The literary extravaganza brings together a feast of transformational perspectives and literary thought in its remarkable line-up featuring some of the world s greatest writers, thinkers and speakers.
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Contributed photo January 25, 2021 THE international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize is announced on January 21, 2021, featuring a record number of nine debut writers.
The list comprises nine novels, two poetry collections and one short story collection, and at a time when travel has been restricted and contact with loved ones limited, these extraordinary titles eight of which are by female writers transport the reader from Seoul to Hong Kong, Syria to Kilburn, Montana to Dublin, in a powerful exploration of homeland, identity, and relationships:
18 book covers in Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize longlist
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New Delhi, Jan 24 : The Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize has announced its longlist for the sixth edition at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2021.
The nominated books in the longlist include: Sarojini s Mother; Magical Woman; Girl in White Cotton; Women of Prey; Calcutta Nights; The Courtesan, The Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin; One hell of a lover; The CEO Factory; Gun Island; Bein Gandhi; Two Plays; Suralakshmi Villa; The Camel Merchant of Philadelphia; Afsaane; Dastaan-e-Mughal-e-Azam; MOOM; White as Milk and Rice and The Amils of Sindh.
Jaipur Literature Festival 2021 to be held virtually
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The 14th edition of the literary festival, spread over 10 days in February, dons a virtual avatar because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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A scene from the 13th edition of Jaipur Literary Festival
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The 14th edition of the literary festival, spread over 10 days in February, dons a virtual avatar because of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) returns this year, donning a virtual avatar, spread over 10 days for its 14th edition. The programme with a stellar line-up offers a kaleidoscopic view into the themes of technology and AI, politics and history, environment and climate change, mental health, economics, translations, poetry and music, food and literature, geopolitics, science and medicine, democracy and constitutions, water and sustainability, historical fiction and travel.