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Literature · June, 2010
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Stories about Literature from June, 2010

29 June 2010

Global: Greek to English, Chinese to Russian, and Spanish to Macedonian

Written by Elena Ignatova · Western Europe

Wikidioms is a new online resource that aims at helping translators to cope with this challenge of translating idioms. Below is an interview with Wikidioms' founder Pavel Kats, and with...

Middle East: Goodbye Saramago

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Bloggers across the Middle East mourned the death of Portuguese writer Jose Saramago. Tarek Amr rounds up their reactions.

21 June 2010

India, Bangladesh: The Other Side Of Rabindranath Tagore

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

18 June 2010

Portugal: A Tribute in Unison to Nobel Prize Winner Jose Saramago

Written by Sara Moreira · Western Europe

Today the Portuguese writer and only Portuguese language Nobel Prize Winner in Literature José Saramago died at age 87 in his residence in Lanzarote. Though he might not have liked...

14 June 2010

Jamaica, Guyana: Passing on the Classics

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

12 June 2010

Egypt: Scheherazade must Die

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Freedom of Expression is taking a beating in Egypt. In a series of lawsuits against writers, Scheherazade of 1001 Nights is now being accused of immorality and some lawyers want...