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Philip Roth to headline National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Jacket CopyThe lineup for the 2012 National Book Festival in Washington DC has been announced.... -
Carlos Fuentes, 83, has died
Jacket CopyThe writer Carlos Fuentes has died in Mexico City at age 83. This week an interview was published in which he said he'd just finished a novel - and started a new one.... -
Handicapping the Nobel Prize in literature: a guide
Jacket CopyWho is Assia Djebar and why is she considered among the top contenders for the Nobel Prize in literature? This handy guide can help.... -
Believe it: Bob Dylan is favored to win Nobel Prize in literature
Jacket CopyBob Dylan as Nobel prize-winner? Bob Dylan is the odds-on favorite to win the Nobel Prize for literature.... -
Tomas Transtromer wins Nobel Prize in literature
Jacket CopyTomas Tranströmer is the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in literature.... -
Music review: Gustavo Dudamel's second L.A. Phil gala at Disney Concert Hall
Culture MonsterGustavo Dudamelâs opening gala Thursday night may not have been quite the media circus the affair was a year ago. Then, a young Venezuelan sensation taking charge of the Los Angeles Philharmonic was an international occasion. But the glow is...... -
Nobel Prize in literature is awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa
Jacket CopyMario Vargas Llosa has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature, it was announced Thursday morning in the Grand Hall at the Swedish Academy. The 74-year-old Peruvian novelist, essayist and playwright has been active in the political life of...... -
Mario Vargas Llosa: Nobel prize-winner punched Gabriel Garcia Marquez to make a political point
La PlazaThe writer Mario Vargas Llosa, a leading figure of the so-called "Boom" in Latin American literature in the 1960s and '70s and an outsize political figure in his native Peru, has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy, announcing... -
Mario Vargas Llosa: Reaction in Latin America turns on Nobel winner's political views
La PlazaNow that Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature, an award seen as a victory for Spanish-language and Latin American letters, comes the backlash over the Peruvian author's politics. Vargas Llosa, 74, known for his novels such as "The... -
Monster Mash: 'Spider-Man' producer sued by Live Nation; Anne Hathaway at American Museum of Natural History gala
Culture MonsterHeading to court: Live Nation has filed a $5.4-million lawsuit against its former chairman, Michael Cohl, who is a producer of the upcoming Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark." (Hollywood Reporter) Celebrity gathering: Anne Hathaway and... -
Peru: Alberto Fujimori's daughter is running for president
La PlazaThe daughter of Alberto Fujimori, the jailed former president of Peru, has launched a campaign to claim her dad's old job and is a strong contender in a wide field leading into elections next year. As expected, Keiko Fujimori announced her candidacy... -
Critic's Notebook: Mario Vargas Llosa's work and life push boundaries
Los Angeles Times Book CriticThe selection Thursday morning of Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa as winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for literature raises a familiar question: Why him? Why now? On the one hand, Vargas Llosa is without question a writer of stature, a central figure...Tags: Peru, Politics, Octavio Paz, Human Interest, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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