Doris Lessing Receives 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature

Rhodesia-born British author Dorris Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature and her publisher delivered her Nobel Address this past Friday. Lessing's Nobel lecture addressed the current political situation of the country of her birth, now called Zimbabwe.

"Our organisation got books from where we could, but remember that a good paperback from England cost a month's wages: that was before Mugabe's reign of terror. Now with inflation, it would cost several years' wages."

Click here to read the full text of Lessing's address, which also concerns storytelling and a life with books.

The Coen Bros on Charlie Rose

American author Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel No Country for Old Men has been adapted into a film by the Coen Brothers and is playing in theaters now. They recently discussed the problems of adapting the novel with Charlie Rose.

Northeast Modern Language Association Summer Fellowship!

This fellowship opportunity comes with one string attached--namely, NeMLA membership. Affordable, though, as for students, membership costs $39; for faculty, $79. Click the link below for information on what the application entails.

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NeMLA is committed to supporting research and teaching of the modern languages -- in particular the research of our members. As a member of NeMLA, you are eligible to apply for NeMLA's research fellowships:

NeMLA Summer Fellowship
The NeMLA Summer Fellowship Program is designed to support primarily untenured junior faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars. This does not preclude senior faculty from applying. The $1,000 Fellowships are intended to defray the cost of traveling incurred by researchers in pursuing their work-in-progress over the summer
Deadline: All application materials must be received by February 22, 2008
E-mail submission: mabee@oakland.edu . Hard copy submission:

Prof. Barbara Mabee
Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309.

Full details: http://www.nemla.org/awards/fellowship.html

The Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) is a scholarly
organization for professionals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,
and other modern languages.