One Thousand and One Nights also known as The Arabian Nights is a “gem of world literature” which encompasses enthralling tales of folklore and literature, being immensely influential, evidently within the last few centuries. It revolves around a king, Shahryar marrying a new woman every day, only to kill her…

World Literature is often referred to as the creative works of myriad pieces of literature across the globe. As Italo Calvino asserts: “Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world”, and thereby…

Iran’s Flamingo #13 of the Caspian Sea is a story that allows the audience to comprehend the greed of once a virtuous man, Solomon. Flamingo #13 of the Caspian encapsulates Iran’s culture and symbolises their infatuation with flamingos after being classified as the most beautiful across the globe. Solomon’s rapacity…

Indonesia’s The Crow published by Zen Hae is depicted from a perspective of a Crow fuelled with hatred, vindictively seeking malice to those who harmed him. The saying “An eye for an eye” is evident in this case as “Cangkriman cried out, with his eye bleeding”, clearly illustrating the lust…

Bulgaria — Bulgaria, renowned for its prestigious heritage for dance, music and culture, contains a population of 7 million people. The country, locating in southeastern Europe, encompasses the Black Sea coastline. The official language of Bulgaria is Bulgarian. Singapore — Singapore, prominent for its wealth and development over the past…

Lebanon — Lebanon aka the Republic of Lebanon is a country in the Middle East. Located in Western Asia, it consists of 6.849 million people with a land size of 10,452 km2. The common languages spoken in Lebanon are Arabic and English. Estonia — Estonia, aka the Republic of Estonia…

Norway — Norway is a Nordic country in Northern Europe containing a land size of 385,207 km2, consisting of a population of 5.3 million people. The official language of the country is Norwegian. Estonia — Estonia, aka the Republic of Estonia, the country is located in Northern Europe containing a…