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Tag Archives: Nobel Prize in Literature
What illusions can do to us
“The Nobel Prize” by Robert Walser translated by Tom Whalen Today, thank God, I’m back in the pink again, which I definitely deserve because I’m a nice person. How was it for me yesterday? I was emotionally ill. Full of … Continue reading
Summer Reading List
Once again Barack Obama has released his summer reading list. On Facebook, he wrote, “Whether you’re camped out on the beach or curled up on the couch on a rainy day, there’s nothing quite like sitting down with a great book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Fiction, Nobel Prize in Literature, President Obama, Reading
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Murder At Full Moon
I don’t remember which book that I read first, Of Mice and Men or The Grapes of Wrath, but both had a lasting effect on me and made me a John Steinbeck fan. Over the years, I think that I’ve read every novel and … Continue reading
Autumn, The Smell of Leaves Burning
Autumn By Louise Gluck The part of life devoted to contemplation was at odds with the part committed to action. * Fall was approaching. But I remember it was always approaching once school ended. * Life, my sister said, is like … Continue reading
A Village After Dark
This year’s Nobel prize for literature was announced yesterday. I don’t usually pay much attention to these types of awards, but I really thought that this would be Margaret Atwood’s year. Still, even though I was surprised by the selection … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged English Literature, Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel Prize in Literature
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without books there would be no history
“Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.” Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse, the 1946 Nobel Prize laureate for Literature, worked as a bookseller in the J.J. Heckenhaurer Antiquariat in Tübingen, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Germany, Hermann Hesse, Nobel Prize in Literature
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Nobel Jury Snubs JRR Tolkien
Well, actually the Nobel jury snub happened fifty years ago,but the despicable story only just surfaced. The Swedish newspaper Sydsvenska Dagbladet recently disclosed the sordid details after snooping in the official Nobel archives in Stockholm. It seems that C.S. Lewis … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged CS Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Nobel Prize in Literature, Stockholm, Sydsvenska Dagbladet
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