February 2024 – literary.live

“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath

I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.Whatever I see I swallow immediatelyJust as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.I am not cruel, only truthful‚The eye of a little god,...

“Lot’s Wife” by Anna Akhmatova

Lot’s Wife The just man followed then his angel guideWhere he strode on the black highway, hulking and bright;But a wild grief in his wife’s bosom cried,Look back, it is not too...

Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova, born Anna Andreyevna Gorenko on June 23, 1889, in Bolshoy Fontan near Odessa, Ukraine, was one of the most prominent and influential Russian poets of the 20th century. Her life...

What is Literary Theory?

Whenever we try to comprehend a work/piece of literature, we do so with certain pre-conceived notions and ideas, we may or may not be aware of. There exists no neutral or objective...

Anand Neelakantan is an Indian author known for his retellings of mythological and historical stories. Born in Thripunithura, Kerala, Neelakantan has carved a niche for himself by offering fresh perspectives on well-known...

Aravind Adiga

Aravind Adiga is an accomplished Indian-Australian author best known for his debut novel, The White Tiger, which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2008. Born on October 23, 1974, in Chennai,...

Baburao Bagul: Pioneering Dalit Literary Voice

Baburao Bagul (1930–2008) was an Indian Marathi writer, poet, and playwright. A pioneer of modern literature in Marathi, he is often associated with the Dalit literary movement when it experienced a radical...

Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature and one of the most important voices in what is now known as postcolonial...