literary
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Seven Georgian nationals will be tried in Paris starting Tuesday for the theft of rare editions of Russian literary classics from prestigious French libraries, including works by Alexander Pushkin.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In Paris he found a livelihood and literary standing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Patchett’s literary style isn’t of the show-offy variety packed with dazzling sentences and edge-of-your-seat cliffhangers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Rowbottom’s husband, the novelist Jon Lindsey, pointed to her instinct for subjects that literary fiction has historically dismissed — either as unserious, feminine or culturally overexposed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
They established that Queenie and the gentleman’s wife had been at the same college, albeit nearly twenty years apart, and traded literary quotations in German.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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