Machado de Assis Real, developed by a Brazilian university and an ad agency, shows the 19th-century writer in color, challenging some long-held ideas about him in the process.
Tag: Books and Literature
When the World’s Most Famous Mystery Writer Vanished
On a cold December night in 1926, Agatha Christie went out in her beloved Morris Cowley roadster and didn’t return home for 11 days. Here’s how her disappearance played out.
5 Books That Shed Light on D-Day
These books — some classics, some published this year — tell the stories of the soldiers and spies who fought to defeat the Axis forces.
In Hong Kong, a Publisher Struggles to Document Tiananmen’s Carnage
The semiautonomous Chinese city has long been a keeper of the memories of the crackdown, but growing mainland influence is making it harder.
What Happened After P.G. Wodehouse Was Captured During World War II
The beloved British humorist — the creator of Wooster and Jeeves — was arrested by the Germans in 1940 and spent the remainder of the war in custody. Here’s how his story unspooled in The Times.
Robert Macfarlane and the Dark Side of Nature Writing
The British author turns his attention to the subterranean world with “Underland.”
Campaign Aims to Keep Judge’s Copy of ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ in U.K.
The auctioned copy of D.H. Lawrence’s novel was used in perhaps the most famous British obscenity trial of the past century and has been designated a cultural treasure.
David Cameron’s Book Isn’t Out Yet. The Scathing Commentary Is.
News of an autobiography from the former prime minister who left Britain the Brexit mess attracted a digital stream of creative mockery and vulgarity.
The Queer Coffee Table: 10 L.G.B.T.Q. Books to Usher In World Pride
Visual monographs commemorating a culture of resistance and resilience on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion.
Nonfiction: Richard Holbrooke, the Last Great Freewheeling Diplomat
George Packer’s biography of Holbrooke, “Our Man,” is a complex portrait of a complex man who had power, but never enough.