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Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Jeffrey Wang, Reference Specialist, Asian Division.) “The Story of Three Kingdoms” (Sanguo Yanyi), created by Luo Guanzhong (1330-1400), is a historical novel and one of the greatest Chinese literary masterpieces. It is largely based on the historical work “Annals of the Three Kingdoms” (Sanguo Zhi) by Chen Shou (233-297), …
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Ann Brener, Hebraic area specialist in the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division.) This Chanukah, it will be exactly one hundred years since a Jewish artist in revolution-torn Moscow presented his young stepdaughter, Tanya, with a wonderful Chanukah gift: a hand-lettered Russian fairytale in which the little girl herself …
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Hebraic Section
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Taru Spiegel, Reference Specialist, European Division.) A colorful figure and the subject of much fascination, and scandalized conjecture over the years, Sweden’s Queen Christina (in Swedish, Kristina) was born in Stockholm in December 1626. She was educated as befitted a royal male since, as an only child, she was …
Posted in: European Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a repost from the Insights: Work at the John W. Kluge Center, written by Dan Turello.) Members of the Scholars Council are appointed by the Librarian of Congress to advise on matters related to scholarship at the Library, with special attention to the Kluge Center and the Kluge Prize. The Council includes …
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), African Section
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(Event canceled) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) – Newly added! Lecture: Family Histories and Political Marriages in Ethiopia by Dr. Heran Serekebrehan, Deputy Director of the Washington DC Mayor’s Office of African Affairs The African and Middle Eastern Division, the Library of Congress, invites you to a lecture, “Family Histories and …
Posted in: Calendar of Events, Events
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Juan Manuel Pérez, Reference Specialist in the Hispanic Division.) This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516), who with his wife, Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504), contributed greatly to the unification of Spain. During their reign (1474-1504) their two kingdoms, Aragon …
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 11 a.m. Hispanic Reading Room Research Orientation Sign up for our research orientation and learn about the Hispanic Reading Room services and collections. Orientations are offered to the public the second Tuesday of every month from 11:00am-12:00pm. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card prior to the …
Posted in: Calendar of Events, Events
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Georgette Dorn, Chief of the Hispanic Division.) On Dec. 7, 2016, the Hispanic Division honors the great Chilean writer José Donoso on the 20th anniversary of his death. I recorded Donoso on three different occasions for our Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape — twice at the Library of …
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Digital Content, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Tuesday, December 6, 2016, noon – 1:30 p.m. (ET) Panel Discussion: Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights The Asian Division of the Library of Congress and KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights present “Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights.” Speakers include: Aisha Rahman, Executive Director, KARAMAH; Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, …
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