Book of the dayFictionReviewA remarkable debut that imagines the Irish writer communing with lost loved ones in a Paris nursing home
Maylis Besserie does not lack for daring. Her novel is a fictional account of the last months of Samuel Beckett’s life, which he spent in a Paris nursing home, Résidence Tiers Temps. As she says in an author’s note, the book “reconstructs a version of Beckett from real and imaginary facts, as if he were a character at the end of his life, like those who inhabit his own work”. Read More...
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Ledisi and her husband, Ronald T. Young, attended the 64th annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon.
The 50-year-old singer and her spouse stayed close while posing for a photo on the star-studded event's red carpet, and the performer also stuck around for a set of solo shots while enjoying the spotlight.
The performer has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her work on her recently released album, Ledisi Sings Nina. Read More...
