
Yoko Ogawa: The Housekeeper and the Author
Yoko Ogawa has won every major Japanese literary award. Her works include The Diving Pool, a collection of three novellas, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Hotel Iris and Revenge.
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Yoko Ogawa has won every major Japanese literary award. Her works include The Diving Pool, a collection of three novellas, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Hotel Iris and Revenge.
Best-selling author Agatha Christie published her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920, and went on to become one of the most famous writers in history. She sold billions of copies of her work and was also a noted playwright and romance author.
2023 has been a wonderful year for books. Here we’ve selected our 12 favorite fiction releases over the last 12 months. Enjoy Quizlit’s 12 Best Books of 2023
For our Read Around the World 2023 Edition, we’ve got 12 amazing books from as far apart as Korea, Senegal, Argentina. What they have got in common is they are wonderful books written by unbelievably talented authors. Enjoy!
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Zimbabwe’s rich cultural heritage has been perfectly captured by the country’s literary scene. Through the dark days of colonization to the post-independence struggles a new generation of Zimbabwe’s Wonderful Female Writers has blossomed.
Arthur C. Clarke’s legacy bridges the worlds of the arts and the sciences. His work ranged from scientific discovery to science fiction, from technical application to entertainment.
The Wolfson History Prize Shortlist 2023 has now been announced. Awarded by the Wolfson Foundation annually for over fifty years, the Wolfson History Prize is the UK’s most prestigious history prize.
Looking for some great reads this fall, here is Quizlit’s selection of 5 Amazing New Books to Read this Autumn
We’re big fans of Detective books here at Quizlit, from the Classics, to the Hard Boiled P.I’s all the way through to modern-day sleuths. We’ve got them all covered with our reading list of the 20 Best Detective Series to Read.