Published the first novel by JK Rowling for adults

March 5th, 2013

September 27 in the UK went on sale a new novel by JK Rowling, “Free”, reports Agence France-Presse.

The novel “Free” – the first work of the writer, designed for an adult audience. Speech in the book is the struggle for mayor of the fictional English town Pegford and numerous conflicts that accompany it.

The first critical acclaim for the new creation Rowling appeared in the press in the morning of September 27. In general, journalists say that the novel should not expect any resemblance to the Harry Potter books, pointing in particular to the fact that the book does not just occur sex scenes, drug use, and obscene language.

According to the literary critic, The Daily Telegraph, in the novel a lot of funny moments and accurate observations, but also cruelty. Thus, the reporter mentions a scene in which a teenage girl raped by a drug dealer, who may be the father of her half-brothers. Therefore, author of the review acknowledged that its main concern is to avoid getting this book into the hands of children.

If the newspaper The Daily Telegraph called the novel Rowling “a story about poverty and politics in the English village”, the tabloid The Mirror dubbed the book “Harry Potter and the Goblet of dirt” and suggested that Rowling subjected to a storm of criticism for its frequent use of swear words.

The Independent journalist noted in the description of the skill Rowling teenage characters that writer previously demonstrated in the Harry Potter books. In the novel, The Times, for all its merits, acknowledged “a little boring.” A similar view was expressed by the critic The Guardian. According to him, the plot of the book is predictable, though the work as a whole is good.

In Russian novel “Free” plan to release before the end of 2012.
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Writers and teachers: Where can I learn from a favorite author?

October 24th, 2012


It is no secret that many teachers write – only more scientific monographs and articles. Some others are among them, and these writers, who around the world by millions of fans. Sometimes science is primary, and best-selling author was originally a “teacher” of the students, and even teachers at school. For example, Signor Umberto Eco taught future professionals long before his glorified novel ‘Name of the Rose “- and successfully continues to do so today. He teaches semiotics – the science of interpretation of images, for short. By the way, released Eco in 1977 to guide the students “How to write a research paper» (Come si fa una tesi di laurea) and now enjoys great popularity – along with all of its bestsellers.

Salman Rushdie
But it also happens that the famous author was invited to professorships and finds a new profession. Thus, the infamous Salman Rushdie, who was sentenced to death in most of the Islamic world for his book “The Satanic Verses”, is a professor at Emory University (UK) and teaches English. For him, organized the free mode, in which Rushdie chooses the date of lectures and topics. The writer reads and public lectures to a wide variety available for a one-time fee, and special courses for future philologists pros.

Terry Pratchett
Not having a higher education, but the super-popular due to its sharp mind Terry Pratchett (a satirical fantasy broken teeth even Alzheimer’s disease) since 2010 he has taught at the oldest school in Ireland – Trinity College. Pratchett taught to understand the phenomena of popular literature, analyzing the one with his usual common sense and humor of such authors such as Stephen King and Dan Brown.

A Pulitzer Prize and Folknerovskoy (devoted to the work of Virginia Woolf’s novel “The Hours”), Michael Cunningham teaches at Yale University. Here, he gives lectures on subjects that knows like no other – it is “the creation of a work of art” and “professional reading of literature.”
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The latter would be very admirable profession for all fans to read! ..
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“Mandustra”: Moscow will present unpublished works Egor Radov

October 24th, 2012


Publishing House “New Literary Review” (UFO) will present 25 October as part of the “Cultural Initiative” posthumously published book Egor Radov “Mandustra”, which was included in a series of publishing house “Russian Lessons”.
Presentation will be held in Moscow on 25/10/2012 at Club Bilingua, at 19:00, at Krivokolenny lane. 10, Building 5.

Egor Radov already withdrawing from life, he was awarded Nonkorformizm – 2011. Writer believes that one way to God – this is art. Rads was certainly an innovator, his works are equally relevant to the psychedelic prose, and to postmodernism. Some of the stories were translated into foreign languages, it is such a short story brought in his time a famous writer, and in 1985 published Radov mainly as essayist.

Egor Radov died suddenly in 2009, the year in Kargolime (Goa, India), where he was on vacation with his daughter. His recent works have gone to “table”, since, according to the author, he did not want published.

In the new book “Mandustra” includes texts Egor Radov, which were published in the journal «WAM», «Ptjuch” and newspaper “More” as well as those that were found after the death of his paper in the archives and on electronic media.

At the presentation of the book in the discussion stated Elena Rybakova – literary critic, and Oleg Zobern, the author, who participated in the preparation of a series of “Russian Lessons”.
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Children with writers – new or well forgotten old literary trend?

October 24th, 2012


Publication of books for your account becomes very popular in the U.S. – and a very large proportion of them are works of authors, children.

Is such a service, in terms of the average American, not too expensive, and parents do not feel ashamed to pay to the child the opportunity to publish this way.
Now, in the U.S. there are even specialized publishing houses in the business, for example KidPub. In 2012, the current year, there has already released 140 books of this kind. Service Cost – $ 250, it includes general word processing, printing paper copies of five books and software sales on Amazon. Children, seeing themselves among the authors of the books Amazon.com and get a box of books with his name on the cover, feel the stars – publisher said.

Such became popular, when there was a lot of small print shops and printing became available to almost anyone in need of these services.

Director of another book publishing company (Author Solutions), Kevin Weiss believes that “today a 14-year chance of becoming popular are the same as in 50-year-old. And even more, because today’s children well versed in the nuances of life in social networks. ” In Weiss has reason to say so – the company plans this year to publish 400 books authors under 18 years of age.

I must say that the popularity of children’s authors, based not only on the “friend-sheets” – the real, “adult” media are also interested in the topic. Of these children are making videos, they give interviews to the press.

On the other hand, critics are skeptical of this popularity. Literature, they argue, requires experience, children who have nowhere to take: a study of the features of the world, interact with it comes with age. Little coherent account up a story – you also need to write a credible world in which there are events of the book.

When it is impossible to say that the phenomenon of the authors, children, emerged recently: history is replete with writers, have earned success at a young age. The five-year Johann Lavater already well composed, Arthur Rimbaud was first published in 16 years, and in 21 years has thrown versification. Russia also has produced more than one young author: Nick Turbo, Pauline Zherebtsova … And last winter, “News of literature” was told that in Ufa published book of fairy tales written by the four-year girl.

Perhaps children’s book publishing, too, the Russian would not give up this business idea?
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Best Books for Children: E.Rakitina, “The Adventures of Christmas toys”

October 23rd, 2012


Very soon the New Year – children are waiting for him impatiently. What books to read to children in anticipation of the holiday? “News of the literature” recommend “Adventures of Christmas toys” E. Rakitin to suit kids and three or four years, and the kids are older.

A truly magical book that in the New Year looms incredible close-close, just Reach shimmering Christmas decorations. Which in this fantastic night come alive and begin an incredible adventure.

Stories about how the dog was Tyavka brave as made ​​his journey Plasticine Donkey, why silver fairy dust or where the ball where wishes come true, will delight young listeners and those who already know how to read himself.

“The Adventures of Christmas toys” – not just an interesting story, it is also an excellent choice of gift books for children through masterfully executed illustrations.
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Photos of the writer with a cigarette on the cover of the novel caused withdrawal from the market

October 23rd, 2012


“Almost all the official chronicle on television – it is propaganda immoral and unhealthy lifestyle that teaches to steal and lie, hate their country and people, and even creates the illusion that it is never for nothing anyone will be” – so the Ukrainian writer Vasyl Shklyar commented on the withdrawal from the market of his new novel, which has pictures of the author with a cigarette, according to 10/23/2012, the “News of literature” with reference to material information resource UNN.

Tax Service of Ukraine penalizes distributors for the promotion of tobacco, says a representative of book chains. Information on the withdrawal from the market of the novel “Zalishenets” (“remain” – the lane. “Literature News”) has extended the Ukrainian media.

The writer believes that this case is a good example of how officials are able to even the most useful initiative “to bring to the point of absurdity,” and your picture on the cover – not comparable with the “patterns of behavior that we see every day on TV,” quote “News Literature” Basil Shklyar.
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80 years old patriarch village prose

October 23rd, 2012


October 23 was 80 years old beautiful writer Vasily Belov. He was born into a peasant family in the Russian province, and told about the life of Russian villages across the planet. Vasily Ivanovich called “village prose writer,” but rather, it is a convention. In fact, the meaning of prose Belova much broader than the issue of the devastation of the village. His stories are relevant and in demand ever since.

Here, where the rustling grass, grow ears, instead of paved path – a path, Vasily Belov draws its inspiration. Here in Timonikha he was born on 23 October 1932. In his village, Vasily Belov always returned – to find that pure berry, the exact word.

Without concessions or village street slang for the sophisticated Russian peasant recounting lava, as he calls it.

“Belov – master. Evidently he remembers the perfect formula of Tolstoy: Mining word, sifting it, that is hard. Not so with a slight movement of the mind and pen on paper,” – said of him, fellow writers’ workshop Yuri Bondarev.

Olga, the writer’s wife, says that writing “usual thing” Vasily Belov started in the back room, there was no place to study.

For this story critics dubbed Belova one of the founders and leaders of the village prose. The work, which along with “Eve”, Alexander Twardowski called cocky for a description of the tragic episodes of the village, the characters in the whole controversy, with the whole truth.

“The city was – says, laughing, Vasily Belov. – The collective farmers are not supposed to do was, no passports, nothing more. A city – it should be. Even the horses had passports, but people have not. Did not hurt it?”

Belov standing up for the common man and nature. He opposed the water transfer project in the Caspian and Central Asia, the river and saved the land from flooding. Wanted to influence the course of life, as he admitted later, through politics, movies.

Belova filmed works. Soviet audiences saw judged combiner Smagina as farmers went to town with the foreman Egorych Nikolai Ivanovich and tractor Lesco. A picture of “All ahead,” about how the scientist returned to his roots, the screens could do or do not occur, or be completely different. Director and screenwriter tape Nicholas Burljaeva his colleagues decided to remove from filming.

“They said that, yes, was a fine novel, script promised something. And what we see on the screen? Explanation goes in a circle, came to Belov. And what he will say, from it all depends. And suddenly he says one sentence: “A film that gets” – says about people’s artist of the RSFSR Nikolai Burlyaev.

Vasily Belov began writing as a boy – poetry. After the article and his stories first published in the army, an army newspaper. Before joining the Literary Institute and was a carpenter and worked in agriculture.

Directly, without guile Belov recreates on paper feel. The rustle of grass and discordant birds seeking this pure berry – the exact word.
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Found unknown novel by Chingiz Aitmatov

October 23rd, 2012


List of works by Soviet classic writer Chingiz Aitmatov, it seems, added another job. On detection of the manuscript told journalists of local media writer’s daughter.

Unpublished novel, found in the office of Aitmatov, called “Land and Flute” and tells the story of a man who in 1940-s participated in one of the largest construction projects in Kyrgyzstan – the construction of a large Chu Canal – and found a large statue of Buddha Chui.

“Now a man grown old and broke. In the novel, he remembers that period of his life and the girl he met – said the daughter of the writer. – Roman very emotional, it describes the feelings and experiences of the characters. ”

Yellowed pages of the manuscript, but it is reprinted and translated into electronic form, and plan to publish in Russian for a year, and then translated into English, told the writer’s daughter, “Interfax”.

Chingiz Aitmatov – author of numerous short stories. The reader is well-known for his novel “Jamila”, “poplar in my red scarf,” “The First Teacher”, “Goodbye, Gulsary” and the novels “The White Ship”, “Buran stop”, “Cassandra’s Brand”.

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In Britain, publish journals of the Queen Mother

October 23rd, 2012

Queen Elizabeth II authorize the publication of letters and diaries of his mother.

In the UK, will go on sale the book “Think of the good: selected letters of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother,” including a previously unpublished letters and diaries of the Queen Mother.

Published letters and diaries cover the period between childhood and the Queen Mother until her death at the 102-year life in 2002. They mainly relate to private lives of Elizabeth.

In particular, documents the Queen Mother expresses doubts as to whether or not to marry her, “Bertie” – the Duke of York, the future King George VI, is going through after his death in 1952, tells of the love of his daughters – Elizabeth and Margaret.

Book publisher Macmillan will go on sale on October 11, the cost is 25 pounds.
Publication of letters and diaries Authorised Queen Elizabeth II, as a writer and editor made ​​telediktor William Shawcross. In 2009 he wrote the official biography of the Queen Mother, based on recordings of her personal conversations.
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Nobel Prize went to a writer from China

October 23rd, 2012

October 11, declared the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012. They became a Chinese writer Mo Yan.

Guan My working under creative pseudonym Mo Yan (“shut up” translated from Chinese), received the award for “most impressively realistic, which merged tales, history and the present.” The announcement came on the Nobel Prize website.

Honorary Doctor of Philology of the Open University of Hong Kong, outside of China, best known as the author of the novel on which the film was made, “Red Sorghum.” Mo Yan works have been translated into more than ten languages, including English, French, German and Norwegian. In the Russian language while Mo Yan translated just snippets.

The winner will get a prize of 8 million kronor ($ 1.2 million). In 2011, the Nobel Prize for Literature went to Swedish poet Tomas Transtremeru.

In November 2012, the network of shops “Music lover” will go on sale the book “Wine Country,” in which a Chinese novelist Mo Yan, provides the reader with an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the brightest and prickly satire in modern Chinese literature. Gorgeous, original imagery, the infinite power of imagination, woven with mythological, mastery of various forms of narration – all this is the unique style of Mo Yan.

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