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Tag: Books and Literature
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.
Move Over, Pablo Neruda. Young Chileans Have a New Favorite Poet.
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize for literature, was long considered staid. A new generation is reclaiming her as an anti-establishment icon.
A Hit French Novel Tries to Explain Putin. Too Well, Some Critics Say.
A popular novel, “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” presents a sympathetic portrait of the Russian leader, critics say, raising concerns that it might influence national policy toward the Ukraine war.
Peter Grose, Veteran Foreign Correspondent, Dies at 88
His career with The New York Times took him to Saigon and Moscow. He drew on that experience later to write several well-received books.
She Witnessed Mao’s Worst Excesses. Now She Has a Warning for the World.
At 93, the memoirist Yuan-tsung Chen hopes that her recollections of China’s tumultuous past will help the country confront its historical wrongs — and avoid repeating them.
Prince Harry Skewers Palace Culture With Nicknames and a Dose of Rancor
Along with the juicy tidbits Prince Harry offers up in his new memoir, there is also a revealing look at how the royal family, and its staff, operate behind closed doors.
UK Bookstores React to Prince Harry’s Memoir
While some booksellers said “Spare” had generated a huge number of preorders, the reaction was mixed at stores in London, with some customers dismissive of the latest episode in a mounting royal drama.
‘Spare,’ by Prince Harry: Book Review
At once emotional and embittered, the royal memoir is mired in a paradox: drawing endless attention in an effort to renounce fame.