R.K. Narayan. R. K. Balaraman (photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. R.K. Narayan is arguably the greatest Indian writer of the post-Independence era. He was a pioneer of Indian-English literature and one of the...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Gobierno CDMX, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons I had never heard of Gabriel Garcia Marquez until I began reading fiction in earnest. And that too, it took me a long time to...
Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash I must confess, my initial intention was to write an essay on African literature in general, not on Nigerian literature in particular. But then, I checked myself. I...
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Photo by Prateek Katyal on Unsplash Few countries can claim to have such a rich and diverse history in literature as India is fortunate to have. Now, although it may seem so, let me...
Image by Dariusz Sankowski from Pixabay Many great writers have written and spoken about literature and its importance, they have spoken about their love and admiration for it and their need for it. Many...
Winston Churchill. Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Sir Winston Churchill was born on 30th November 1874 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. During his term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he led Great...
Saint Luke by Giorgio Vasari. National Gallery of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Giorgio Vasari Biography and Legacy Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, architect, writer, engineer, and historian, who is considered the first...
Miguel de Cervantes. Zarateman, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Miguel de Cervantes Biography and Legacy Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and...
Anton Chekhov. Brücke-Osteuropa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Anton Chekhov Biography and Legacy Anton Chekhov was a Russian short-story writer and playwright, who is regarded as one of the greatest writers of short fiction...