One of the unique facets of its literary history is the multiculturalism that shines through. This is reflected in the numerous books that you can pick up and read for yourself. So, who are some of the best American authors of all time, and what are their best works? With authors such ...
Students who want to study creative writing can enroll in an online BA in English. This degree program teaches students to further understand literature and language. And it covers a variety of literary subjects, styles, and authors. Students will learn to write clearly and communicate effectively....
The Latin American Herald Tribune described Cremer as Spain's "longest lived poet" in 2009.Crémer, born in Burgos, co-founded the literary magazine Espadaña (Bell Tower) with Gonzalez de Lama and Eugenio de Nora during the height of the Spanish Civil War. The magazine published work by ...
A maternal great-grandfather was African-born general Abram Petrovich Gannibal. He published his first poem at the age of 15, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Upon graduation from the Lycee, Pushkin recited ...
An “electrifying” (Publishers Weekly) debut novel from Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uneasy assimilation to American life. Living in small-town Utah has always been an uncomfortable fit for Tunde Akinola’s fa...
The plot unfurls at a relentless pace as South African mercenaries' attempt on Veronica's life at an awards gala catapults both her and Clayton into a vortex of lies, betrayal, and high-stakes government secrecy. The author demonstrates a knack for interweaving fast-paced action sequences with...
Credit: African Book Addict. A PARTICULAR KIND OF BLACK MAN By Tope Folarin Fiction Simon and Schuster |August 6, 2019 | 272 pages BUY A Nigerian family struggles to fit into life in the American Midwest. As the father works towards the American Dream, the mother descends into schizophrenia...
The writer/director bases his film on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett. Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) is a highly intelligent African-American upper-class writer and professor living in Los Angeles. He is a frustrated novelist-professor who doesn’t make much money or ...
Ernest Hemingway has left an indelible mark on American literature with numerous novels and short stories. What are the best Ernest Hemingway books? Even though you are probably used to reading Ernest Hemingway during English class in high school, his books have a profound impact on people at ...
Though technically a historian and not a literary genius, Henry Kissinger was famous for many of his analogies. One of his most commonly quoted is this: “Withdrawal of U.S. troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public; the more U.S. troops come home, the more will be...