Haruki Murakami: Hopeful Romantic.

Haruki Murakami: Hopeful Romantic.

By Susan Christiansen | April 16, 2021 | Comments Off on Haruki Murakami: Hopeful Romantic.

  International bestselling writer Haruki Murakami is best known for his magical realist novels that explore issues deeply rooted in the human experience. He has often been criticized by Japanese literary circles for being ‘un-Japanese’ because of the heavy influence of Western literature on his writing style. Opposing the Japanese ideal of the strong, independent…

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William Faulkner’s Works and Influence on Writers of Magical Realism

William Faulkner’s Works and Influence on Writers of Magical Realism

By Adrienne Raptis | March 21, 2020 | Comments Off on William Faulkner’s Works and Influence on Writers of Magical Realism

William Faulkner has become one of the most celebrated writers in American literature. Although he published his first book, Soldier’s Pay, in 1926 and his second book Mosquitoes in 1927, he was not largely known as a writer until over twenty years later. In 1927, Faulkner wrote his first novel to be set in his…

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Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature

Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature

By Adrienne Raptis | October 10, 2017 | Comments Off on Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature

[fusion_text] Awarded annually since 1901, The Nobel Prize in Literature is given to any author “in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction” (Alfred Nobel). One of five Nobel Prizes established by Alfred Nobel and awarded by the Swedish Academy, laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature include William Faulkner, Albert Camus, Ernest…

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Among Nobels

Among Nobels

By Adrienne Raptis | October 7, 2010 | Comments Off on Among Nobels

At Raptis Rare Books, one of our specialties is signed first editions written by Nobel Prize winners. Therefore, the announcement of the new Nobel prize winners are always a fun time for us. Today, the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa and our congratulations go out to him. The Nobel Prize…

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Jose Saramago, we will miss you.

Jose Saramago, we will miss you.

By Adrienne Raptis | June 27, 2010 | Comments Off on Jose Saramago, we will miss you.

On June 18th the world lost a legend in the literary world. Portuguese-born Nobel-prize winner Jose Saramago died at the age of 87 and was mourned by over 20,000 people in Lisbon at his funeral last week. Saramago was born Jose de Sousa to a family of landless peasants. His father was nicknamed Saramago, which…

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