Legend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it went missing in June, an investigation to find France’s Excalibur began.
Tag: Books and Literature
Ismail Kadare Dies at 88; Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the World
Often compared to Orwell and Kafka, he walked a political tightrope with works that offered veiled criticism of his totalitarian state.
What I’m Reading: Tunneling to the Past
Looking for answers, or an escape, in a fraught world.
Shahjahan Bhuiya, Executioner Turned TikTok Star, Dies in Bangladesh
He hanged high-profile inmates in exchange for a reduction in his own robbery and murder sentences, and became a social media sensation after his release.
Your Summer Reading Guide
If you fantasize about reading your way from now until Labor Day but need help corralling your curiosity, we can help.
Wreckage of Shackleton’s Last Ship Is Found Off Coast of Canada
Ernest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922. Researchers exulted over the discovery of its wreckage, 62 years after it sank in the Labrador Sea.
Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’
One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism.
Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’
One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism.
Yael Dayan, Israeli Writer, Politician and Daughter of War Hero, Dies at 85
She was hailed for her books and admired for promoting women’s rights. But her support for a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict angered many.
Onstage, Witches and Cossacks Strike a Chord With Ukrainians
A play based on a 19th-century literary classic is a smash hit among Ukrainians who see in the story cultural and historical echoes of what they face after two years of war.