Literature Han Kang of South Korea wins Nobel literature prize 2024 STOCKHOLM: South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her intense poetic prose that... Published 10 Oct, 2024 05:01pm
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Literature Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri declines award over New York museum’s keffiyeh ban WASHINGTON: Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi... Published 26 Sep, 2024 02:23pm
Literature Designer duo Sana Safinaz, writer Muneeza Shamsie conferred with Sitara-i-Imtiaz Pakistani designers Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer as well as writer Muneeza Shamsie were conferred the... Published 15 Aug, 2024 04:08pm
Literature US Library of Congress spotlights its American ‘treasures’ WASHINGTON: The US Library of Congress houses more than just books, with a new exhibit opening this week... Published 12 Jun, 2024 04:26pm
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Arts Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92 OTTAWA: Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and... Published 15 May, 2024 02:27pm
Literature Daniel Radcliffe ‘really sad’ over Rowling’s transgender stance LOS ANGELES: Daniel Radcliffe has said he is saddened by author J.K. Rowling’s stance on transgender rights, telling... Published 02 May, 2024 03:04pm
Arts Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize ABU DHABI: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic... Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:30pm
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Literature Back to Life: model Kloss bringing back beloved US magazine NEW YORK: The legendary American magazine Life, a 20th-century mainstay famous for its photography, will be revived... Published 30 Mar, 2024 12:59pm