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Ray Bradbury at 100: A Conversation Between Sam Weller and Dana Gioia - lareviewofbooks

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Ray Bradbury at 100: A Conversation Between Sam Weller and Dana Gioia - lareviewofbooks Ray Bradbury at 100: A Conversation Between Sam Weller and Dana Gioia - lareviewofbooks It wasn’t all bad: Top local sports stories of 2020 that aren’t COVID-19 - The Fayetteville Observer Ronald Murl Snyder, 1944-2020 Obituary - Columbia Daily Tribune Ray Bradbury at 100: A Conversation Between Sam Weller and Dana Gioia - lareviewofbooks Posted: 28 Dec 2020 07:07 AM PST DECEMBER 28, 2020 COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL of the great Ray Bradbury, biographer Sam Weller sat down with former California poet laureate and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Dana Gioia for a wide-ranging conversation on Bradbury's imprint on arts and culture. ¤ SAM WELLER: The first time I met you was at the White House ceremony for Ray Bradbury in November 2004. You were such a champion for Ray's legacy — his advocate for both

Farewell Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: The Sun That Set in the Earth - The Wire

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Farewell Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: The Sun That Set in the Earth - The Wire Farewell Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: The Sun That Set in the Earth - The Wire Richmond native translates awardwinning novel | Kentucky - Richmond Register Coeur d'Alene Press - Coeur d'Alene Press Dave McNary Dies: Long-Time Variety Film Reporter Was 69 - Deadline Farewell Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: The Sun That Set in the Earth - The Wire Posted: 27 Dec 2020 02:30 AM PST Ab ke dhuen mein khoon ki surkhi ka rang hai Yoon in gharon mein pehle bhi lagti rahi hai aag (This time around the smoke carries the blood's red colour These homes before too have been burnt by fire) – Shamsur Rahman Faruqi    Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (1935-2020), the famous critic and researcher of Urdu literature,  passed away on December 25 at the age of 85 in Allahabad. Not Prayagraj but the historic city made famous by Allahabadi surkha guava, and even mo