Neustadt International Prize for Literature
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February 18, 2021 |
Photo by Tyler Quiring / Unsplash Ismail Kadare has a remarkable quality of saying a great deal and with much clarity, but in an elusive, oblique, and allegorical way. Peter Constantine si... -
November 20, 2020 |
Farah accepted the Neustadt Prize at the University of Oklahoma in October 1998 / Photo by Gil Jain Today (November 24) marks the seventy-fifth birthday of Somali writer Nuruddin Farah, recip... -
August 12, 2020 |
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature, one of the most prestigious global literary awards, has entered its 50-year anniversary at the University of Oklahoma. Often referred to as “the Ameri... -
June 1, 2020 |
John Ciardi, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Luciano Rebay, and Ivar Ivask after presentation of the award certificate, Norman, Oklahoma, March 14, 1970 / Photo by Jim Lucas Today (June 1) marks the f... -
October 16, 2019 |
Photo by J. Foley Opale World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, announced late Wednesday evening that Isma... -
July 21, 2019 |
From left to right: Top: Emmanuel Carrère, Jorie Graham, Jessica Hagedorn. Middle: Eduardo Halfón, Ismail Kadare, Sahar Khalifeh. Bottom: Abdellatif Laâbi, Lee Maracle, Hoa Nguyen. World... -
June 11, 2019 |
Norman, Okla. (June 11, 2019) – Robert Con Davis-Undiano, Neustadt Professor and executive director of the World Literature Today organization at the University of Oklahoma, this week announ... -
January 26, 2018 |
Photo by Simon Hurst Editorial note: When George Evans and Daisy Zamora passed along word this morning that Claribel Alegría (1924–2018) had died, we immediately reflected on her legendary statur...
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