Existentialists

The Theater of The No (3 Konstantinou Paleologou, theatreoftheno.com), Athens' inaugural English-speaking theater, is set to make a striking debut with Samuel Beckett's timeless classic, "Waiting for Godot," directed by Nikos Dionysios, on April 18.

Visual artist Maria Koumianou brings her thought-provoking exhibition "(M)otherness" to the Poseidon Art Gallery (facebook.com/PoseidonArtGallery) in Myrina on the island of Limnos, following its successful presentation at o.art.ath in Athens. She invites viewers to engage in a public dialogue exploring artistic practice, rural living, and the profound experience of motherhood.

Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.

"He died of old age in the early hours of March 3," publisher Kodansha said in a statement yesterday, adding that a family funeral has already been held.

Anne Rice, the gothic novelist best known for writing "Interview with the Vampire," died on Dec. 11 aged 80, her family said.

"In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her accomplishments and her courage," her son Christopher Rice said in a post on her Facebook page.

He said she died of complications from a stroke.

The reasons for this could be found in the new era after the war, the new values and aspirations by which the events and stories of only a few years old seemed like ancient history. When it comes to Bove, the reason is different. After the war, in his novels, he insisted on the attitude of the French during the Vichy regime.

When Helga Weyhe began work at her beloved bookshop, the Red Army was on the march towards her east German town, Hitler still clung to power and Sartre had just published “No Exit”

Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan has been awarded this year’s Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom, prominent French feminist magazine “Emma” has announced.

An Ottoman poetry expert has claimed that German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche only chose to focus on philosophy after failing in his bid to become an Ottoman poetry-inspired writer. 

BELGRADE - Famous violinist Jovan Kolundzija was appointed member of the Academy of spiritual votaries 'F. M. Dostoyevsky', Guarnerius Fine Arts Centre released on Wednesday.