing from and about the American South.

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Kenneth Dover, a Provocative Scholar of Ancient Greek Literature, Dies at 89 (New York Times)

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Russian church literature, photos move to Baylor (Baylor Lariat)

After losing funding, the Keston Institute at Oxford University transferred its collection of Russian resources to Baylor, with the help of Dr.

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For the love of literature: St. Anthony Elementary wins challenge (Northern Pen)

If you stumble upon a Play Station or X-Box crying itself to sleep - be gentle, they didn’t have a chance.

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Norwegian author Hamsun’s love letters opened after 50 years (EARTHtimes.org)

Oslo - Several love letters penned over 100 years ago by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun, winner of the 1920 Nobel Literature Prize, were opened Monday at the National Library in Oslo. Culture Minister Anniken Huitfeldt broke the seals and several Hamsu…

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Where giants of literature once walked (The Jackson Sun)

A recent book by Harry Lee Poe and Jim Veneman explores the friendship between C.S. Lewis, J.R.R.

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