Sharjah: As part of the cultural programme curated by the 42nd edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair, the spotlight was cast upon the esteemed Nigerian Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka. In an engaging discussion, Wole Soyinka and the distinguished Sudanese poet, Alim Abbas, captivated the audience with their enlightening discussion titled ‘Exploring Afrofuturism: Reimagining Black […]
DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, stressed that generosity and the UAE are two sides of the same coin and that the “1 Billion Meals Endowment” campaign will continue to welcome donations throughout the year. Once again leading by example and showing his full […]
The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in between cultures and continents.” Gurnah was born in Tanzania in 1948 but moved to England at a young age. He has written 10 novels, […]
The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glück on Thursday “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” The prize was announced in Stockholm by Mats Malm, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. New York-born Glück, 77, who is a professor of English at Yale […]
