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Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy and earthly humor about…
Tag: Literary awards
Entertainment
Books on empire, migrant crisis up for Baillie Gifford prize
[ad_1] LONDON — Books about Britain’s imperial past and the human face of the present-day refugee crisis are among the finalists for Britain’s leading…
Entertainment
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM — French author Annie Ernaux, who has fearlessly mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, won this…
Technology
Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM — Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for his discoveries on human evolution that provided key insights…
Technology
Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. Six days, six prizes, new faces from around the globe added to…