Anaïs Nin, full name Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (1903 –1977) was a French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica.
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By Mangala Samaraweera
Thirty years ago this month, when I first entered Parliament, my head was full of dreams; dreams for my beloved country, dreams for our people and also dreams for myself.
A war was raging on in the North and an… Read More...
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 1882 – August 1945) was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fuelled rocket. Goddard successfully launched his rocket… Read More...
By Michiko Kakutani
Barack Obama’s new memoir ‘A Promised Land’ is unlike any other presidential autobiography from the past — or, likely, future. Yes, it provides a historical account of his time in office and explicates the policy… Read More...
Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters,… Read More...