Topic: Books And Literature
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, renowned for his classic novel "Things Fall Apart," has rejected a government offer to honour him with one of the nation's highest awards.The 80-year-old novelist was to be awarded the "Commander of the Federal Republic" title on Monday, ...
LONDON (Reuters) - A long-lost story by American crime writer Cornell Woolrich, best known for film adaptations of his works including Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window," appeared in print this week for the first time in 73 years."Never Kick a Dick," which uses ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dear reader, if Jane Austen lived today, she'd be an avid blogger, she'd be on Facebook, and of course she'd also be tweeting away -- but mostly about other people, not herself.That's because Austen had a passionate fascination with ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco hopes embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will be gone from office within a week in a welcome end to a long nightmare."In a week, Berlusconi will probably be obliged to resign. ...
Steve Jobs' sister hailed him as a loving, tender soul in her touching eulogy for the Apple co-founder, which was published in The New York Times on Sunday.Jobs, revealed novelist Mona Simpson, was "like a girl in the amount of time he ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs leapt to the top of bestseller lists in its first week in book stores, flying off shelves to the tune of 379,000 copies, according to Nielsen's BookScan."Steve Jobs," which ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran actor and comedian Steve Martin is writing a book based on his Twitter posts, with all profits going to charity, the book's publishers said on Friday.Martin announced the book via Twitter in a tweet that said "Due ...
In his new biography, Steve Jobs says his first gay friend set him straight on sexual orientationIn his new biography, Steve Jobs says his first gay friend set him straight on sexual orientation. Gay blog Towleroad has posted bits of the just-published ...
Apple's website on Monday featured video of a moving, music-laced tribute to Steve Jobs held last week at the company's California headquarters.Visitors to apple.com could watch a recording of the in-house memorial service, which featured touching remembrances from Apple executives, praise from ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The biography of late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs' hit the bookstores on Monday, and reviewers wasted little time in heaping praise on the much-anticipated book destined for the bestseller list.The New York Times called Walter Isaacson's "Steve ...
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