Tag: literature
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Watch: László Krasznahorkai receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature
Hungarian author, László Krasznahorkai received his Nobel Prize in Literature on Monday during an official prize-winning ceremony. He is one of the most captivating living-authors of today and popularly known for his mesmerising, poetic and dark novel, Satantango, which was also turned into a film (directed by Béla Tarr). Some of his other works include…
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Why we need literary criticism in Malta
My father was a teacher at the then George Schinas Primary School in Luqa in the 90s. He didn’t drive a car – still doesn’t – and, being from Birkirkara, he had to catch two buses every single day to make it to work. I went to school with him, as a student and a…
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All the Labour Party delegates should answer this question and all the journalists should ask it to each Labour MP
Am I working and serving in the interests of the Labour Party and the State or am I serving the interests of Joseph Muscat? The inevitable outcome should occur accordingly, or the Labour Party can appease itself with another 250 years in Opposition. It would be a great time to write new novels in the…
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The European Union Prize for Literature is being irregularly awarded to an author published by the Labour Party
The European Union Prize for Literature will be breaking its rules to award a Maltese author for a book published by the Labour Pary’s publishing arm, Sensiela Kotba So?jalisti. Aleks Farrugia, a Freemason, Labour Party supporter and activist, and government-appointed director to the Culture Directorate and Site Manager for Valletta as UNESCO World Heritage Site,…
