Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Tripoli. Photo by Neil Weightman.“Whoever is uprooted, uproots others.” Simone Weil’s wise words to Charles de Gaulle, future president of France, in 1943, with France still u…
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July 31, 2015Laila Lalami. Her newest novel The Moor's Account has been longlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize.News, Reviews, and InterviewsThe Man Booker Prize announced its 2015 longlist this…- May 8, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsNigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is serving as the co-curator for this year’s PEN World Voices Festival, a weeklong literature event that happened this week in New…
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- January 16, 2015News, Reviews, and InterviewsWe want to send our congratulations to all of the recipients of this year’s Hemingway Grant, recognizing excellence in French literature translation.Ahead…
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