In the book 'Can Microfinance Work' Lesley Sherratt examines the pros and cons of microfinance in its quest to improve poverty in South East Asia and Africa.
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An Open Letter to the Swedish Academy Regarding the Nobel Prize in Literature
Since Bob Dylan seems uninterested, I wish to nominate myself to be the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Villa Triste’ by Patrick Modiano
A new translation of this taut novel from the 1970s is a good English-language entry point into the works of French novelist Patrick Modiano, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Read More »A Look Back at Nobel Prize Winner Svetlana Alexievich’s ‘Voices From Chernobyl’
Alexievich’s art is in choosing and arranging, giving shape to the collected mass of material.
Read More »Book Review: The Hunger Angel: A Novel by Herta Müller
Nobel Prize winner's new novel describes life in a Soviet labor camp
Read More »For Those Who Dare to Think Differently
In healthcare or chemistry - thinking outside the box brings benefits and sometimes a Nobel Prize!
Read More »Book Review: The Interrogation by J.M.G. Le Clézio
Abstract experimentalism of reissued English translation of 2008 Nobel Prize winner's debut novel leaves it unlikely to capture broad U.S. audience.
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