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Magnificent spots you shouldn’t miss at this year’s Cairo International Book Fair
Books

Magnificent spots you shouldn’t miss at this year’s Cairo International Book Fair

  The Cairo International Book Fair’s 50th edition, which started January 23 and runs until 5 February, offers you fantastic…
‘Brex-lit’: Social tensions inspire British novelists
Books

‘Brex-lit’: Social tensions inspire British novelists

  With Britain’s decision to leave the EU exposing fault lines across society, fiction writers are responding with an increasing…
Bob Dylan says he’ll be at Nobel Prize ceremony, newspaper reports
Culture

Bob Dylan says he’ll be at Nobel Prize ceremony, newspaper reports

Bob Dylan apparently isn't going to leave the Nobel Prize committee hanging. The singer-songwriter, whose tunes have spoken to the socially…
Spain marks death of intriguing ‘Quixote’ author Cervantes
Art news

Spain marks death of intriguing ‘Quixote’ author Cervantes

Spain marks the fourth centenary of the death of its most famous author Miguel de Cervantes this week with hundreds…
Anniversary Plaque Marks Site Of Shakespeare’s London Home
Art news

Anniversary Plaque Marks Site Of Shakespeare’s London Home

A plaque was unveiled in central London on Thursday marking the place where William Shakespeare lodged in the city, in…
Cairo’s esteemed book fair opens January 27
Books

Cairo’s esteemed book fair opens January 27

The 2016 Cairo International Book Fair is set to begin on January 27 and run until February 10 under the…
Author, communist figure Khalil Kalfat dies at 74
Art news

Author, communist figure Khalil Kalfat dies at 74

Prominent translator, art critic and leftist figure Khalil Kalfat passed away on Monday, at the age of 74. Born in 1941…
Remembering Mohamed Nagy, an author of literary prominence
Opinion

Remembering Mohamed Nagy, an author of literary prominence

Last November, renowned author Mohamed Nagy left our world at 67, just as quietly as innovators do while we are…
Author of Azazel faces charges of insulting religion
Egypt

Author of Azazel faces charges of insulting religion

Writer Youssef Ziedan has responded to accusations of blasphemy leveled against him by the Islamic Research Complex, saying they could…
Rushdie says writers losing influence in West
Books

Rushdie says writers losing influence in West

Salman Rushdie believes literature has lost much of its influence in the West, and movie stars like George Clooney and…
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