For her new book, “Salvage,” the Trinidadian-born writer Dionne Brand rereads classic English novels, teasing out evidence of ...

The first week of August this year brought with it a chance to visit Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, an unlikely setting ...

Edith Pargeter was a writer who achieved fame in Britain for her historical murder mysteries. Less well known was her work as ...

It warns of 'incidences of violence, mental illness and expressions of Christian faith' in other medieval texts also ...

The legacy of an 18th century poet said to have inspired Robert Burns and known for his famous poem about “Auld Reikie” is to ...

In a newly published book, Yale’s Fiona Bell introduces Avdotya Panaeva’s once-banned novel — and a gritty perspective on ...

John MacNeill Miller’s new book, “The Ecological Plot,” explores the entangled histories of literature, ecology and economics ...

There's also been some big sci-fi wins on the big screen recently with Alien: Romulus as a much-praised return to form for ...

The daughter of a Korean writer, Han Seung-won, Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang was born in Gwangju on 27 November 1970. Raised ...

During a visit to Norway, the author explores the rich tapestry of Norwegian literature through the works of Ibsen and Hamsun.

Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783, just 18 months after his namesake George Washington led America to independence with victory over the British at Yorktown.

Gerald Murnane rarely leaves his tiny Victorian town, but bookies are giving him high odds to win this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.