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This day in 1913: Rabindranath Tagore becomes first non-European to receive Nobel Prize in Literature | India News

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This day in 1913: Rabindranath Tagore becomes first non-European to receive Nobel Prize in Literature | India News

NEW DELHI: Bengali literature maestro Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10, 1913. The Swedish Academy presented the renowned award to him for his work in ‘Gitanjali‘. Gitanjali is a compilation of poems which were later turned into English prose poems by Tagore, titled Gitanjali: Song … Read more

Eleanor Catton among 3 Canadian authors shortlisted for $204K Carol Shields Prize

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Eleanor Catton among 3 Canadian authors shortlisted for 4K Carol Shields Prize

Eleanor Catton is among the five North American authors shortlisted for the second iteration of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.  The $150,000 USD ($203,971.50 Cdn) prize recognizes the best fiction book by a woman or non-binary writer from the U.S. and Canada. It is presently the largest international literary prize for women writers. Each of the four remaining finalists will … Read more