Books – BIG OTHER

Mario Vargas Llosa on Art, Life, Writing, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Mario Vargas Llosa! 87, today! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Like writing, reading is…

By Alistair Ian Blyth Over the millennia, translation has often saved original works from oblivion. For example, Armenian translations…

Happy birthday, César Vallejo! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Oh always, never to find the never…

Happy birthday, Georges Perec! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Space is a doubt…” “Why not…

Happy birthday, Ralph Ellison! Here are some quotes from his writing. “The act of writing requires a constant…

Happy birthday, Anaïs Nin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The role of the writer is not…

Happy birthday, David Foster Wallace! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The truth will set you free. But…

Happy birthday, William S. Burroughs! Here are some quotes from this writer’s provocative writing: “The word is now…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! 91 today, and still kicking fiction’s keister! Celebrate by reading Big Other‘s folio dedicated to…

Happy birthday, James Joyce! Here are some quotes from his writing: “One great part of every human existence…