Albert Camus, a French-Algerian philosopher, argued in The Myth of Sisyphus that the search for happiness can obstruct true contentment. He emphasized acceptance over pursuit, influencing many with ...

Roy A. K. Heath wrote psychologically acute novels about Guyanese people living in Guyana—and about nothing else. They are the sole, unbroken focus of his ...

Writer Mani Shankar Mukherjee, known to readers simply as Shankar, is an example of that tactility. The nonagenarian passed away his afternoon at a hospital in Kolkata, India. Mapping the moral ...

In his debut novel, the Kalkadoon writer uses the cosmic distance of an alien planet to illuminate our own ...

Every generation believes it invented rebellion, love, and the art of questioning everything. Yet if you crack open the right book, you'll find echoes of past generations wrestling with the same ...

Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse wrote in Demian, “The bird fights its way out of the egg.” Today, searches for Hermann Hesse quotes, meaning of Demian quote, and quotes about personal growth and ...

Emerald Fennell's film adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" faced criticism for casting choices and a lack of congruence with the original novel.

The 2026 adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” opens with a staged hanging designed to be jarring and ...

Grieving and disillusioned, Hollywood actress Maria Wyeth drifts numbly through her days, adopting a nihilistic view of the world. She understands every event and decision as a roll of the dice: ...

A South Asian scholar journeys to the cobbled streets of Haworth to reconcile her lifelong love for the Brontë sisters with a critical modern perspective.

A Cross-Genre Novel Examining Language, Power, and Identity in Times of Conflict.

A Hong Kong violinist grapples with visions of her future self in a meandering drama where resonant moments are few and far between.