When this opportunity to visit Belgium came along, I couldn’t think of a better adventure than to make this ‘pilgrimage’ to Geel. It didn’t matter that I couldn’t enter the church since it was closed for the winter because what I came to see was on the outside – the bas-relief depicting the beheading of Dymphna. Wouldn’t it have been more apt if Damon was holding the chopped-off head of Dymphna? Just saying…
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the eighth Émile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature for “Les sept lunes de Maali Almeida.” The Booker Prize winner’s novel beat strong competition from Chinese and Korean works. The ceremony also launched the inaugural Inalco Student Prize for Manga, expanding recognition of Asian literary forms.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ emerges as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary African literature, establishing herself through work that interrogates Nigerian society whilst maintaining unflinching commitment to authentic storytelling. Her nuanced exploration of marriage, family dynamics, and societal expectations creates literature that resonates both locally and globally.
The Asian Prizes announced the longlist of The Asian Prize for Short Story 2024 edition on the 31st day of July 2024, at The Asian House of Literature, Sri Lanka. The Prize was one of the two prizes given for unpublished work (The Asian Prize for Short Sotry, The Asian Prize for Poetry) by The Asian Group of Literature.
From the longlist, these six books have emerged as distinguished works, securing their place on The Shortlist for The Asian Prize for Fiction 2023. They are now awaiting the highly anticipated super shortlist- The Trio, which will be revealed in November 2024.
It was a promise made over forty years ago that has now blossomed into a captivating true story poised to captivate audiences worldwide. Author Paula Sheridan’s lifelong commitment to honouring the legacy of Penrose Matsile has resulted in the upcoming release of “Finding Penrose”
The teachings of Hinduism as Laxmiprasad explores include an understanding of the human life and the personal virtues of a practicing Hindu. He concludes that the Hindu religion is a pathfinder in searching for the right meaning of life. The philosophers and the thinkers that Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan has quoted are a testament of true scholarship with a quotable quote from the book “Service of one’s fellows is a religious obligation”.
I’ve often heard my friends speak about their fathers as if they were their die-hard enemies. Some even call their fathers bastards. Many of my friends are teetotallers. When asked why, the most common reply is- ‘My father often got drunk and abused my mother.’
Prakash bought the blade and said, “Do it carefully da. If you cut a vital nerve, you’ll have to live as a khosa for the rest of your life.” So, I took the soap and the blade, stole Naina’s shaving brush and went to the cremation ground.
Penguin South East Asia introduces an array of page-turners this November. No Room in Neverland, by Joyce Chua, is one of them. It is an addictive and intriguing piece of writing that […]
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