Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post serious literary criticism.
This week’s prompt: Been hearing a lot about people looking for escapism lately, and what’s more escapist than fantasy? Are you a fan of fantasy fiction? If not, why not? If yes, what are your thoughts on the genre in general and what are some favorites and least favorites?
Ideas for prompts are always welcome!
Today’s literary birthdays:
Jean-François de La Harpe (1739), French playwright and literary critic (RIP 1803)
Thomas Chatterton (1752), English poet (RIP 1770)
Helena Westermarck (1857), Finnish novelist and biographer (RIP 1938)
Selma Lagerlöf (1858), Swedish novelist and short story writer, first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (RIP 1940)
Edvard Westermarck (1862), Finnish philosopher and sociologist (and Helena’s brother) (RIP 1939)
Zinaida Gippius (1869), Russian poet, playwright and novelist (RIP 1945)
Karl von Frisch (1886), German zoologist and writer, known his research and writings about bees (RIP 1982)
Chester Gould (1900), American artist and writer best known for creating Dick Tracy
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1903), Pakastani historian and playwright (RIP 1981)
Alistair Cooke (1908), British-American journalist and writer of nonfiction books (RIP 2004)
Nadine Gordimer (1923), South African novelist and short story writer, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (RIP 2014)
John Gardner (1926), British spy and thriller novelist (RIP 2007)
Wolfgang Schreyer (1927), German adventure novelist (RIP 2017)
Don DeLillo (1936), American novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter and essayist
Viktoriya Tokareva (1937), Russian short story writer
Copi (1939), Argentine novelist, cartoonist, and playwright (RIP 1987)
Ed Benes (1972), Brazilian comic book artist
Kōhei Horikoshi (1986), Japanese manga artist, creator of Ougamodoki Zoo, Barrage and My Hero Academia
All information courtesy of Wikipedia
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