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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1998 was awarded to the Portuguese author Saramago “who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality.” Saramago’s capacity for allegorical and fable-like literary creation is in full effect in his best-known novel, Blindness, as we see in this description from the publisher: A […]

As we see in this description from the publisher, the plot of The Corrections is essentially a family narrative that covers issues ranging from mental illness and aging to the complexities of sibling rivalry and the heartache of failed expectations: After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. […]

Vladimir Nabokov is, of course, one of the most recognizable names in all of recent literature, as readers worldwide continue to immerse themselves in his novels including Lolita, Pale Fire, Pnin, and many more. Nabokov dedicated Speak, Memory to his wife, Vera, and its chapters cover the dramatic episodes of his life, from his childhood as a wealthy Russian aristocrat […]

Readers worldwide have come to relish the work of Claire Keegan, one of the most celebrated writers in English literature today. Her awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature (2000), Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award (2009), and Orwell Prize for Political Fiction (2022). Small Things like These was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022 and later adapted into a […]

A prolific author who has long been regarded as one of Italy’s finest writers, Starnone is starting to capture an international audience with his typically taut, spell-binding, and psychologically dark narratives. In the words of his publisher, Starnone is a master storyteller and a novelist of the highest order. His gaze is trained unwaveringly on the fault […]