The Nobel Prize for Literature will not get awarded in 2019 unless trust has been restored in the Swedish Academy, lately plagued by scandal, says the Executive Director for the Foundation. This admission came in mere weeks after the Prize for this year had been called off, as allegations of sexual misconduct, repeated leaks, and […]
Philip Roth: Where to Begin?
Philip, commonly held to be one of the most important figures in modern American literature, passed away on the 22nd of May 2018, at 85-years old. Hailing form Newark, New Jersey, Roth took home a plethora of awards, including two National Book Awards, two from the National Book Critics Circle, the Man Booker Prize, thee […]
Must-Read: 10 Celebrated Contemporary Authors
Ranking the most important authors in contemporary literature is an almost impossible task as there are so many talented, thought-provoking authors to consider, but here we’ve collected the 10 of the most important writers of contemporary times. Isabel Allende Released to great acclaim in 1982 by Chilean-American author Isabel Allende, House of Spirits began as […]