Swede wins Nobel Prize for Literature
A Swedish poet, who suffered a stroke more than 20 years ago, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 80.
The View from Here, No. 3
The third in a regular series of columns by Chay Lemoine: Chay’s interview with author Christina Sunley, whose debut novel The Tricking of Freya...
Google to digitise Danish library
The world’s largest computer search engine will soon begin the digitalisation of Denmark’s literature for The Royal Library.
Sweden’s Nobel Committee slams “insular” American writers
In an outspoken declaration from Horace Engdahl, the head of the Swedish Nobel Committee, American authors are culturally “ignorant” and lack the clou...
Bangladeshi author seeks refuge in Uppsala
Taslima Nasreen, a controversial author from Bangladesh, has been offered refuge in Uppsala, Sweden. According to reports in The Local, Nasreen has be...