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Spanish writer David Uclés, 36, has announced a temporary retirement of one and a half to two years starting in August to travel abroad. He revealed it on Cadena Ser's En clave de Rhodes program and clarified it in a talk with EL PAÍS. Destinations: Venice and Prague, where he plans to write and enjoy leisure.

28. marts 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Yann Martel, Booker Prize winner for Life of Pi, has published Son of Nobody, his first novel in exactly 10 years since The High Mountains of Portugal. The book features twin narratives intertwining a modern classics scholar and an ancient Greek soldier during the Trojan War. Martel discussed the work in a recent interview and will appear via livestream from the Sydney Writers' Festival.

The monologue 'Boca a Boca - Um Solo para Gregório', starring Ricardo Bittencourt with dramaturgy by João Sanches, becomes a book in May from Giostri Editora. It includes the script, the poet's verses, authors' texts, and 20 scene photos. Bittencourt will also record poetry audios and lead a workshop in a Bahia prison.

17. marts 2026 Rapporteret af AI

The Japan Times reviews Mieko Kawakami’s novel ‘Sisters in Yellow’ as a noir-y story of powerless young women working in Tokyo’s 1990s nightlife. The book is portrayed as a wild ride through the city’s underworld.