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literary

[lit-uh-rer-ee] / ˈlɪt əˌrɛr i /


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Orelien claimed this week his style was based on Haitian and Caribbean traditions, telling Liberation newspaper the software was "used to the French literary tradition and classical authors".

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Thélyson Orélien was the talk of the French literary world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Past Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have been shortlisted for the prestigious literary award again, after a selection process that the judges described as "a tussle".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

For readers who are familiar with the literary curse of Plaschke in his column over the years, this prediction is not that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

This girl has a paper on genocide to write and last week’s Trig problems, and a catch-up test about literary devices in some stupid story.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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