#TranslationTuesday The @wsj.com notes that @florisbooks.bsky.social has a new “abridged reissue of a 1992 English translation by Joan Tate, THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS by #Nobelist Selma Lagerlof www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

‘It’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to come to America given the news’ US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many Nobel laureates fear that Donald Tru...

A Nobel laureate offers a dire prediction for the US’ world-leading research ecosystem: “If the US continues down this path, it will be somewhere between a Third World country and a developing nation in 20 years”
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South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.”

Since failed imposition of #martiallaw in #SouthKorea, I've been haunted by #Nobelist #HanKang & her chilling tale of country's last dictatorship, "Human Acts". Today's #NYT finally brought this book into the discussion.

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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...