Topic: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Chechen identity looms over Boston Marathon bombing suspects

If true that the two suspects were raised in Chechnya, its warrior tradition - which stresses male independence and defiance of authority - would likely have shaped their childhood.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 'A Room With a View' screenwriter, dies

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala won two Acadamy Awards for screenwriting for her adaptations of the E.M. Forster novels "Howards End" and "A Room With a View." Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a novelist, too, and won the Man Booker Prize,

Mo Yan: Why the Swedish Academy awarded Mo Yan the Nobel Prize (+video)

Mo Yan s the first Chinese winner of the literature prize who is not a critic of China's government, but the Swedish Academy says that it did not take political considerations into account when selecting the popular novelist.

James Baldwin: 10 insightful quotes on his birthday

James Baldwin was a pioneering figure in writing about the difficult topic of race in the United States. Here are 10 of his most memorable quotes.

The 100 best books of all time

How many of these "100 best books of all time" have you read?

Father's Day: 10 great books for Dad

All of these books are entertaining and put fathers in the spotlight.

Chapter & Verse What Günter Grass must say about Israel

Günter Grass’s poem 'What Must Be Said' is many things, but it is not a blanket denunciation of Israel.

Chapter & Verse Is Ann Patchett the female Jonathan Franzen?

In some respects, Jonathan Franzen and Ann Patchett seem separated at birth – except for all the ways in which they are polar opposites.

Philip Roth: 10 quotes on his birthday

10 quotes on Philip Roth's 79th birthday.

Culture Cafe 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' may already have a sequel

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith compares the movie to a superhero origin tale.

20 non-fiction books to watch for in 2012

Oh, the promise of a new year! So many fresh starts and remarkable discoveries lie ahead – including the many that will be made between the pages of a book. For those eager for a preview, here’s a sampling of some of the more promising of the early 2012 titles.

10 best fiction books of 2011

From an unnamed Balkan landscape to a baseball diamond at a small Midwestern college to an alternate universe, the fiction offerings of 2011 ranged far and wide. Here are the 10 that our Monitor reviewers found to be the most outstanding.

Letterman threat on Al Qaeda website is no laughing matter

Letterman threat, by a blogger on an Al Qaeda message board, is being investigated by the New York Police Department and the FBI. The talk show host and comedian had joked about Al Qaeda leaders killed in US attacks, reportedly prompting the Letterman threat.

5 novels for the new year

If you're a fiction reader, you are going to want to pick up at least one of these early 2011 novels.

Freedom

Jonathan Franzen’s latest is already the year’s biggest novel.

"Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen: a review roundup

"Freedom" has got everybody talking about Jonathan Franzen.

'Twilight Saga', 'True Blood': New twist on old vampire love tale

Vampire tales have been told for centuries, and this summer Hollywood is launching 'True Blood' and 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.' Why does the iconic figure never seem to fall out of favor?

For Father's Day: 10 books about fatherhood

Still looking for a Father's Day gift? Try one of these books.

10 great books for Father's Day

If you're looking for that perfect gift for a father, try one of these terrific reads about fathers of all different sorts.

Summer 2010 reading guide

Which new summer releases should you pick up first?

The City of Your Final Destination: movie review

In 'The City of Your Final Destination' a biographer pursues his subject to the steamy lands of Uruguay where he discovers an intricate tangle of family relations.

Fall's bounty of books

Publishers are pushing out a crowd of star authors this season in a race to prop up sales.

Visiting an Assyrian Queen’s Tomb

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