The 20th century was an epoch of a rapid evolution in various scientific fields as well as in the sphere of human relations. Among many other things, the concept of parenthood was completely and absolutely changed during this period of time. If earlier children usually weren’t the most honored members… Read More →
Apparently, in order to become a publishing writer one doesn’t have to, well, be a writer at all. It has been announced that B.J. Novak, most well-known for his roles in such movies as “Inglourious Basterds”, “The Office” and “The Mindy Project” has signed a two-book deal with Penguin Young… Read More →
The word ‘Kafkaesque’ has firmly entered our language, although it is hard to give it any direct definition. When we say ‘Kafkaesque’ we mean that something looks like it comes directly from one of classic works by Franz Kafka – and it is about as far as we can go…. Read More →
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is probably one of the most ambitious enterprises in the world of linguistics. Started in 1858, its first edition was only completed seventy years later, with all the subsequent ones following suit – the third one is currently in the works, and although it was initially… Read More →
Although William Shakespeare probably sets the record in what concerns the amount of mystery surrounding a writer’s life, Jonathan Swift may very likely be a close second. The work of his biographers should certainly be a painful one, for the simple reason that they have to work with very inadequate… Read More →
Juan Gelman was a poet from Argentine, who denounced the despotism of his country’s military junta in his poems (which claimed to mark an appearance of new literary movement called “new Spanish American poetry” that changed not only the world, but the word), died on Tuesday at his home in… Read More →
As a part of his effort to raise the awareness of the problems of small businesses, President Obama bought more than twenty books at a local bookstore. His visit to Politics & Prose was carried out on Saturday after the Black Friday, also known as Small Business Saturday. And although… Read More →
Ned Vizzini, a popular teenage novels writer, sure knew what he was writing about, for the main topics of his books are depression and teenage anxiety (though put out in a humorous manner). On December the 19-th he committed a suicide in Brooklyn by jumping off the roof. For one… Read More →
Our entire culture, as well as our hectic day and age, have very strict views on lying down, getting up late and in general spending our time sleeping or simply reclining in bed. Famous high-achievers tend to state that they get by with no more than six hours of sleep… Read More →
When talking of some artists, it is often hard to define to which art group they belong. Was Freddy Mercury more of a singer or of a songwriter? Would you consider Adriano Celentano an actor or a musician? Were they poems or dramas Shakespeare gave preference to? Most artistic people… Read More →
