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Do You Know These Greek Plays and Poems That Were Turned Into Movies?

Homer’s “Odyssey” is back in the headlines with this summer’s movie production, but how many other ancient works do you recognize on the big screen?

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Do You Know These Greek Plays and Poems That Were Turned Into Movies?

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75 Years Later, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Remains a Great American Novel

Sure, “Catcher in the Rye” has its detractors. But the influence of its wised-up yet winningly innocent hero keeps it among the Great American Novels.

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75 Years Later, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Remains a Great American Novel

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Book Review: ‘Cloudthief,’ by Nathaniel Rich

“Cloudthief,” by Nathaniel Rich, follows a dispirited writer into a scheme to get rich and find romance along the way.

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Book Review: ‘Cloudthief,’ by Nathaniel Rich

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Book Review: ‘Famous Men,’ by Julie Buntin

Julie Buntin’s novel “Famous Men” complicates an old story with questions of ambition and consent.

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Book Review: ‘Famous Men,’ by Julie Buntin

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Book Review: ‘The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby,’ by Michael Blanding

A new book by Michael Blanding chronicles the history of Hobby Lobby and its billionaire founder’s campaign to promote conservative Christian values.

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Book Review: ‘The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby,’ by Michael Blanding

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Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian Writer Imprisoned for Her Novels, Dies at 80

Her best-known work, “Women Without Men,” was longlisted for the International Booker Prize this year.

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Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian Writer Imprisoned for Her Novels, Dies at 80