Venezuelan democratic opposition leader María Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on October 10, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing her “tireless work promoting democratic rights” and push … Read more
A book for when your life feels stalled, Satantango shows how false saviors, foggy plans, and low horizons trap whole communities—and how lucidity still glints through the rain. At its … Read more
When institutions flicker and crowds look for a voice, The Melancholy of Resistance shows how fear, rumor, and spectacle can turn a town—and a society—inside out. A dead-eyed circus, a … Read more
Most “coming-of-age” stories capture the ache; A Happy Boy solves the harder problem—how a poor child keeps his joy, dignity, and direction while climbing class ladders without losing himself. In … Read more
Feeling spiritually starved in a noisy, speed-driven world? Gitanjali offers a quiet, time-tested antidote—short, luminous prayers that teach you how to belong to yourself, to others, and to something higher. … Read more
If philosophy often feels like a maze, Russell hands you a map. History of Western Philosophy compresses 2,500 years of argument into one book—and shows how ideas and power shape … Read more
The Nobel Prize in Literature—awarded annually since 1901—recognizes authors whose body of work exemplifies outstanding creative power, humanistic insight, and lasting influence. This article highlights famous and influential books by … Read more
When grief strips you of words, how do you stitch a self back together? Greek Lessons shows the painstaking, luminous work of reclaiming a voice—letter by letter, breath by breath. … Read more
When occupation feels inevitable, The Moon Is Down by 1962 Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck shows why it isn’t: free people outlast fear and paperwork. The Moon Is Down argues … Read more
The Remains of the Day is a 1989 historical novel by Nobel Prize–winning British author Kazuo Ishiguro, first published in the UK by Faber and Faber and in the US … Read more
The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1952 by Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York. At just … Read more
Desertion is a critically acclaimed novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah, first published in 2005 by Bloomsbury Publishing. Gurnah, the Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (2021), is celebrated for his profound portrayals … Read more
Afterlives is a 2020 novel by Nobel Prize–winning Tanzanian-born author Abdulrazak Gurnah, published by Bloomsbury. Set against the turbulent backdrop of German colonial East Africa in the early 20th century, … Read more
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah, first published in 1994 by Hamish Hamilton in the UK, stands as one of the most significant works in postcolonial literature. This novel, which earned a … Read more
Arrow of God, written by Chinua Achebe and published in 1964 by Heinemann as part of the African Writers Series, is the third and final instalment of his African Trilogy … Read more
Things Fall Apart, first published on 17 June 1958 by Heinemann, is the debut novel of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. The book quickly became a cornerstone of modern African literature, … Read more
The Vegetarian by Han Kang is a South Korean novel that was first published in 2007 and later translated into English by Deborah Smith in 2015. The book quickly garnered … Read more
Sandalwood Death (Chinese: 檀香刑), written by Nobel Prize-winning author Mo Yan in 2001, is a historical novel that combines folk opera, political upheaval, and personal tragedy. The English translation by … Read more
Feeling overwhelmed by history and polarized politics? Doctor Zhivago shows how an ordinary conscience survives extraordinary times—without surrendering to the slogans. When history turns people into instruments, Pasternak insists on … Read more
Published in 1875, Les Vaines Tendresses (The Vain Tendernesses) is one of the most intimate and reflective collections by Sully Prudhomme, the French poet who later became the first Nobel … Read more