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The Works of Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a very influential and highly regarded Norwegian playwright. Wikipedia claims that he is the “most frequently performed dramatist in the world after ...
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Announcing the April–May 2023 topic challenge: the works of Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Why did Yusuf's father have a silver rupee in his pocket? by EJoshuaS - Stand With Ukraine, 04/04/2023.
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Announcing the May–June 2023 topic challenge: the works of Robert Louis Stevenson
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What historical reference is Stevenson making with "shouting in the streets"? by Peter Shor, 5/5/2023.
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Arun Kolatkar
Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar (1932–2004) was a bilingual poet writing in English and Marathi. His first collection of English poems, Jejuri (1976), was awarded the Commonwealth Poetry Prize ...
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Announcing the February–March 2023 topic challenge: the works of Arthur Koestler
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Why did the book held by Rubashov change title between different versions of "Darkness at Noon"? by Clara Diaz Sanchez, 10/02/2023 (201 ...
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The works of Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance movement of the early 20th century. His poetry combined a style inspired by English Romanticism with a ...
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Naim Frashëri
The national poet of Albania, and we have no questions about albanian-literature yet. From Wikipedia:
Frashëri's works explored themes such as freedom, humanity, unity, tolerance and ...
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Spanish Civil War literature
The Spanish Civil War was a bloody conflict that raged from 1936 - 1939, and indeed continues to divide the country even to this day.
The horror, however, gave rise to a ...
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Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Rāšid ibn Ḥammād
While he is only for a single series of accounts from a single travel, these writings of an early Islamic traveller have influenced western cultural ...
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Announcing the March–April 2023 topic challenge: Hayy ibn Yaqdhan / Philosophus Autodidactus
Update, May 1st, 2023: There were unfortunately no questions or reviews posted as part of this topic challenge. Let's hope for a better round next time.
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Announcing the September–October 2023 topic challenge: Sarojini Naidu
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How was the poem "The Pardah Nashin" received by critics and the general public? by Charo, 01/09/2023.
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Announcing the November–December 2023 topic challenge: Alberto Moravia
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Has complete Moravia's "Racconti romani" been translated to English? by Charo, 01/11/2023.
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Announcing the July–August 2023 topic challenge: Jamaica Kincaid
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What's up with the mentions of "singing benna" in Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl"? by Mithical, 24/08/2023
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Announcing the June–July 2023 topic challenge: the works of Ales Adamovich
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What is the "guilty smile of a blind man"? by EJoshuaS - Stand with Ukraine
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Announcing the January–February 2023 topic challenge: sign language literature
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Do sign-language works typically have native sign-language titles? by bobble, 1/15/2023 (52 views by 4 March; 3 votes; no answer);
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