Harsh measures against dissent have trickled down to practitioners of the region’s poetic traditions, with many saying they have been told to stop.
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‘There’s So Much More to Afghanistan’: Khaled Hosseini Reflects on His Birthplace
The author of “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” talks about the pain and frustration of watching the country from afar.
The New Magazines and Journals Shaping Africa’s Literary Scene
Lolwe, Doek and other digital publications are helping to amplify new voices from the continent.
A Young Naturalist Inspires With Joy, Not Doom
At 17, Dara McAnulty is becoming one of Britain’s most acclaimed nature writers, with work that touches on his autism as much as the world around his home.
With a Violent Debut, He Reveals a London That Is Rarely Seen
“Who They Was,” an autobiographical novel about life in public housing and prison, is relentlessly bleak. It had to be, the author, Gabriel Krauze, says.
‘At Night All Blood Is Black’ Wins International Booker Prize
“At Night All Blood Is Black,” a novel written by David Diop and translated by Anna Moschovakis, had already received rave reviews.
He Is Senegalese and French, With Nothing to Reconcile
David Diop, an International Booker Prize finalist for his novel “At Night All Blood Is Black,” is among the writers whose work is helping France face its history with Africa.
Reading Dan Frank, Book Editor and ‘Champion of the Unexampled’
Alan Lightman, Janna Levin and others recall the editor who shaped their work and a literary genre. Plus, more reading recommendations in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.
A Lost Brontë Library Surfaces
A trove of manuscripts acquired from the Brontë family in the 19th century, all but unseen for the past century, will be auctioned at Sotheby’s.
Poets in Myanmar Are Killed After the Coup
More than 30 poets have been imprisoned since the military seized power in Myanmar, a country where politics and poetry are intimately connected.