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Why wordless books for children are getting better, popular
Literary Culture, Art Vangmayi Parakala 9/26/22 Literary Culture, Art Vangmayi Parakala 9/26/22

Why wordless books for children are getting better, popular

Wordless books, a specialised segment within picture books for children, are being seen as aids to visual literacy, not held back by language barriers

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Is this the big moment for Indian writing in translation?
Reported Features, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 5/22/22 Reported Features, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 5/22/22

Is this the big moment for Indian writing in translation?

A Hindi novel may win the International Booker this year. But an ecosystem that encourages translations is yet to emerge. Will this finally change?

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Possessing more than one language has never harmed anyone: Geetanjali Shree
Interviews, Literary Culture, Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 4/15/22 Interviews, Literary Culture, Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 4/15/22

Possessing more than one language has never harmed anyone: Geetanjali Shree

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With 'Run and Hide', writer Pankaj Mishra returns as a novelist
Book Reviews, Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 2/19/22 Book Reviews, Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 2/19/22

With 'Run and Hide', writer Pankaj Mishra returns as a novelist

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Literary Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 11/28/21 Literary Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 11/28/21

Where is the big covid-19 novel?

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Literary Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 1/31/19 Literary Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 1/31/19

How did an architect of the slam poetry scene become its Public Enemy No. 1?

The poetry world as Marc Smith knew it has changed

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Is entrepreneurship the next Cuban revolution?
Literary Culture, Internet, Policy Vangmayi Parakala 5/31/18 Literary Culture, Internet, Policy Vangmayi Parakala 5/31/18

Is entrepreneurship the next Cuban revolution?

The story of a small one-year-old magazine encapsulates the still-tough media and business atmosphere in Cuba

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'The myth of English as America's national language': A conversation with Dominika Baran
Literary Culture, Policy, Interviews Vangmayi Parakala 3/23/18 Literary Culture, Policy, Interviews Vangmayi Parakala 3/23/18

'The myth of English as America's national language': A conversation with Dominika Baran

The Duke University linguistics professor talks about her new book, and the power of language in determining inclusion.

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Alan Hollinghurst on writing queer subjects
Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 1/26/17 Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 1/26/17

Alan Hollinghurst on writing queer subjects

Booker-winner Alan Hollighurst recommends the novels of Ronald Firbank and Edmund White, and thinks out loud about the likely intersectionality of minority causes in Donald Trump’s America

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You can't appreciate the greatest books if the translation is rubbish: Deborah Smith
Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 1/24/17 Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 1/24/17

You can't appreciate the greatest books if the translation is rubbish: Deborah Smith

Man Booker Prize International 2015 winner Deborah Smith on how she chose to be a translator six years ago, and whether she could ever write her own novel

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Poetry gets its say
Literary Culture, Internet, Youth Culture Vangmayi Parakala 9/24/16 Literary Culture, Internet, Youth Culture Vangmayi Parakala 9/24/16

Poetry gets its say

The performance poets who are making powerful statements



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