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🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Life & Tech

The 'Counter' Library: Here are the Books of Cultural Controversy

The article discusses a lesser-known library that focuses on works examining how the left has maintained control over cultural institutions throughout the 20th century.

Mar 22 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Annelinna Library Exhibition Presents Childhood Memories of Estonians in Canada

The Annelinna Library in Tartu showcases an exhibition featuring the childhood memories of Estonians living in Canada, compiled by the Estonian Museum Abroad in collaboration with the Estonian Literary Museum.

Mar 17 • 16:55 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

The Greatest Friend of Libraries is President Alar Karis

Estonian President Alar Karis has been named the Friend of Libraries for 2025 by the Estonian Library Association for his support and patronage of literary events.

Mar 16 • 13:45 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Visiting the Library: The Second Farewell to Umberto Eco

Ten years after Umberto Eco's death, his vast literary collection will leave the family's home in Milan for the last time.

Mar 12 • 11:06 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The "impious and sodomite" Portuguese hidalgo who safeguarded a bibliographic treasure behind the walls of his house in a village in Badajoz

A recent investigation reveals that the famous Barcarrota library found in Spain belonged to Fernão Brandão, a Portuguese hidalgo who fled his country to escape the Inquisition.

Mar 9 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

ETV literary program "Between the Lines" received recognition from the librarians' association

The ETV literary program "Between the Lines" was honored by the Estonian Librarians' Association for its contribution to the library field.

Feb 27 • 15:08 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Eco loved the Middle Ages, whisky, and semiotics. He left behind a library with 35,000 volumes

The article reflects on the legacy of Italian writer Umberto Eco, highlighting his passion for the Middle Ages, semiotics, whisky, and his significant literary contributions, including his first novel, The Name of the Rose.

Feb 19 • 07:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe

The British Library has obtained the archive of Ronald Blythe, providing access to a century of his literary works focused on rural life in East Anglia.

Jan 12 • 14:00 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
Life & Tech

Hvorecky’s Library: Percival Everett is the Literary Discovery of the Year

Percival Everett has emerged as the literary discovery of the past year, gaining late recognition for his original voice in American prose, particularly following the film adaptation of his novel 'Erasure' titled 'American Fiction', which garnered five Oscar nominations in 2023.

Dec 30 • 14:43 UTC

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