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Six Booker nominees without heavyweight competition
LONDON. The short list of the Booker Prize included six authors.
Shortlisted by National Bestseller as Reason for Optimism
MOSCOW. A short list of the National Bestseller has been announced.
Shortlist "NOSA" announced. Predictable favorites and controversial candidates
KRASNOYARSK. The jury of the NOS Literary Prize announced the short list. Trends in the new literature in 2015.
International Booker Shortlist - Six Authors Seeking Truth
LONDON. 6 authors entered the final of the International Booker Prize.
Scotland celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lermontov
EDINBURGH. From October 2 to 5, festive events dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the great Russian poet Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov will be held at the Holyrood Scottish Castle.
Umberto Eco’s generous gift - beautiful books and the whole universe
MILAN. Umberto Eco passed away. Scientist, philosopher, writer.
Existentialism in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground occupies a special place in the history of world literature and philosophical thought. Created in 1864, the work became a kind of bridge between the Russian realistic tradition of the 19th century and the existential philosophical trends of the 20th century.
“Five Flights Up” by Elizabeth Bishop
“Five Flights Up” is a lyrical, narrative poem by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth BishopThe poem is a lyric because it’s short and slender and features hints of personal emotion, and it’s a narrative because it tells the story of a dog and a bird.
“"Faith" is a fine invention” by Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, MassachusettsShe had an older brother, Austin, and a younger sister, Lavinia or “Vinnie”. Samuel Fowler Dickinson was her grandpa and, according to Cynthia Wolff’s biography “Dickinson” (Alfred A. Knopf, 1986), Dickinson’s grandpa built Amherst’s first brick house.
Encyclopedia of the First World War became the "Book of the Year"
MOSCOW. The opening ceremony of the Moscow International Trade Fair took place on September 3 at the Et Cetera Theater. The event began with the awarding of the winners of the national literary contest “Book of the Year 2014”.
Epistolary heritage of Alexander Blok without cuts
MOSCOW. Gorky publishing house IMLI published correspondence between Alexander Blok and Lyubov Mendeleev without cuts.
Anniversary of Alexei Apukhtin. Recall and meet again
BOLKHOV. The writer Aleksei Nikolaevich Apukhtin, a native of the ancient Russian city in the Oryol province, turned 175 years old.
Anniversary without fanfare. Vasily Grossman - a man who managed to tell the truth
MOSCOW. 110 years since the birth of Vasily Grossman.
Anniversary of the forbidden genius. A bit about Erdman
MOSCOW. November 16 marks 115 years of poet and playwright Nikolai Erdman.
Jaan Kaplinsky - poet and philosopher, dreaming of harmony and peace
STRASBOURG. European literary prize awarded to the poet Jan Kaplinsky.