Hello everyone, and welcome to another issue of the Words for Worlds newsletter. Before I get into it, I just wanted to flag a really interesting short piece I read last week: “Kundera and the Nobel Prize.” It’s a fascinating little window into the politics behind Kundera not winning the Nobel Prize, unintended consequences, the pain of literary exile, and the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. If you love Kundera’s writing - like I do - then it will be especially poignant; but even if you don’t, the piece stands on its own. Happy reading!
Words for Worlds - Issue LXVII
Words for Worlds - Issue LXVII
Words for Worlds - Issue LXVII
Hello everyone, and welcome to another issue of the Words for Worlds newsletter. Before I get into it, I just wanted to flag a really interesting short piece I read last week: “Kundera and the Nobel Prize.” It’s a fascinating little window into the politics behind Kundera not winning the Nobel Prize, unintended consequences, the pain of literary exile, and the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. If you love Kundera’s writing - like I do - then it will be especially poignant; but even if you don’t, the piece stands on its own. Happy reading!