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People 3 years ago

Literary figure Remy Sylado dies at age 77

Prominent artist and literary figure Remy Sylado died on Monday aged 77 after years of chronic illnesses.

Books 3 years ago

‘Cerita Kota’ tells the good and bad of Jakarta

Four Indonesian archeologists and historians have worked together to reveal exciting parts of the city’s history.

Art & Culture 3 years ago

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Exhibition marks Indonesian literary giant Chairil Anwar’s centennial

Famed Indonesian poet Chairil Anwar continues to loom large in the country’s literary scene, as seen in a centennial exhibition at South Jakarta’s Salihara Arts Center, which celebrated his life and work.

People 3 years ago

Julie Powell of 'Julie and Julia' fame dies at 49

Julie Powell, the writer whose yearlong mission to cook through Julia Child's French Cooking masterpiece was immortalized in print and film, has died of cardiac arrest.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Literature finds unlikely social media partner in TikTok

Best-selling German author Sarah Sprinz's series of young adult books has received a boost from an unlikely quarter: A community of literary enthusiasts on social media platform TikTok.

Americas 3 years ago

Salman Rushdie lost sight in eye, use of hand in attack

The 75-year-old writer, who had received several death threats after the publication of his "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed several times in the neck and abdomen before he was due to give a talk in the state of New York.

Art & Culture 3 years ago

Swiss author shaves head on stage after winning award

Swiss author Kim de l'Horizon shaved their head on stage after winning the prestigious German Book Prize on Monday in a show of solidarity with the women protesting in Iran.

People 3 years ago

New York fetes French Nobel literature winner Ernaux

French author and feminist figure Annie Ernaux received a standing ovation at a New York bookstore on Monday as the recent Nobel literature prize winner attended an event.

Books 3 years ago

Nietzsche says ‘Be Yourself’ in latest compilation of aphorisms

German professor Berthold Damshäuser has translated some of Friedrich Nietzsche’s most “nutritious” aphorisms into Indonesian and compiled them in a book.

People 3 years ago

Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer

Iran denied any link with the attacker of British author Salman Rushdie but blamed the writer himself for "insulting" Islam in the novel The Satanic Verses.

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Literary figure Remy Sylado dies at age 77

‘Cerita Kota’ tells the good and bad of Jakarta

PREMIUM Exhibition marks Indonesian literary giant Chairil Anwar’s centennial

Julie Powell of 'Julie and Julia' fame dies at 49

Literature finds unlikely social media partner in TikTok

Salman Rushdie lost sight in eye, use of hand in attack

Swiss author shaves head on stage after winning award

New York fetes French Nobel literature winner Ernaux

Nietzsche says ‘Be Yourself’ in latest compilation of aphorisms

Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer

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Exhibition marks Indonesian literary giant Chairil Anwar’s centennial