A story of exile, Abdulrazak Gurnah’s fourth novel Paradise tells the story of Yusuf who was born in Tanzania at the turn of the 20th century. His family is poor, and it’s a treat when Yusuf finds a bone in his soup, but the family manages to put on a feast for the regular visits of Uncle […]| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
Nadine Gordimer’s July’s People (1981) is a deeply unsettling book, as it was meant to be. This is the book description from the back cover: For years, it had been what is called a ‘deteriorating situation.’ Now all over South Africa the cities are are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family – liberal whites […]| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
When the weather’s right, you can find any number of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) students, faculty, and staff around the gazebo on Bungtown Road. The spot’s popularity is undoubtedly owed to its excellent view of the harbor. But crowning the gazebo is an homage to something arguably just as important to CSHL as its... The post The Adenovirus Gazebo appeared first on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Listed in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer’s Burger’s People (1979) is a superb novel about the collateral damage to family members of activists. …| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
The practical test for my CAPES examination took place at a lycée in Lyon, in the Croix-Rousse area. A new lycée, with potted plants in the buildings for the teaching and administrative staff, and …| This Reading Life
After reading The Vegetarian, I received notice that Greek Lessons by Han Kang, was available on my loan and reading system on Kindle, as well as A Girl’s Story by Ernaux, the first in Spanish and the second in English. Being almost the same length, I thought of reading them alternately, 5% of one, 5% […]| Silvia Cachia
From collaborator to commentator, economist Leopoldo Fergusson offers a unique perspective on his work with recent Nobel laureates in economics. Fergusson reflects on their groundbreaking research on institutions, political incentives, and social norms, while providing personal insights into the brilliance and generosity of James Robinson and Daron Acemoglu.| ProMarket
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Every year around this time the Nobel Prizes are awarded, but as my readers are no doubt aware the 2018 Literature award was cancelled due to a nasty scandal within the Swedish Academy. That opened…| Tigerpapers