Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Literature from January 2012

Online anonymity provides perfect conditions for human creativity and humor. In the Russian context this manifests as Twitter accounts belonging either to dead politicians or those that deliberately avoid publicity.

20 January 2012

Russia: Mafia State Review

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

19 January 2012

Greece: Cretan Masterpiece “Erotokritos” Translated into Turkish

Written by Veroniki Krikoni · Quick Reads · Western Europe

16 January 2012

Lebanon: Snow Haiku

Written by Moussa Bashir · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

14 January 2012

Philippines: Revolutionary heritage

Written by Karlo Mongaya · Quick Reads · East Asia

Ukraine: Gasprinsky Crimean Tatar Library

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

10 January 2012

Dominican Republic: Farewell to El Goyo & Sención

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Philippines: Filipina Amazons

Written by Karlo Mongaya · Quick Reads · East Asia

7 January 2012

Costa Rica: Carmen Naranjo, Writer and Politician, Dies

Written by Oscar Howell · Latin America

Carmen Naranjo died on January 4, 2012. In her political and cultural work Naranjo fought for the equality of women and the spreading of knowledge to the wider public. She...