The prolific Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen died 150 years ago, yet fairy tales like ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’ still move readers to this day fiction literature Article 1066 words 14 votes
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Nadine Gordimer wrote furiously, in every sense. The Nobel Prize-winning South African writer cared very much how people think, and not at all what people thought of her. Article 1532 words 7 votes