World: Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels will be rewritten in order to protect modern readers who might be triggered by some of the languages in the original books. Ian Fleming’s work is set to be republished in April, marking 70 years since Casino Royale, the first book in the series was released. Also, read – […]
This day in history we feature Jules Verne. He was a French novelist, poet, and playwright, born on this day in 1828. Trivia – Jules Verne Jules Verne collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the […]
This day in history we feature Nadine Gordimer. She was a South African writer and political activist, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on this day in 1991. Trivia – Nadine Gordimer Gordimer’s writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger’s Daughter and […]
SHARJAH: With the theme ‘Create Creativity’, the 13th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) will welcome the public from May 11 to 22 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, inviting every child to create their own world, build their own awareness and culture, and be inspired by all that is inventive and inspiring. The Sharjah Book Authority’s […]
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, […]
