One Day by David Nicholls: A Charming Plunge into Romantic Realism
David Nicholls was a name that didn't ring many bells in the literary world prior to the publication of One Day in 2009. Born in Hampshire, England, Nicholls discovered a…
REVIEW: Jen Campbell’s dreamy sequence of modern fairy tales
Fairy tales are building blocks, and surely the first writing, apart from picture books, we get acquainted to in our early stages as readers. This is quite a wise choice…
The candour of Zadie Smith’s debut novel White Teeth
White Teeth is Zadie Smith's debut novel and a powerful portrayal of a new England – a multilayered place which encompasses a plurality of diverse voices. Vested in the form…
These 7 English & American Authors Made It Okay to Break Grammar Rules
In the era of so-called ’grammar nazis’ it is mitigating to know that many of our ultimate writing role models committed some serious grammar crimes and were even proud about…
11 Interesting Facts you may not Know About Oscar Wilde
Besides being one of the most famous English authors, Oscar Wilde was also one of the most intriguing people who have ever lived on Earth. He was a significant storyteller,…
Discussing the Irish Short Story – A Mirror in the Dark
When Mario Vargas Llosa wrote about Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s gem One Hundred Years of Solitude, he pointed out that Macondo is a world itself, just like Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, a…
Paul Auster’s Museum of Ordinary
Sunday is a perfect day to pay a visit to Auster’s museum of ordinary where magic lies in the subtlety of one’s observations. It would be good to point out…
