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    Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer

    JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written about Africa."
    JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...

    Tags: Africa, Politics, Christianity, Literature, Customs and Tradition

    2. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world

    When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s first novel, “Things Fall Apart,” which opened the territory of African literature for many readers around the world.
    When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s...

    Tags: Africa, Nobel Prize Awards, Literature, Authors, Edwidge Danticat

    3. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies at 82

    Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international hit and made Achebe one of the most prominent writers from Nigeria and Africa. It is said to be the most widely read book on the continent.
    Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international...

    Tags: Africa, Nigeria, University of Cambridge, Authors, Literature

    4. Mar 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Indonesia: Maluku Islands offer an underwater wonderland

    MALUKU ISLANDS, Indonesia — Perched on the edge of a skiff, I felt a trickle of sweat inch down my cheek. A heavy scuba tank pulled at my back as I adjusted my mask, feeling claustrophobic in all this gear and anxious about making this dive.
    MALUKU ISLANDS, Indonesia — Perched on the edge of a skiff, I felt a trickle of sweat inch down my cheek. A heavy scuba tank pulled at my back as I adjusted my mask, feeling claustrophobic in all this gear and anxious about making this dive. How...

    Tags: Nutmeg, Petroleum Industry, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Trips and Vacations, Apple iPad

    5. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. In 'Restless,' William Boyd spies overlooked World War II chapter

    British novelist and screenwriter William Boyd doesn't buy the conventional wisdom that a writer should never adapt his own books. His long list of industry credits includes scripts based on his own work (the miniseries "Any Human Heart"), novels by the likes of Evelyn Waugh ("Scoop") and biographies ("Chaplin"). "Restless," the two-part miniseries Boyd wrote from his 2006 novel of the same name, premieres Dec. 7 on Sundance Channel.
    British novelist and screenwriter William Boyd doesn't buy the conventional wisdom that a writer should never adapt his own books. His long list of industry credits includes scripts based on his own work (the miniseries "Any Human Heart"), novels by the...

    Tags: Sundance Channel (tv network), Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Graham Greene, Charlotte Rampling, Authors

    6. Oct 3, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  6. Salman Rushdie, freedom writer

    In the 1990s, he was the world-famous novelist few people officially laid eyes on. Of Salman Rushdie's dozen-plus novels, it was "The Satanic Verses" (1988) that raised a hue and cry and sent him undercover: Its supposedly sacrilegious portrayal of the prophet Muhammad brought Rushdie a fatwa, a death sentence, from Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (it was lifted in 1998). The writer came to L.A. to accept the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' literary award and to talk about his new memoir of his underground years, "Joseph Anton." He and the book have arrived just as the blowback from "Innocence of Muslims" has caused us all to confront the questions that commandeered a decade of his life.
    In the 1990s, he was the world-famous novelist few people officially laid eyes on. Of Salman Rushdie's dozen-plus novels, it was "The Satanic Verses" (1988) that raised a hue and cry and sent him undercover: Its supposedly sacrilegious portrayal of the...

    Tags: Politics, Poetry, Literature, Mormonism, United Kingdom

    7. Dec 4, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Tablets: Downloadable classic books are in abundance

    Let's say you're getting, or giving, a new tablet or an e-reader (iPad, Kobo, Nook or Kindle Fire) for the holidays. Here's an idea for what to do with it: Load it first with free books. Thanks to Project Gutenberg, as well as the cultural gift known as public domain, you can build a library, as I have, with a variety of classic literature, gratis: Daniel Defoe's "A Journal of the Plague Year," Benjamin Franklin's "Autobiography," Kate Chopin's "The Awakening." It's enough to make you believe in the free flow of ideas.
    Let's say you're getting, or giving, a new tablet or an e-reader (iPad, Kobo, Nook or Kindle Fire) for the holidays. Here's an idea for what to do with it: Load it first with free books. Thanks to Project Gutenberg, as well as the cultural gift known as...

    Tags: Herman Melville, Occupy Wall Street, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daniel Defoe, Amazon Kindle Fire

    8. Aug 7, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Review: Juan Gabriel Vásquez's 'The Secret History of Costaguana'

    The Secret History of Costaguana
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    The Secret History of Costaguana A Novel Juan Gabriel Vásquez Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean Riverhead: 287 pp., $26.95 "The Secret History of Costaguana" is an intricately detailed, audacious reframing of "Nostromo," the classic 1904...

    Tags: Health, Politics, Panama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, History (tv network)

    9. Jun 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Book review: 'State of Wonder'

    State of Wonder
    Los Angeles Times
    State of Wonder A Novel Ann Patchett Harper: 368 pp., $26.99 In Ann Patchett's new novel, "State of Wonder," an ordinary woman winds up in increasingly extraordinary circumstances. That woman is Marina Singh, a 42-year-old pharmaceutical researcher...

    Tags: Brazil, Opera (genre), Trips and Vacations, Book, Science and Technology

    10. May 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Summer reading: Fiction, poetry

    Busy Monsters William Giraldi W.W. Norton: $24.95 When a mediocre writer's bride-to-be leaves him to search for a legendary giant squid, he treks across the continent seeking counsel from nefarious creatures on how to win back her affections. (August)...

    Tags: Murder, Princeton University, Poetry, Bernard Madoff, Germany

    11. Oct 27, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. L.A. director Andy Bruntel wins Vimeo's best music video competition for Liars clip

    Pop & Hiss
    Liars' "Scissor" from A Bruntel on Vimeo. For music video directors and fans of the medium, the video sharing platform Vimeo has been a beacon of high quality viewing for a few years now, ever since high-definition video became more......
    12. Apr 25, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. 'The Amazing Race' recap: Keeping the hog wound down

    Show Tracker
    "Amazing Race" contestants ride hogs and throw up fondue...
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