Understanding the often-overlooked links between math and literature can enhance your appreciation of both.
Tag: Poetry and Poets
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The History of an East Village House: Yoko Ono, Lou Reed, Tragedy and Peyote
Every building in New York has some history. The house at 64 East Seventh Street has a lot.
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Following a Folk Tale Through the Himalayas
On a trip through northern India, a writer was guided by the age-old epic story of “Rajula Malushahi,” which led him to a series of unexpected places.
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Duong Tuong, Who Opened Western Works to Vietnamese Readers, Dies at 90
He translated works by Proust, Nabokov, Tolstoy and Emily Brontë into Vietnamese, and a classic Vietnamese poem, ‘The Tale of Kieu,’ into English.
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Building a New Canon of Black Literature
What older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered?