literature Archives - Stefanos Livos

Short story: “Here’s to the next time”

December 30, 2020December 31, 20200

The table—set every year for two families—now had seven empty seats. Her son and daughter had stayed with their families in Munich and Paris, grounded …

Gabriel Garcia Marquez accepts his 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature with this amazing speech

December 4, 2020January 26, 20210

On 8th December 1982, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in an all-white suit, received the Nobel Prize for Literature “for his novels and short stories, in which …

Saint-Germain-des-Prés: the Paris neighbourhood that famous writers and artists loved[Photos + map]

September 26, 2016September 15, 20200

There are many reasons to go to Paris. One of them is to stroll around Saint-Germain-des-Prés. This is the beloved neighbourhood of many writers, artists, …

Fahrenheit 451 is not the temperature at which books burn; but still…

September 6, 2016January 13, 20210

According to author Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 is “the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns”, but this is not quite right. For some …

Bukowski’s “Girl on an escalator” turned into a short film

April 17, 2016September 15, 20200

Bukowski is probably one the most abused poets on the internet. His verses are taken out of context and are quoted by people who can …

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: “I realized I wanted to be a writer and that nobody could stop me and that the only thing left for me to do was to try to be the best writer in the world.”

April 16, 2016December 4, 20200

I still remember the moment I finished reading One Hundred Years of Solitude. It was an easy summer afternoon and I was feeling blown away. I could …

“On Writing” by Stephen King: the holy book of any aspiring author

March 23, 2016September 15, 20200

There is definitely a huge market out there profiting from aspiring authors: creative writing seminars, how-to-write-a-novel books, editing services, marketing tools, pitch writing services, self-publishing …