His considerable influence in the French-speaking world was based on an unusual attribute: He had actually been to the revolutions he wrote about.
Tag: Books and Literature
Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris
A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.
Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper
The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax.
Denmark Wants Kids to Read More. Will a Tax Cut Help?
With the country facing a “reading crisis,” the Danish government plans to exempt books from a 25 percent value-added tax.
Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88
Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88
Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88
Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88
Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.
Book Blacklist in Kashmir Aims to Muzzle Criticism of India
The federally appointed government in the contested region has declared 25 books off limits, part of what many see as a pattern of repression.
A Rare Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Is Found on an Unassuming Shelf
Bidding for the Tolkien classic, which was discovered in a home in Bristol, England, has already exceeded $25,000.