Literature

Virginia Woolf, British author, circa 1930s.

‘It Had a Lifelong Effect on Her.’ A New Virginia Woolf Biography Deals With the Author’s Experience of Childhood Sexual Abuse

"By her own account, it had a lifelong effect on her"

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (L) and Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke (R). Tokarczuk on Oct. 10, 2019 won the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Handke took the 2019 award.

Two Authors Just Won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here's What to Know About Them

Austrian novelist Peter Handke and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk won the 201...

Austrian novelist Peter Handke and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk won the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, the academy said Thursday.

Writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Nobel Prize in Literature at the opening of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's apartment museum in Tverskaya Street.

Last Year's Nobel Prize in Literature Was Canceled Over Scandal and Conflict. Can 2019's Award Mark a Comeback?

Sexual assault allegations and resignations tarnished the Academy's reputat...

Sexual assault allegations and resignations tarnished the Academy's reputation

L to R: Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf

What to Know About Virginia Woolf's Love Affair With Vita Sackville-West

The two writers' relationship is the subject of a new film

Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, West Indian novelist, on November 9, 1968.

How V.S. Naipaul Reshaped the Literary Landscape

He helped diasporas around the world understand where we stand and how we g...

He helped diasporas around the world understand where we stand and how we got here

Trinidadian-British writer and 2001 Nobel Prize winner Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul poses for a portrait session during 'Incroci di Civilta', Venice Literary Festival on April 14, 2011 in Venice, Italy.

V.S. Naipaul Leaves Behind a Formidable Body of Work—and a Troubling Legacy

"In mourning his passing, we must also mourn his immense talent squandered ...

"In mourning his passing, we must also mourn his immense talent squandered on hostility toward the most vulnerable, broken people," writes Meena Kandasamy.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses the Brigade of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 30, 2017.

How Poetry Helped Sustain John McCain During His Years as a Prisoner of War

He and a fellow prisoner would recite poetry through taps on the wall betwe...

He and a fellow prisoner would recite poetry through taps on the wall between them