Edward Sheehan, 78, Foreign Correspondent, Dies
Sunday, den 16. November 2008Mr. Sheehan’s perceptive, literate dispatches from the Middle East, Africa and Central America explored the political machinations of the powerful and the misery of the powerless.
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The Saturday Profile: As a Memoirist, a Chilean Diplomat Takes Off the White Gloves
Saturday, den 15. November 2008Heraldo Muñoz overcame his initial reluctance to write about his past when he realized that General Pinochet had affected an entire generation in Chile.
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Es’kia Mphahlele, Chronicler of Apartheid, Dies at 88
Saturday, den 1. November 2008Mr. Mphahlele’s 1959 memoir, “Down Second Avenue,” vividly dramatized the injustices of apartheid and became a landmark work of South African literature.
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Accusation Against Writer Reopens Traumas of Czech Past
Saturday, den 18. October 2008Life appears to be imitating art in the drama surrounding the accusation that Milan Kundera had denounced a Western intelligence agent.
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Turkish Novelist Denounces Government at Book Fair
Wednesday, den 15. October 2008Speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate, criticized the Turkish government for its treatment of writers.
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Novel About India Wins the Man Booker Prize
Wednesday, den 15. October 2008Aravind Adiga, 33, won the 40th Man Booker prize on Tuesday night for his debut novel, “The White Tiger,” a vivid exploration of India’s class struggle.
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A Debut Novel About India Wins the Man Booker Prize
Wednesday, den 15. October 2008Aravind Adiga, 33, won the 40th Man Booker prize on Tuesday night for his debut novel, “The White Tiger,” a vivid exploration of India’s class struggle.
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Report Says Acclaimed Czech Writer Informed on a Supposed Spy
Tuesday, den 14. October 2008The allegations that the young Milan Kundera may have informed on a Western spy could tarnish his legacy as one of the best-known Eastern European writers.
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Report Says That Acclaimed Czech Writer Informed on a Spy
Tuesday, den 14. October 2008The allegations that the young Milan Kundera may have informed on a Western spy could tarnish his legacy as one of the best-known Eastern European writers.
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The Saturday Profile: A Radio Serialist’s Next Episode: Running for Canada’s Parliament
Saturday, den 11. October 2008Thomas King’s foray into electoral politics is, in an American context, about as predictable as Garrison Keillor abandoning Lake Wobegon for a shot at Congress.
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