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Irish author Nuala O'Faolain dies at 68
“It amazed me how quickly my life turned black. As soon as I knew I was going to die soon, the goodness went out of life”
Nuala O'Faolain, a journalist and feminist who gained international fame with her outspoken 1996 memoir 'Are You Somebody?' has died at age 68 of lung cancer, just weeks after revealing her illness on state radio.
She died Friday at a hospice for the terminally ill in south Dublin and will be cremated Tuesday after a Catholic Mass, her family said.
O'Faolain emphasized during the April 12 radio interview that she had no faith in the afterlife, and instead rued the imminent loss of her lifetime's accrual of education, friends and experience. Read more
Monday | Hereford Times
Rushdie is Best of Booker favourite
Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has been installed as favourite to win the Best of the Booker prize after being shortlisted for the award. via Hereford Times
Sunday | The St. Petersburg Times
Publishing Industry Dynamic Despite Fears
“We simply aren't seeing a problem of a lack of reading. About 40 percent of our readers are young people, and they are very interested in news, book exhibitions and the special parties that Livebook regularly organizes”
Bloomberg While statistics show a decline in the time spent reading by Russians, the Harry Potter novels have seen strong sales here. via The St. Petersburg Times
Sunday May 11 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
“All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed”
'Disaster': Lessing said she spends most of her time now being photographed and giving interviews. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Saturday May 10 | Stanford Daily
Rushdie weighs modern literature: Acclaimed author pushes for continued literary engagement
“Public events impinge on our private lives on a daily basis. Actions occur in places we are not, and decisions are made in rooms whose existence we do not suspect.”
Sir Salman Rushdie, the renowned and controversial author of "Midnight's Children" and "The Satanic Verses," addressed a packed Kresge Auditorium last night in the second-to-last ASSU Speakers Bureau for the ... via Stanford Daily
Thursday May 8 | Prensa Latina
Exhibition "Word and Brush" in Havana
Havana, May 8 The exhibition "Palabra y pincel" -Word and Brush-, opportune dialogue among Literature and Fine arts in the work of 12 of the most prolific painters of the country, will be inaugurated May 16 at ... via Prensa Latina
Thursday May 8 | The New Nation
“Rabindranath is not only a person but also an institution and his distinctive literature and arts would always inspire Bengali- speaking people to do creative work.”
BSS, Dhaka The celebration of the 147th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore began across the country yesterday. via The New Nation
Thursday May 8 | Freerepublic.com
Entertainment News: Juno star Page to play Jane Eyre
“Master Edward is the mack daddy for schnizzle, home skillet”
Ellen Page received an Oscar nomination for her role in Juno Juno star Ellen Page has signed up to play Jane Eyre in a new adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte novel. via Freerepublic.com
Tuesday May 6 | JoongAng Ilbo English News
Park Kyung-ree, the contemporary Korean writer who passed away on Monday, was a legend in Korea s literary world. via JoongAng Ilbo English News
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