I have just discovered that a biography of Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Gerald Martin is going to be released in May 2009. The book is called Gabriel García Márquez: A Life. The book consists of 672 pages and it is the first biography of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I’ll certainly buy this book once it comes [...]
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A new biography of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Posted in books, tagged biography, book news, garcia marquez on March 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sherman Alexie Cornell lecture
Posted in books, tagged book events, book news, books, Native American, Sherman Alexie on March 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Last night I attended Sherman Alexie’s lecture, called “The Partially True Story of a Part-Time Indian” at Cornell. Although it’s called a ‘lecture’, it was hilarious, and Alexie looked more like an entertainer than an author/lecturer. It was mainly based on his latest book for Young Adults, called The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time [...]
Al-Tayeb Saleh dies at 80
Posted in books, tagged book news, Season of Migration to the North, Sudanese writer, Tayed Saleh on February 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The Sudanese novelist Tayeb Saleh died in London. He is regarded as one the most important writers in the 20th century; his most notable work is his book, Season of Migration to the North. image from bbc.co.uk Read more http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_7890000/newsid_7896700/7896724.stm My review of Season of Migration to the North
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