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Tag: Writing and Writers

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Overlooked No More: Forough Farrokhzad, Iranian Poet Who Broke Barriers of Sex and Society

January 30, 2019January 31, 2019NYT > WorldComments Off on Overlooked No More: Forough Farrokhzad, Iranian Poet Who Broke Barriers of Sex and Society

An author unafraid to defy midcentury attitudes about her gender. “What is important is humanity,” she said, “not being a man or a woman.”

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30 Writers Sign Letter Calling for European ‘Resistance’ to Populism

January 25, 2019STEVEN ERLANGERComments Off on 30 Writers Sign Letter Calling for European ‘Resistance’ to Populism

Fearing a victory for the far right in May elections for the European Parliament, intellectuals are urging a countermovement to dispel ‘a smoke screen for neo-fascism.’

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Diana Athill Dies at 101; Wrote Cleareyed Memoirs of Love and Sex

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019MARGALIT FOXComments Off on Diana Athill Dies at 101; Wrote Cleareyed Memoirs of Love and Sex

The English author, whose critically lauded autobiographies chronicled her romantic and sexual liaisons, attained literary celebrity in her 90s.

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Chinese-Australian Writer Yang Hengjun Detained in China

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019DAMIEN CAVE and CHRIS BUCKLEYComments Off on Chinese-Australian Writer Yang Hengjun Detained in China

A former Chinese official with Australian citizenship, Mr. Yang flew from New York to Guangzhou despite friends’ warnings that it was too dangerous.

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Amos Oz, Israeli Author and Peace Advocate, Dies at 79

December 28, 2018December 29, 2018ISABEL KERSHNERComments Off on Amos Oz, Israeli Author and Peace Advocate, Dies at 79

One of Israel’s most prolific writers, he published numerous works of both fiction and nonfiction, and his writing was translated into more than 35 languages.

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Writer of Erotic Novels in China Is Jailed for Producing Gay Pornography

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ and ALBEE ZHANGComments Off on Writer of Erotic Novels in China Is Jailed for Producing Gay Pornography

The novelist, known as Tianyi, faces more than a decade in jail, prompting many to criticize the government for going too far in its efforts to block obscene material.

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Judith Kazantzis, British Feminist Poet and Activist, Dies at 78

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018ILIANA MAGRAComments Off on Judith Kazantzis, British Feminist Poet and Activist, Dies at 78

Ms. Kazantzis found freedom from the drudgery of being a housewife by breaking down patriarchal norms and writing about people who faced injustices.

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