Today's Feature: The 123rd birthday of Edith Wright, the 94th birthday of Robert Coover, the 126th birthday of Jacques Prévert, and the 123rd birthday of Bhagwat Charan Varma.

Deep Dive:

• Edith Wright: A look at the Sierra Leonean educator who revolutionized African children's literature by placing local culture at the heart of the classroom.

• Robert Coover: Exploring the "meta-fiction" master’s career from reimagining American myths to pioneering the world of digital and electronic storytelling.

• Jacques Prévert: Celebrating the "People’s Poet" of France, whose cinematic style and simple language made him a global literary sensation.

• Bhagwat Charan Varma: Examining the Hindi master’s philosophical inquiries into the nature of morality and his role in the social realism movement of India.

Poem: "Breakfast" by Jacques Prévert (Public Domain).

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