In Other Words
List of In Other Words articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What They’re Reading: Sweden’s North Country Fare
Sweden is famous for its liberal ideas, its efficient social model, and a standard of living that rivals any other. But a rich literary tradition? FP talked with Svante Weyler, former publishing director of one of Sweden’s oldest publishing houses, Norstedts, for his take on the books that enlighten and entertain the Swedes.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turning a New Page in South Africa
South Africans have always turned to literature to wrestle with their country's challenges, be it apartheid, violent crime, or the AIDS epidemic. FP recently asked Shaun de Waal, arts and literary critic for Johannesburg's Mail & Guardian newspaper, how a new generation of writers is channeling the past to confront the present.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What They’re Reading: A Greek Revival
The owner of a 108-year-old, family bookstore in Athens, Sofia Eleftheroudakis is a keeper of the Greek culture and character. In a conversation with FP, she discussed the comeback of the classics, the country's broken school system, and how the weather affects Europe's reading habits.