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An unchecked conformity impulse in a technological society like ours acts more like slow-motion suicide than a survival mechanism.

My “female gaze” is a response to the diverse work and personalities of Artemisia Gentileschi, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun and Elisabeth Chaplin.

The Nobel Prize winner talks with DW about his decision to leave Zanzibar, to write in English, and about the rise of African writers in the post-colonial era.

In search of a true classic to read? Our critics choose the best novels ever written, from Flaubert to Fitzgerald, and Tolkien to Proust

IrishtoonBroadly speaking, it’s no surprise that society’s elites hold their noses when they approach the topic of mass democracy. When have the wealthy and powerful ever thought it was a good idea to put decision-making in the hands of the poor and ignorant?

The award-winning filmmaker and author of 'Run Towards the Danger' on Audre Lorde, 'Franny and Zooey,' and the Book That Made Her Weep.

Some feminists think we can improve motherhood. But what if abolishing it is the only way to alleviate its problems?

Whether reflecting on pet preoccupations or the pressing issues of the day, the novelist remains a bold and fascinating thinker

Margaret Atwood unpacks the essays, speeches and appreciations in her deep and deeply entertaining new nonfiction collection, 'Burning Question.'

'Free Love' recounts a 40-year-old woman's break with priority in 1960s Britain. Its author Tessa Hadley, first published at 46, knows all about it.