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Ken Follett Presents New Novel - Madrid

The writer Ken Follett during the presentation of his new novel, 'The Circle of Days', on October 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The work is set at the time of the construction of Stonehenge, through an epic saga starring Seft and Joia. In addition to the literary event, attendees will be able to enjoy an immersive video, flint workshops, family activities and consult the writer's entire career in a special library. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ken Follett Presents New Novel - Madrid

Ken Follet's new novel 'The Circle of Days', during the presentation on October 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The work is set at the time of the construction of Stonehenge, through an epic saga starring Seft and Joia. In addition to the literary event, attendees will be able to enjoy an immersive video, flint workshops, family activities and consult the writer's entire career in a special library. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ken Follett Presents New Novel - Madrid

The writer Ken Follett presents his new novel, 'The Circle of Days', on October 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The work is set at the time of the construction of Stonehenge, through an epic saga starring Seft and Joia. In addition to the literary event, attendees will be able to enjoy an immersive video, flint workshops, family activities and consult the writer's entire career in a special library. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ken Follett Presents New Novel - Madrid

The writer Ken Follet during the presentation of his new novel 'The Circle of Days', in an immersive room, on October 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The work is set at the time of the construction of Stonehenge, through an epic saga starring Seft and Joia. In addition to the literary event, attendees will be able to enjoy an immersive video, flint workshops, family activities and consult the writer's entire career in a special library. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ken Follett Presents New Novel - Madrid

The writer Ken Follett (c) presents his new novel, 'The Circle of Days', on October 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The work is set at the time of the construction of Stonehenge, through an epic saga starring Seft and Joia. In addition to the literary event, attendees will be able to enjoy an immersive video, flint workshops, family activities and consult the writer's entire career in a special library. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ken Follett Presents New Novel - Madrid

The writer Ken Follett during the presentation of his new novel, 'The Circle of Days', on October 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The work is set at the time of the construction of Stonehenge, through an epic saga starring Seft and Joia. In addition to the literary event, attendees will be able to enjoy an immersive video, flint workshops, family activities and consult the writer's entire career in a special library. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ken Follett Presents New Novel - Madrid

The writer Ken Follett during the presentation of his new novel, 'The Circle of Days', on October 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The work is set at the time of the construction of Stonehenge, through an epic saga starring Seft and Joia. In addition to the literary event, attendees will be able to enjoy an immersive video, flint workshops, family activities and consult the writer's entire career in a special library. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, Álvaro Pombo and Queen Letizia pose with the writer's relatives at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

Altar with the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, and several of his works, at the Mario Vargas Llosa Library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A man signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A man signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

Dedications written in the book of condolences for the death of the Spanish-Peruvian Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, and several of his works, at the Mario Vargas Llosa Library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman places flowers next to the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Condolences Book for Mario Vargas Llosa in Madrid Library

A woman signs the book of condolences for the death of Spanish-Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, at the Mario Vargas Llosa library, on April 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Madrid City Council has enabled since yesterday, a book of condolences in the municipal library Mario Vargas Llosa, located in Barceló street, so that citizens can express their condolences for the death of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which occurred this Sunday in Lima (Peru) at the age of 89. The tribute is accompanied by a selection of the author's works. The book will be sent to the writer's family in the coming days.Spain, Vargas Llosa on 15 April 2025. Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-FRENCH WRITER-CHINA-FRANCE CULTURAL EXCHANGES

(240125) -- PARIS, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A screenshot taken from a video in December 2023 shows French writer Christine Cayol receiving an interview with Xinhua in Paris, France. For Christine Cayol, a French writer dedicated to fostering China-France cultural exchanges for nearly two decades, her encounter with China and the Chinese culture was "predestined," akin to Yuanfen. TO GO WITH "Feature: French writer's 20-year dedication to promoting China-France cultural exchanges" (Xinhua)

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FRANCE-FRENCH WRITER-CHINA-FRANCE CULTURAL EXCHANGES

(240125) -- PARIS, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows French writer Christine Cayol when she lived in Beijing, capital of China. For Christine Cayol, a French writer dedicated to fostering China-France cultural exchanges for nearly two decades, her encounter with China and the Chinese culture was "predestined," akin to Yuanfen. TO GO WITH "Feature: French writer's 20-year dedication to promoting China-France cultural exchanges" (Xinhua)

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Lafcadio Hearn gallery opens in Greece

LEFKADA, Greece - Visitors examine the exhibits at a gallery commemorating Lafcadio Hearn, a writer who devoted his life to introducing Japan to the West in the 19th century, on the Greek island of Lefkada on July 4, 2014. Launched on the 110th anniversary of the writer's death, the gallery opened at the birthplace of Hearn, who was born to an Irish father and a Greek mother in 1850 and worked as a journalist in the United States before going to Japan in 1890. He became a naturalized Japanese before he died in 1904.

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Russian writer Oster

TOKYO, Japan - Russian children's book writer Grigory Oster gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013 during his first visit to Japan. The eminent writer's biggest selling publication "Bad Advice" was also released in Japan under the title "Waruiko no Susume" in January 2014.

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Murakami's new '1Q84' hits shelves

TOKYO, Japan - An employee hands a copy of the sought-after new installment of Haruki Murakami's novel ''1Q84'' to a customer at a Maruzen bookstore in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on April 16, 2010. Some bookstores started to sell the best-selling writer's third volume of the novel at midnight the same day.

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3rd volume of Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - An employee at the Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward lays out copies of the new part of Haruki Murakami's novel ''1Q84'' on the shelves on the evening of April 15, 2010, after the store was closed. Some of the bookstores in Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama started to sell the best-selling writer's third volume of the novel at midnight the same day, while the copies were to hit the shelves on April 16.

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3rd volume of Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - An employee at the Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward lays out copies of the new part of Haruki Murakami's novel ''1Q84'' on the shelves on the evening of April 15, 2010, after the store was closed. Some of the bookstores in Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama started to sell the best-selling writer's third volume of the novel at midnight the same day, while the copies were to hit the shelves on April 16.

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Sale of writer's manuscript raises questions

TOKYO, Japan - Lists of writers' manuscripts for sale published by secondhand bookstores.

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Novelist Soseki Natsume listed in 1901 British census

LONDON, England - The name of noted Japanese novelist and English literature scholar Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) has been found in a 1901 census by the Public Record Office of Britain that was officially released Jan. 2. Ikuo Tsunematsu, who runs the Soseki Museum in London, said Jan. 4 he found ''K Natsume'' and the age ''34'' in a microfilm released by the office. The writer's real name was Kinnosuke Natsume, and he was popularly known as Soseki.

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Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge

STORY: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:29 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of place Des Vosges, Paris 2. various of portraits and sculptures of Hugo 3. various of Hugo's chinese lounge 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GERALD AUDINET, Director of the Houses of Victor Hugo 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): GERALD AUDINET, Director of the Houses of Victor Hugo STORYLINE: Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. The famous Chinese Lounge in Hugo's Paris apartment is a good place to learn about a little-known aspect of

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An oil painting of the famous novel Notre Dame de Paris and a sculpture of Quasimodo are seen at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Decorations are seen at the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Decorations are seen at the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Decorations are seen at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Decorations are seen at the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Decorations are seen at the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-VICTOR HUGO-MUSEUM

(220617) -- PARIS, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Decorations are seen at the Chinese Lounge at the apartment Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, France, June 14, 2022. Victor Hugo is well known around the world for his novels, but a simple visit to the famous French writer's Paris apartment would allow his fans to discover some of his other sides: a photographer, painter, and decorator with a taste for Chinese culture. The apartment Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 in Place des Vosges in central Paris, as well as his house on the Channel Island of Guernsey, now make up the Victor Hugo Museum, which showcases the writer's various talents throughout his life. TO GO WITH "Feature: Victor Hugo and his Chinese Lounge" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Novelist Soseki Natsume listed in 1901 British census

LONDON, England - The name of noted Japanese novelist and English literature scholar Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) has been found in a 1901 census by the Public Record Office of Britain that was officially released Jan. 2. Ikuo Tsunematsu, who runs the Soseki Museum in London, said Jan. 4 he found ''K Natsume'' and the age ''34'' in a microfilm released by the office. The writer's real name was Kinnosuke Natsume, and he was popularly known as Soseki.

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Shakespeare In Love (1998)

Joseph Fiennes Characters: Will Shakespeare Film: Shakespeare In Love (USA 1998) Director: John Madden 03 December 1998 Date: 03 December 1998

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Late writer Ayako Miura's works to be exhibited across Japan

Masachika Namba, an official of the Miura Ayako Literature Museum in Asahikawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, speaks on Jan. 16, 2015 about a plan to exhibit across Japan items related to the late writer's novels "The Muzzle" and "Mother" to stress the tragedy of war and militarism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Writer's notebooks on A-bomb experience shown in Hiroshima

Writer Tamiki Hara's notebooks on his experience of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, are shown to the press at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Feb. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Writer's notebooks on A-bomb experience deposited in Hiroshima

Tokihiko Hara (R) deposits his uncle and novelist Tamiki Hara's notebooks on his experience of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, western Japan, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Feb. 18, 2015. A local civic group plans to have the notebooks and other A-bombing-related literary materials registered on a UNESCO world memory heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3rd volume of Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - An employee at the Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward lays out copies of the new part of Haruki Murakami's novel ''1Q84'' on the shelves on the evening of April 15, 2010, after the store was closed. Some of the bookstores in Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama started to sell the best-selling writer's third volume of the novel at midnight the same day, while the copies were to hit the shelves on April 16. (Kyodo)

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Murakami's new '1Q84' hits shelves

TOKYO, Japan - An employee hands a copy of the sought-after new installment of Haruki Murakami's novel ''1Q84'' to a customer at a Maruzen bookstore in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on April 16, 2010. Some bookstores started to sell the best-selling writer's third volume of the novel at midnight the same day. (Kyodo)