Walter Neustadt Jr. (left) and Álvaro Mutis at the Neustadt banquet, University of Oklahoma, October 18, 2002
The editors and staff of World Literature Today were greatly sadden…
Literary Tributes
September 25, 2013
September 3, 2013Photo Burns Library, Boston College/Flickr In tribute to Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), who passed away Friday in Dublin, Ireland, World Literature Today opened its archives to pay its respects…
March 23, 2013Photo by Angela Radulescu/Flickr In tribute to Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, who passed away this Thursday at the age of 82, we’ve opened the vault to share these compelling and inspiring words…- May 16, 2012Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday at the age of 83, was one of Mexico's most discussed and prolific writers. He visited World Literature Today and the University of Oklahoma as the honore…
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