literary work

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These days, she’s all in, regularly publishing her Fresh Hell newsletter on a platform that has become a hub of social commentary, cultural musings, political takes and literary work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

A literary work as dense as “Ulysses” can’t help but serve as a mirror of one’s mental life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

But Khaled was celebrated at home for more than his literary work.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023

"Only a literary work that reveals an unknown fragment of human existence has a reason for being," he said in the interview.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

Here lies the great difference between serious literary work and that of ordinary business, where the mind is solicited by one thing after another in rapid succession.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various