What fiction teaches us about men and women

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 What Fiction Can Teach Us About Men And Women The differences between the sexes is well-trodden ground for non-fiction book publishers. But what can great works of fiction explain to us about men and women? CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO FIND OUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Dinesh D'Souza, American author "In philosophy seminars, the choice is usually between good and evil. In the real world, however, the choice is often between a bad guy and a worse guy." Did Shakespeare Have A Co-Author? Woah, An Inflatable Stonehenge! Do Your Dreams Look Like This? Olympic Torch Wins Gold BLOG POSTS Michael Frahm: Who Will Buy 'The Scream'? On 2 May one of the most iconic pieces of art in the world, Edward Munch's The Scream from 1895, will be sold at auction at Sotheby's New York. The piece is expected to fetch in excess of $80million. Who then, is the likely buyer of what has undoubtedly become one of the most recognisable images in art history? Pete Wiggs: The Evocative Power of Place Names As soon as I read or hear of a place, my brain conjures an image, sometimes it's a fully blown finely detailed videogame-style alternate reality, other times perhaps just a swinging pub sign depicting an eerie Medieval knight slaying a dragon in faded, flaking paint. Arianna Huffington: Quoting Shakespeare The following bit of Shakespearean amusement was concocted by my great friend Bernard Levin. I've decided to post it here so that and all of you can have it to download, print out, e-mail, link to... and enjoy. David Galenson: Sir Damien Hirst: Artist or Entrepreneur? Hirst's enormous financial success, and the conspicuous delight he takes in it, have produced anguish, envy and outright hostility among many in England's staid and priggish art world, who cling to the ancient ideal that artists should be secular priests, who take vows of poverty and regard money as a source of corruption. Notting Hill Editions: The Long Agony of Grief In this extract from the introduction to Roland Barthes' Mourning Diary, Michael Wood examines Barthes' grief on losing his mother.

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