World Literature

Hundreds of works of literature in translation. Adobe Acrobat format.

Provides information on the Afghan novel, The Kite Runner.

An article by Mona Mikhailis.

Guide created through a collaboration between universities and the National Library. Contains records ranging from author biographies, simple work citations to full text retrieval of both creative and critical writing by and about Australians.

Three poems by Mukhopadhyay translated by the author and poet Robert McNamara.

A survey from Caedmon to contemporary work, organised by period and genre.

This is a reference list of literature by West Indian authors. The emphasis is on prose written in English, however some poetry has been included, as have some works that have been translated to English.

Information about University of Miami's Caribbean Literary Studies program. Faculty profiles, classes offered, and information about conferences.

Information and outline on Wang Du Lu's novels.

An electronic text archive of medieval German literature.

English translations of and information about Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and Omar Khayyam, including side-by-side comparisons of various translations.

A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.

Contains numerous searchable online texts in Japanese and translation from the Man'yoshu to the modern era. Also contains links to online dictionaries.

Guide to Latin American bibliography, literature, linguistics, journals, and general studies, organized by country.

An electronic edition of her complete works based on the text of Adolfo Méndez Plancarte and Alberto G. Salceda.

Oslo-based researcher and familiar social commentator in Norway and abroad offers descriptions of his research in social theory, politics, anthropology and cultural criticism. Includes the full text of several books and articles and works in progress.

Brief introduction to the poet and her work.

Summaries of works of Soviet literature, including novels, short stories and children's books. With author biographies.

Organisation promoting the study, teaching and writing of Scottish literature and language. News and information on membership and publications.

Collection of poems and excerpts, guides on using ISO-8859-2 and Unicode encoding standards with HTML documents, forum, and reference to other web resources.

Selected poems in English and Vietnamese, with author and translator information.

Features a short biography and book reviews.

Author of the novel "Liner Notes" (2003) and a series of teen fiction titled "The Principles of Love" (2005-).

Held annually on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Program information and author profiles.

Annual festival in March.

Official site for this San Francisco festival for local authors. Includes event and sponsorship information.

Celebrating Nebraska’s literary heritage and contemporary authors. Authors reading from their works, writers' workshops, roundtable discussions, book discussions, awards ceremony, book signings, vendors.

A short biography.

New South Wales children's choice awards, with prizes.

A refereed journal in Early Modern English literary and historical scholarship, with all articles from March 1996 to 2004.

Synopses of major plays. From Professor An Sonjae of Sogang University, Seoul.

Offers news related to Old English, a dictionary, and an annotated list of links to Old English texts, translations, and online resources.

Provides Old English texts and modern English translations of poems and prose works with apocalyptic themes.

Index of resources related to Victorian literature. Includes separate sections for Elizabeth Gaskell, the Bronte sisters, Thomas Hardy, and Charles Dickens.

British Victorian fiction and non-fiction prose texts in PDF format. Authors include Arnold, Carlyle, Froude, Newman, Pater, and Wilde.

Annual international and Canadian award for poetry written or translated into English. Rules, entry form, and profiles of the trustees and judges.

Saskatchewan annual childrens' book awards chosen by children. Created by SYRCA to promote reading. Previous winners, details, and submission guidelines.

Program to promote Canadian childrens literature and reading. Highlights notable books on a variety of themes and features award-winning books in all categories.

Collection of over 3,000 early works from Canada's history. Includes both fiction and nonfiction.

Festival ignites a passion for reading and writing by producing a number of special events and an annual festival that features writers from around the world. Granville Island.

An annual one day event coordinated with The Guelph Jazz Festival, features authors readings and discussions of their works.

Curates, markets, and produces public events featuring established and emerging writers a minimum of four times a year at locations within the city of Vancouver.

An alternative, progressive arts and culture e-zine "bringing the margins to the center". Poetry, literature, theatre, short stories, reviews, cultural essays, and political pieces.

Offers poetry and poetry-related information from many sources. Includes biographies on numerous poets, links to journals, presses, events, awards, grants, and contests.

Includes several essays on various authors.

Review by Ann Skea for Eclectica magazine.

Includes an interview with Edwidge Danticat, synopsis and discussion questions.

Kongming's Archives is dedicated to the classic Chinese novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, along with historical documents like San Guo Zhi.

A short description and summary on the 10 chapters of Cha Jing, The Classic of tea.

An extensive source of information about the poet.