A book that argues Elizabethan poet John Donne should rank alongside William Shakespeare as a literary genius won Britain’s leading nonfiction book award on Thursday. British writer Katherine Rundell’s biography “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne” was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($59,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremonyContinue Reading
Readers of Michelle Obama’s memoir and second book, “Becoming,” would know about the former first lady’s description of her father having multiple sclerosis. In “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” published by Penguin Randomhouse, Michelle Obama picks up the theme again to reveal how the experience of seeingContinue Reading
Cartoonist Art Spiegelman was honored for his life’s work with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters at the National Book Award gala on Wednesday evening in New York. Spiegelman is best known for his graphic novel “Maus,” which deals with the Holocaust by depicting Jews as mice andContinue Reading
Interior design trends for 2023 are vast and varied where there are some new colours, textures and materials but most importantly, there are new moods and most of the moods revolve around a spa-like sense of serenity or a fun and patterned decorative boost of joy. For a start, we’reContinue Reading
PTI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, New Delhi Keeping its classic soul in mind, four noted artists have freely explored the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata in an ongoing exhibition. “Exploring the Epic Mahabharata”, being held at Art Magnum Gallery here, features the works of artists Aditya Basak, Chandra Bhattacharjee,Continue Reading
As an author, I am often asked about my influences. Most of the names I mention are well known: George Orwell and German children’s book author Cornelia Funke, Weimar novelist Irmgard Keun and J. R. R. Tolkien as well Haruki Murakami, internationally renowned Japanese author and eternal Nobel Prize forContinue Reading
What 2022 taught interior designers and firms alike was that the briefs of commercial spaces had to change and how with the Covid-19 pandemic that had set in, one had to evolve and adapt. While different models of work were adopted by various firms such as work-from-home, hybrid work modelsContinue Reading
Daniel Hug, the director of the Art Cologne exhibition, has said he “hopes” that climate protesters will not target the show when it takes place between November 17-20. “I hope they do not come,” Hug said in an interview with local newspaper the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger published in Saturday’s edition. “IContinue Reading
When maestros of performing arts gather to collaborate with young and upcoming artistes, it’s ought to be a feast for lovers of classical arts. The 26th edition of Natya Tarangini’s Parampara Series, which kick-starts today, is set to mesmerise the audience with enthralling performances by sarod exponent Ustad Amjad AliContinue Reading
The fate of a Palestinian girl forced into exile during the 1948 war of Israel’s creation remains unknown but her story took on new life in a film about her experience that captured the big screen at this year’s Palestine Cinema Days festival. Hundreds of viewers flocked to the closingContinue Reading