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Critically difficult and demanding, his style was described once by Krasznahorkai himself as "reality examined to the point of madness".
3 weeks agoA rediscovered trove of photographs, sketches and letters reveals artist Liu Kang’s intimate journey through Indonesia in the 1950s, capturing a young nation in transition and the everyday lives of its people. ...
1 month agoWinner of the Nobel prize three years before his tragic death in 1960 at the age of 46, Camus has found new admirers in younger generations who love to quote him in rap lyrics and on social media. ...
2 months agoAmazon and the BBC, which have collaborated on other Agatha Christie crime novels like Ordeal of Innocence and The ABC Murders, are developing their version of the writer’s 1961 novel The Pale Horse.
6 years agoSeventy years after its publication, George Orwell's classic dystopian novel "1984" continues to fascinate readers, in particular youngsters growing up in a social media-dominated age of increasing angst.
6 years agoVacations are almost synonymous with travel. While some people actually pack their bags and book a ticket to a faraway land, some others prefer to stay in and wander through the pages of a book.
6 years agoThe end of the Game of Thrones television series marks the end of an era. Despite that the book series on which the TV adaptation is based, A Song of Ice of Fire, has still not ended, any fan would be on the lookout for something new while awaiting author George RR Martin to finally finish The Winds of Winter.
6 years agoStruggling bookseller Barnes & Noble said Friday it was being sold to hedge fund Elliott Management, which already owns British-based book retailer Waterstones.
6 years agoBritish writer Julian Barnes was awarded France's Jean d'Ormesson prize Wednesday for his novel, "The Only Story", a powerful meditation on the wounds a first love can leave.
6 years agoFans of the wildly popular series tend to have emotional attachments with the main characters, who are often thought of as underdogs.
6 years agoA list of five ways to read free books online, including Google Books, Open Library and BookBub.
6 years agoPottermore Publishing is launching a new series of non-fiction Harry Potter e-books on June 27.
6 years agoThe Growth Delusion, first published in 2018 by Bloomsbury, starts by debunking the notion that when the economy is growing, everything must be fine.
6 years agoAmerican author Naomi Wolf downplayed on Thursday several errors in her new book that set out to expose a buried story of gay persecution in 19th century Britain, arguing it was not a "social investigation" but a "cultural analysis of a mood".
6 years agoValiant “Vabyo” Budi Yogi plays with the idea of fate and humans in his latest book Tukar Takdir (Changing Fate).
6 years agoMarie Kondo's first children's book, titled "Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship," will be released on November 5.
6 years agoThe phrase “there’s nothing new under the sun” might be discouraging for some writers but it is the truth. In a discussion held at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, author Ruhaeni Intan and journalist Mawa Kresna shared their experiences in offering a fresh perspective on a common subject.
6 years agoI laughed. I cried. I was inspired. With crisp and powerful prose, Michelle Obama’s Becoming is a must-read memoir that is packed with hard truths and moving real-life examples.
6 years agoBinyavanga Wainaina, the award-winning Kenyan writer who challenged stereotypes of Africa with biting satire and took on prejudice by documenting his life as an openly gay man, has died aged 48.
6 years agoJournalist and writer Tim Hannigan came to Bali for the surf, endured dangdut music and fell in love with punk rock. His was never going to be your average guidebook.
6 years agoHere is a selection of three fantasy books to keep your mind off Westeros.
6 years agoJokha Alharthi on Tuesday became the first Arabic author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel "Celestial Bodies" which reveals her Omani homeland's post-colonial transformation.
6 years agoAuthor George R.R. Martin has suggested the ending could be very different from the one seen worldwide when he finally publishes the final two books in the saga.
6 years agoWriting seems to come naturally to Pratiwi Juliani, whose sophomore book Dear Jane was launched on May 12.
6 years agoA book written by one of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s closest aides tries to explain the rise of conservative right-wing narratives among opposition groups in the current political landscape.
6 years agoFor Italian maestro painter Romualdo Locatelli, Indonesia was heaven on earth, a new book reveals.
6 years agoThe upcoming Big Bad Wolf book sale will take place at Mason Pine Hotel, Kota Baru Parahyangan, Bandung.
6 years agoA new edition of the diaries of Jewish teenager Anne Frank, based more closely on her incomplete manuscript before she was sent to her death in a Nazi concentration camp, was published on Saturday.
6 years agoThe Ma’ruf Amin Way tries to elaborate on a statement Ma’ruf made on Islamic economics, partnership and redistribution of assets during the Community Economic Congress held by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in 2017.
6 years agoIllustrator Is Yuniarto’s love of comics and wayang is larger than life.
6 years agoOne of the most notable things about the book Into the Future: Indonesian Women Artists written by veteran art critics and curator Carla Bianpoen is its sheer presence.
6 years agoNew technologies, new perspectives: Digital literacy needs a new angle that’s richly and thoughtfully written in this crucial book.
6 years agoTurin's international book fair refused on Thursday to let a publishing house run by an avowed fascist exhibit at the event following a protest by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust museum and Italian intellectuals.
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