With his powerful novels and essays, Mr. Oe tried to ensure that Japan learned the lessons of its 20th-century militarism.
Tag: Books and Literature
The First Book of Spring
A book can be an accomplice in a coup against winter.
How Mia Couto’s Words Help Weave the Story of Mozambique
Couto’s language is enriched by his country’s idioms, voices — and possibilities. “We are still in the process of creating one nation,” he said, made of “different languages, different beliefs.”
Maryse Condé, at Home in the World
Throughout her four-decade literary career, the Guadeloupean writer has explored a global vision of the Black diaspora, and placed Caribbean life at the center.
The Sordid Secrets of Cities
Machine politics, corruption and violence.
C.S. Lewis’s Oxford: Where the Lion and the Witch Met the Hobbit
Discovering the sites in Oxford where C.S. Lewis, the writer of over 30 books, including the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, found faith, inspiration and a life-changing friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien.
5 New(ish) Australasian Books for Your Reading List
Great reads you might have missed.
5 New(ish) Australasian Books for Your Reading List
Great reads you might have missed.
Who Was Pablo Neruda and Why Is His Death a Mystery?
After a decade-long investigation, a team of forensic experts issued their final report on the exhumed remains of the acclaimed Chilean poet. Here’s why there are so many questions around his death.
Reveling in the Eerie and the Spooky, but Finding ‘True Horror’ in Real Life
The author Mariana Enriquez deploys — and enjoys — horror conventions. But in “Our Share of Night,” she reminds readers that the violence we live with can be far more frightening.