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Anne Carson IS Already European

Born in Toronto, Anne Carson has a deep and long-standing relationship with Europe, having both lived in and frequently visited several countries for academic work, artistic collaborations, and personal journeys. Ms Carson also holds Icelandic citizenship. Owing to her background as a renowned classicist and poet, Europe features heavily in her work. Some of her most notable European connections include:…

The Booker vs. The Nobel

While the Nobel Prize in Literature is widely considered the ultimate lifetime honour in letters, the Booker Prize holds several distinct advantages that make it more valuable and impactful within the contemporary publishing landscape for active readers and for authors’ immediate careers…

Summa Cum Confusion (Part 2)

September 1, 2026
[ The Story So Far: read here https://eurolit.net/?p=4229 ] Five minutes. Four minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Dr Cybelius stared at the chemistry speech. Then at the Physics letter. Then at the ceiling. Then at his cabin bag. Something about the cabin bag caught his attention. The unidentified metal object. He…

Summa Cum Confusion (Part 1)

August 29, 2026
Dr Guy B. Cybelius had a summa cum laude PhD in Comparative Literature, specialising in Afro-European Culture. He was also as absent-minded as a scientist could possibly be. At least, that was what the visible signs suggested: He had red wine with ice for breakfast. He regularly wore two different-coloured…

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From the quiet shelves of forty-four national archives and ancient university libraries to the cosy corners of independent bookstores and modest home…

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