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Where to start with: Marcel Proust

One hundred years after the French writer’s death, translator Lucy Raitz suggests some good ways into his work

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

France's national library celebrates Proust 100 years after his death

France's Marcel Proust, who died 100 years ago this week, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. To mark the anniversary, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France is hosting a major exhibition in Paris, where some of the secrets of Proust's 2,400-page novel "In Search of Lost…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 18, 2022

Scott Burns: Want to feel good about America? Take a look at the worldwide stock market

I’m sitting under the thatched roof at Austin’s Hula Hut restaurant. The day could not be better. The Hula Hut is perched over the water, upstream from Lady Bird Lake. It’s far from the traffic noise of downtown Austin, bathed in what must be generations of laidback light.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

Delhi HC grants time to former hockey coach to file response to pleas against book publication

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday granted time to former Indian hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne to file his response to lawsuits by two players and Hockey India against publication of his book.

The Times of India · Nov 18, 2022

Edinburgh Book Festival to axe staff in 'heartbreaking' move

JOBS at what is thought to be the world's biggest books festival will be cut in a "heatbreaking" move caused by bleak economic conditions…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 18, 2022

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran; A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny; This Train by James Grady; Urgent Matters by Paula Rodríguez; Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer & Other Stories by Reginald Hill

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition winners meet Camilla and visit Standard’s new office

Buckingham Palace has hosted a reception for the winners of a global writing competition - who also enjoyed a tour of the Evening Standard’s new office.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022

Book festival to scale back and cut jobs amid challenging economic climate

The Edinburgh International Book Festival has begun redundancy talks with 32 full-time staff.

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Erotic book by Boris Johnson's former aide 'will feature sex scenes in Commons offices'

Cleo Watson, who served as Mr Johnson's head of Priorities and Campaigns until last year, is set to publish her first novel - which pals have likened to 50 Shades of Grey - in May

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022

Prakash Jha and Ratan Jain to make film on Sunanda Pushkar book - Exclusive

Venus Films and Prakash Jha have come together to make a film on the late businesswoman and Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar. The film is based on a best seller titled Extraordinary Life and Death of Sunanda Pushkar written by Sunanda Mehta.

The Times of India · Nov 18, 2022