literary

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Another is Liu Xiaobo, a literary critic and human rights activist, who authored a manifesto calling for democratic reform in China and was arrested in 2008.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

While from time to time, like Matthew Arnold a century before, she professed to see some virtue in the lower classes, she reserved most of her literary barbs for the middle class.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

This year women swept the country's most prestigious literary prize - the Yi Sang Awards - winning in all six categories for the first time.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

One group that was especially vocal in their opposition to A.I., was the literary community, and writers and authors across the country didn’t hold back when sharing their two cents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

If the other boys on the block were now smaller than me physically and somewhat behind in their athletic ability, they were far behind in their literary skills.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers