Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
The Making of ‘1984,’ George Orwell’s Nightmare Vision of a World Without Truth | The New York Times | 5/06/2019
Let's review the famous novel by George Orwell. Published 70 ago under the shadow of Hitler and Stalin the novel projects a vision of nightmare in which the truth has been eclipsed.
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Pablo Neruda’s Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka | Literary Hub | 3/06/2019
Unlike many poets of the time who when struggling with poverty and complications of tryumph they moved to Paris, in 1927 Neruda traveled to Burma, a remote place totally alien to everything he knew.
How bestsellers are born | The Independent | 3/06/2019
A New York literary agent, editor and author, speaks to publishing industry insiders and the road to publication
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Ian Fleming Explains How to Write a Thriller | LitHub | 28/05/2019
The author of famous spy James Bond adventures published in 1963 an essay giving his advice on how to write a thriller.
Citizen Science and Public Libraries | CCCBLAB | 28/05/2019
Public libraries may find synergies with citizen science for the purpose of sowing participative scientific knowledge.
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Can reading really improve your mental health? | BBC | 27/05/2019
In the toughest of times, ficition can be an important remedy, as a panel of top authors discussed at a special BBC Culture event at the Hay Festival.