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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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
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“The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” Isn’t Saying What You Think It Is
In the same year as America’s founding, Edward Gibbon wrote “Decline and Fall.” 250 years later, it still holds lessons for us.
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“The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” Isn’t Saying What You Think It Is
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Book Review: ‘It Will Come Back to You,’ by Sigrid Nunez
Her first collection of short fiction, “It Will Come Back to You,” is threaded with erudition but never pretentious.
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Book Review: ‘It Will Come Back to You,’ by Sigrid Nunez
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Sizzling, Sexy Age-Gap Romance Novels
The best-selling author Rachel Lynn Solomon recommends forbidden love stories full of fiery desire, shifting power dynamics and so-wrong-it’s-right drama.
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Sizzling, Sexy Age-Gap Romance Novels
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Book Review: ‘Aging Out,’ by Lucy Schiller
From assisted living to elder activism and her own experience as a caregiver, Lucy Schiller investigates aging’s myriad challenges in her first book.