So many longlists, shortlists, finalists, and winners were announced for various literary prizes this week. Look below for links to prize announcements and commentary from people across the web and th…
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As part of an annual collaboration sponsored by World Literature Today and the University of…
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after Mahler’s 5th Symphony, 2nd Movement – Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter VehemenzThe explosion had…
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Abdilatif Abdallah (b. 1946, Mombasa) is a major Swahili poet who was, until recently, largely unknown…
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In Hon Lai Chu’s newly translated novel Mending Bodies (Two Lines, 2025), intimacy becomes a…
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If you have ever taken a writing class in Europe or…
