Literature

Role of Online Books and Dictionaries in Urdu Literary Research

There is no doubt that research work in the area of Urdu literature at the… Read More

The Social Contract: Unpacking the Cornerstone of Modern Democracy

Published in 1762, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract is a foundational text of modern political… Read More

Jashn-e-Rekhta: Javed Akhtar, Bee Gul to headline largest Urdu literary fest in Dubai

Celebration of the richness of the language, the World's largest Urdu literary festival, 'Jashn-e-Rekhta', is… Read More

Blog: The ever-increasing relevance of 1984

When 1984 came out it was not very well received. George Orwell was considered an… Read More

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and one… Read More

Poet quits Swedish Academy after being found to leak Nobel winner names

The Academy said it would pay Frostenson, who denied breaching secrecy rules, a monthly pension… Read More

A novel in verse makes shortlist for 2018 Man Booker Prize

A pair of debut novels, including one in verse, feature among six "miracles of stylistic… Read More

Celebrated Urdu satirist Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi passes away

KARACHI: Acclaimed Urdu satirist and humour writer Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi passed away in Karachi on… Read More

American literary giant Philip Roth dead at 85

Prolific novelist Philip Roth, a dominant force in American literature throughout the latter half of… Read More

No Nobel Literature Prize after #MeToo turmoil

For the first time in almost 70 years there will be no Nobel Literature Prize… Read More

Swedish king to change statutes of Nobel-awarding Academy

Sweden’s king will change the arcane rules of the Swedish Academy, which picks the winner… Read More

Iran, Pakistan to sign MoU for arts, literature cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) soon to enhance… Read More

Nobel prize winner’s book turned down by 19 publishers

PARIS: The French writer Claude Simon, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1985,… Read More

Demand surges for Nobel winner’s works in native Japan

TOKYO: The Japanese publisher of Nagasaki-born Kazuo Ishiguro said on Friday it would republish eight… Read More

Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide

LOS ANGELES: Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel… Read More

Slow Train Coming: Dylan in Stockholm to accept Nobel

STOCKHOLM: After months of controversy, Bob Dylan was due in Stockholm on Saturday to finally… Read More

Bob Dylan finally to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM: Music icon Bob Dylan will finally receive his Nobel Literature Prize this weekend at… Read More

Dylan to come to Stockholm next year: Swedish Academy

STOCKHOLM: Music icon Bob Dylan is expected to come to Stockholm next spring, as the winner… Read More

Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won’t attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM: American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month,… Read More

Nobel panel signals desire for Dylan song at ceremony

STOCKHOLM: The Swedish Academy said on Saturday that Bob Dylan is not obliged to attend… Read More