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    Zdena Salivarova, Publisher Who Kept Czech Literature Alive, Dies at 91

    In exile in Canada, she and her husband, the novelist Josef Skvorecky, published books that had been outlawed by the Soviet-backed Communist regime.
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    Pierre Nora, 93, Who Probed Role of Memory in Writing of History, Dies

    A renowned French scholar and publishing figure, he looked at what societies choose to honor — and forget — in telling their stories.
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    How a Booker Prize-Winning Work From India Redefined Translation

    An extraordinary author-translator collaboration produced a book, “Heart Lamp,” that was lauded for enriching the English language.
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    A.I. Can Trick You, Warns Book That Hid A.I.’s Help Writing It

    People were deceived. Accusations of dishonesty and even illegality flew. But the man behind the book defends it, calling it not a prank but a “philosophical experiment.”