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In just four weeks in the summer of 1941, the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies, conquering central Ukraine and killing or capturing three quarters of a million men. This was the Battle of Kiev – one of the largest and most decisive battles of World War II and, for Hitler and Stalin, a battle of crucial importance.
Is there a difference between Tina Fey and Katie Couric? With the boundaries between news and entertainment getting fuzzier, sources of politically relevant information are coming in many different guises.
Hemingway’s home outside Havana, the Finca Vigía, turned into a shrine and museum shortly after the writer’s death, and all of Hemingway’s documents there were turned over to the Republic of Cuba....
Not since the 1960s, during the civil rights era, have Americans acted to commandeer public places like parks in anything like the manner seen during the recent “Occupy _____” protests. Americans are not prone to take to the streets and other public places en masse to protest governments or social conditions.
For This Side of the Pond readers who couldn’t attend one of the recent West Coast bookstore events for The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, we wanted to share some of the highlights with you. Read More ?
Think you know all about Hemingway? Find out with our Hemingway crossword puzzle! From the poet who supplied the title of his longest novel, to the son that helped with the creation of his collected letters, this puzzle will test your knowledge of Papa and his correspondence.
Dan Gunn, co-editor of The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Volume 2: 1941-1956 discusses Beckett’s relationship to fame, his engagement with the French language, and his unexpected bond with one of his...
In this video, Dr. Sarah B. Snyder, author of Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War talks with Ambassador Richard Schifter, former Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian...
Corn, soybean, tomatoes—they form the backbone of the modern diet today, particularly in the West, but their unprecedented abundance would not have been possible without genetic modification. Increasingly,...
From Dickens’ bustling cityscape to Martin Amis’ gritty dystopia, London has provided the setting and inspiration for some of the greatest literary works in English. It also has been a hub of literary activity, attracting great writers and poets for hundreds of years.
Samuel Beckett’s letters are full of the literary names he encountered through his work: authors he wrote about (Proust), poets he translated (Apollinaire), peers he monitored (Ionesco), and predecessors he admired (Joyce). But, in his non-professional life, Beckett was also an avid reader, discussing his favorite reads (and not-so-favorite) with many of his correspondents.
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