Translating the great minds

Translating the great minds
Satirist, novelist, writer of travel stories, and, of course, polyglot and scholar, Syed Mujtaba Ali, had in his inimitable style written in one of his essays that translating other people's work is a very dull and tiring job and that it is as good as a sedative.
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May Day Bank Holiday Fun at Cregneash
With story telling, crafts, music and dance on offer, there was much fun to be had by all at this years May Day celebrations at Cregneash Folk Village this Bank Holiday Monday.
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Writer Anne Lamott offers her own narrative of the spirit
In an era when people so easily label themselves and others as conservatives or liberals, religious or secular, and so on, Anne Lamott remains...
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Nigeria: Niger-Delta And Ndigbo: a Paradox of Fears
AFTER reading the article Igbos' quest to annex the Niger-Delta written by one Mr. Grade-One Clark in Vanguard of April 18, 2006, I was terribly stricken with disgust at the myopic and unwarranted perception of Ndigbo by some disoriented people in the Niger-Delta.
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Editors' Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
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In Tomorrow's Paper
ST. PAUL, Minnesota -- Hollywood came to Lake Wobegon as Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan and other stars gathered for the world premiere of A Prairie Home Companion, the movie version of Garrison Keillor's folksy radio show.
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