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Review: Kafka's Monkey

Kafka's short story A report for an academy barely runs to ten pages, and Colin Teevan's adaptation (slightly too modernised) for Kathryn Hunter's extraordinary performance in the Maria studio of the Young Vic is a […]

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Two tongues for West Side Story

A new bilingual version of the classic musical opens on Broadway, with performers singing in Spanish and English. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7954616.stm

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Review: Madame de Sade

The bubble hasn#8217;t exactly burst over the Donmar West End season, but Madame de Sade, by the Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima, translated by Donald Keene, is a severe disappointment following the delights of Ivanov and […]

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Heaney collects lifetime honour

Irish Poet Seamus Heaney wins the £40,000 David Cohen Prize for Literature, awarding him for his lifetime’s work. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7951337.stm

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Carey up for international Booker

Australian author Peter Carey, two-time winner of the Booker Prize, is among the nominees for its prestigious world honour. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7951147.stm