http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/literature-languages.html Literature, languages and writing headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/literature-languages.html 88 31 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/guggenheim-0411.html Three MIT professors were named Guggenheim fellows for their "stellar achievement and exceptional promise for continued accomplishment," the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced this month. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/guggenheim-0411.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/diaz-pulitzer-0407.html MIT professor Junot Diaz' acclaimed debut novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," enjoyed another wondrous round of literary praise today, winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction just one month after receiving the National Book Critics Circle Award. Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/diaz-pulitzer-0407.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/macaulay-tt0319.html David Macaulay, the acclaimed illustrator and author whose books, especially "The Way Things Work," animate the overlap between art and engineering, will discuss how he works in a free public lecture on April 1 at MIT. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/macaulay-tt0319.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/arch-frank-0318.html When Andrea Frank came to MIT in 2003, she found world-class minds conducting cutting-edge research, eager to discuss their work. Today Frank, a lecturer at MIT, has woven together those voices and faces in the book "Visions: MIT Interviews." Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/arch-frank-0318.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/diaz-award.html MIT professor Junot Díaz has won the National Book Critics' Circle Award for fiction, for his first novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao." Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/diaz-award.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/iap-poetry-tt1212.html Pleasures of Poetry, the IAP literature course that offers poetry scholars and fans a daily hour-long reading and discussion session throughout January, celebrates its 10th year in 2008. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/iap-poetry-tt1212.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wondrous-life-tt1212.html "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Díaz, associate professor in writing and humanistic studies, has been named best novel of the year by critics at Time and New York magazines, topping their influential "must-read" lists. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wondrous-life-tt1212.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/howtoons-tt1205.html Splurt! Urgghh! Ping! Thump! Boom boom bap! It's not exactly cutting-edge technology, but those could be the sounds of future scientists and engineers in the making when they read the MIT-spawned comic book, "Howtoons." Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/howtoons-tt1205.html