Author Archives: David Sutton

Meeting in Brussels, 22 November 2013: informal only

Posted on 13 November 2013 by David Sutton

As most members of the SLA Committee are not able to travel to the ICA conference in Brussels, we will not be holding a formal meeting on Friday 22 November, as previously proposed. SLA members can meet informally to discuss … Continue reading →

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A new Borges manuscript

Posted on 3 October 2013 by David Sutton

Here is a wonderful news story from the National Library of Argentina.  Did Borges set it up? Buenos Aires, Sep 6  2013: Researchers combing the archives of Argentina’s national library have found an unpublished manuscript written by literary giant Jorge … Continue reading →

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Seamus Heaney, 1939-2013

Posted on 30 August 2013 by David Sutton

Tributes are already to be found everywhere on the web to the Irish poet Seamus Heaney, for many the greatest poet in English of his generation.  He died today. For many years it seemed that Heaney’s literary manuscripts, on account … Continue reading →

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SLA members in Brussels, 22 November 2013

Posted on 13 August 2013 by David Sutton

We are hoping to have a useful SLA meeting during the ICA annual conference in Brussels in November. To get an idea of numbers, it would be helpful if people could let me know if they are going to be … Continue reading →

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Saramago, Pamuk, Mahfouz and others: Language and location

Posted on 20 January 2013 by David Sutton

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Reading Leonor’s post on the José Saramago Archive prompts me to reflect on its wider implications.  The first thing to say is that it is splendid news that the Saramago Archive is going to find a devoted and fitting home … Continue reading →

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