Day: October 19, 2017

George Saunders: “I was afraid that I will not understand.” American writer George Saunders won the Booker prize for his debut experimental novel “Lincoln in the Bardo”. This is the second year in a row, when the prestigious British prize goes to U.S. author. In interview Bi-bi-si George Saunders spoke about the idea of the novel “Lincoln in the Bardo,” the intermediate world between life and death, and that helped him to write a novel to the end. Bi-bi-si: what do you think, can the literature, or culture in General, to resolve any differences that exist in modern society? D. S.: In my opinion, literature is a way of thinking, or rather complex thinking. Literature is not afraid of ambiguous situations and at the same time believes that all people are somewhat similar to each other. Bi-bi-si: in other words, literature gives the possibility of perceiving the different points of

Mystery of death of Ancient Egypt An international group of researchers came to the conclusion that the cause of the fall of the ancient Egyptian civilization was the eruption that led to global climate change. Article scientists published in the journal Nature Communications. The existence of Ancient Egypt as ancient culture depended on the annual flooding of the Nile river. Rich in trace elements and organic substances, water is periodically poured a vast valley, maintaining the fertility of local soils. This led to the development of agriculture in the region. For this reason, almost all the major Egyptian cities were built in the river valley. Flooding of the Nile, in turn, depends on monsoon rains in the Ethiopian highlands. The rainy season begins in June and continues through December, with peak precipitation occurs in the summer season. The ancient Egyptians started planting in October, when the river water receded, revealing

In New Zealand somebody was hiding library books in secluded places. It turned out to be not bullies The staff of the Central city library Auckland (New Zealand) found out why the shelves had books. The librarians found them in secluded places such as under the seats or under the shelves — surprised and restored. As it turned out, the book wasn’t hiding bullies, and regular visitors to the library. They were homeless, which due to the lack of a permanent address can’t sign up for a subscription and pick up their books. Such visitors, failing to finish work in the evening, hide books in the library, to return the next day and continue reading. To help homeless, visitors, the staff of the library opened a special shelf — it is possible to leave the book and return to it the next morning.