Kadare received the inaugural International Booker Prize in 2005. In his books, the prolific Albanian author offered a window into the psychology of oppression. Here’s where to start.
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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.
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.
Appreciating Alice Munro, Who Brought Innovation to Short Fiction
The Nobel laureate, whose precisely written stories about southwestern Ontario many considered “without equal,” died this week at 92.
Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89
For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, “Apostrophes,” to decide what to read next.
Read Your Way Through Montreal
Montreal is a city as appealing for its beauty as for its shadows. Here, the novelist Mona Awad recommends books that are “both dreamy and uncompromising.”
Record Number of Writers Were Jailed Globally in 2023, PEN America Says
For the first time, China has more than 100 incarcerated writers, and Israel and Russia entered the list of the 10 countries with the most imprisoned writers.
A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History
Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, disappeared, swallowed by the materialist West.