Toronto
June 16,17,18 2010
idealist News
Ralston Saul humbled by prestigious literary prize
Canadian novelist and essayist wins Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, one of South Korea's most prestigious awards
Canadian novelist and essayist John Ralston Saul has won the Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, one of South Korea's most prestigious awards.
The honour puts Mr. Ralston Saul in distinguished company alongside past winners such as Nelson Mandela, Nobel laureate in literature Wole Soyinka, the Dalai Lama, and more recently Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human-rights advocate who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003... Read More...
Beasts of the Bible: Biblical myth-busting meets investigative archaeology in state-of-the-art documentary special
Premiering March 31
The serpent that seduced Eve. The whale that swallowed Jonah. The snake that triggered the Exodus and the four-headed, multi-winged angel that appeared to the prophet Ezekiel.
The Bible is filled with such strange and fascinating creatures... Read More...
