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T. S. Eliot(1888–1965 ) POETRY FOUNDATION March, 2018 Keystone Pictures USA / Alamy Stock Photo When T. S. Eliot died, wrote Robert Giroux, "the world became a lesser place." Certainly the most imposing poet of his time, Eliot was revered by Igor Stravinsky "not only as a great sorcerer of words but as the very key keeper of the language." For Alfred Kazin he was "the mana kn..

Rediscovering Britain's avant-garde Ann Quin is the latest author from the English literary avant-garde to undergo a modern reappraisal – and it is long overdue. By Juliet Jacques New Humanistg Wednesday, 21st March 2018 This article is a preview from the Spring 2018 edition of New Humanist. Taken from one of her unfinished novels, The Unmapped Country is the perfect title fo..

The new Scandi noir? The Korean writers reinventing the thriller The country has emerged as a surprising literary force as a novel by the ‘Korean Henning Mankell’ bags a six-figure deal and sparks a global bidding war Alison Flood The Guardian, Sat 3 Mar 2018 10.00 GMT Un-su Kim, author of The Plotters, which has been the subject of enthusiastic bidding war. Photograph: Da..

[Why] 주물공장 이야기꾼, 지금껏 없던 글을 쏟아내다어수웅 기자 조선일보 입력 : 2018.03.03 03:02 [어수웅의 어프로치] 학벌도 족보도 없는 무명작가 김동식… 투박하고 황당한 이야기들, 그런데 재미있다 PC방서 만난 군상들, 댓글 달아준 네티즌들.....그들이 내 글 선생님 초등학교 졸업 후 P..

Willa Cather, Pioneer By Jane Smiley The Paris ReviewFebruary 27, 2018 Willa Cather was not a flashy stylist, and though she was ambitious in her work, she did not attach it to a publicity-worthy life like some of her contemporaries, such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Cather’s first book of poetry came out in 1903, when she was twenty-nine; her first book of st..

Bohemian Tragedy The rise, fall, and afterlife of George Sterling’s California arts colony By Joy Lanzendorfer Poetry Foundation, Feb., 2018 In 1905, the poet George Sterling moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea, a coastal hamlet two hours south of San Francisco, to start an artist colony. The 36-year-old Sterling, nicknamed the “King of Bohemia,” was already prominent in literary ..

Worders without Borders September 2003 Writing From North Korea Image: Jeremy Hunter, Pistols," Pyongyang, August 2011, Digital photograph, 40 inches x 30 inches ©Jeremy Hunter / Telefoto When we first began our search for literature from North Korea, we assumed we would tap into an underground stream of "dissident" work comparable to the rich "samizdat" literature circul..

The End of Literary Studies? François Berger for The Chronicle Review By Steven G. Kellman The Chronicle of Higher EducationFebruary 22, 2018 According to the Latin Vulgate, the authoritative version of the Bible for more than a thousand years, academic departments of literature might as well close up shop. Psalm 70:15 praises the righteousness of the Lord, "quia non cogno..

The Sisters Grimm By Sophia Booth Magnone Public Books, 2.21.2018 Can a centuries-old literary tradition tell us anything useful about modern life? The continuing vitality of the fairy tale in contemporary culture would suggest an emphatic yes. And the vast ... Can a centuries-old literary tradition tell us anything useful about modern life? The continuing vitality of the fairy..

[최보식이 만난 사람] "왜 惡만 드러내는가… 살아간 사람의 성취 없이 이뤄진 세계는 없어"최보식 선임기자 조선일보 입력 : 2018.02.19 03:03 [작가 이문열 단독인터뷰] "너무 많이 화를 내면서 내가 살아오지 않았나 불평하고 화를 내려면 그런 자격 있어야 하는데" "현 정권은 조정 안 될 일..