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The strange saga of Yukio Mishima and Noh theatre in New York
By Damian Flanagan If ever there was a film begging to be made then it is the story of 32-year-old literary wunderkind Yukio Mishima arriving in New York in the summer of […]
Watch a Never-Before-Aired James Baldwin Interview From 1979
Buried by ABC at the time, the segment reveals a unique glimpse into Baldwin’s private life—as well as his resounding criticism about white fragility, as blisteringly relevant today as it was in […]
Indian man spends 50 years compiling India’s largest book collection
72-year-old Anke Gowda has collected more than a million books over the past 50 years. He keeps his collection – India’s largest library of books and magazines — at a place in […]
Qatar opens new state-of-the-art ‘noisy’ library
In today’s on-demand, instant digital world, many libraries have to shrug off their stuffy and silent image. Qatar’s new national library opens on Tuesday in the capital’s Education City area. As well […]
Sepp Blatter releases new book
Disgraced former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has a new book out telling his side of the story. He took advantage of the spotlight cast on the launching to vehemently defend his innocence […]
New book about Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was perhaps the twentieth century’s most feted composer, a leading light of modernism and a restlessly creative artist. This book traces the story of Stravinsky’s life and work, setting […]
Meet the writers of Indonesia
Since the fall of President Suharto’s New Order regime, Indonesia has emerged as the world’s third-largest democracy. It’s also home to the world’s largest Muslim population. Arts.21 visited the country and talked […]
Marlon James on his Booker Prize win
His novel, “A Brief History of Seven Killings”, was the unanimous choice from the five judges for the prestigious prize. A mix of truth, rumour and fiction, it charts political violence in […]
Eduardo Galeano is dead
Uruguayan journalist and writer Eduardo Galeano died on Monday after battling lung cancer. He was 74. Galeano’s writings stretched half a century, but one of his best-known was ‘The Open Veins of […]
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