literature

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So much of contemporary literature reads like a tortured attempt to negotiate between the irreconcilable positions of righteous expression and guilty silence.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are especially delighted that Her Majesty the Queen, a devoted reader and champion of literature, is at the heart of this celebratory new project."

From BBC

The play may be, he writes, a “boring” adaptation that “lays waste to a masterpiece of modern literature.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At Culver City High School, Young’s 12th-grade ethnic studies literature class was in the middle of a unit on stereotyping, racial and ethnic representation and media literacy when the news surfaced.

From Los Angeles Times

“She weaves in literature and philosophy and emphasizes the point that music should make you a more whole person,” Anna said.

From Los Angeles Times