Arabic literature is still partly shaped by a story written in Europe more than a century ago. It begins in the eighth century, when Baghdad under the Abbasid caliphs became a centre of science, ...

NOT since the ninth century, when the Caliph elMamun, son of Harun el-Rashid, made his court a haven for men of letters, have Arab writers been so productive as they are today. In 1954, over four ...

Ancient Greek historian Thucydides has defined the identities of Greeks and  "barbarians" based on colonial influence.

Which older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered? By Adam Bradley Artwork by Dominic Chambers and Tajh Rust Adam Bradley, a T writer, is a ...

László Krasznahorkai is often called a postmodern writer, but his exploration of the surreal evokes certain Central European antecedents.

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for his compelling and visionary work.