Orbital’ is ‘more about Earth than about space
British author says space inspired Booker Prize-winning novel
A lifelong fascination with outer space inspired British author Samantha Harvey to write her novel "Orbital", which this week won the prestigious Booker Prize.The 49-year-old author admitted that she had no specialist knowledge but was instead inspired by the live video feed from the International Space Station.
Shaking up the stylistic, social and narrative conventions of their time, here are seven works by major writers who have ...
Ever since his 1988 debut The Swimming-Pool Library caused a stir, Hollinghurst has captured the hedonism of affluent gay men with both candour and literary elegance. "He looks battered, but is ...
This volume shows how British literature recorded contemporaneous historical change. It traces the emergence and evolution of literary trends as well as enduring transitional shifts in genre, tone ...
The event, with a theme centered around British literature, also showcased the rich cultural and artistic influences with engaging activities such as storytelling sessions, a fancy dress contest, ...
A project which aims to improve 'racial literacy' in secondary schools will be officially launched this month. Lit Legacies brings together educational resources for a play set amidst the Bristol ...
This collection suggests a different approach. Drawing on recent work expanding our sense of the political and aesthetic energies of interwar modernisms, these chapters track transitions in British ...
The DESIblitz Literature Festival celebrated language and identity, showcasing voices from Punjabi literature.
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Han Kang's Nobel win marks step toward literary equity: translator Deborah SmithBritish literary translator Deborah Smith, best known for translating 2024 Nobel laureate Han Kang's "The Vegetarian," said ...
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