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“Be kind to all mankind.”
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“Literary Awards offer no guarantee that the fame they create will last. Today, not many readers know the authors who won the Nobel prize in literature in the thirties, forties, fifties or even nineties. But, who doesn’t know William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo or Jean-Paul Sartre who stood the test of time without winning a prestigious prize?”
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“المفارقة هي قدرة الجوائز الأدبية المذهلة على صناعة نجم لامع بين عشية وضحاها، وعجزها عن ضمان استمرار نجوميته، وخلود اسمه بعد وفاته”
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“Literary prizes have always sparked controversy. Their validity has always been questioned as the criteria to determine books merits are subjective.”
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“History teaches us that Literary Book Awards have always been the quickest and easiest way to achieve global fame. They have helped countless authors to shoot to stardom. But this fame usually fades away after their death, unlike William Shakespeare, Jane Austen or Charles Dickens who never won any awards, yet they continue to be read, quoted and remembered as the greatest writers of all time.”
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Randa’s 2025 Year in Books
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