CBC Radio, Canada, on Pinter

On October 13, 2005, CBC Radio announced the news that Pinter had won the Nobel Prize:

The citation said that in his plays, Pinter "uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms."

This is quite an interesting description of Pinter's work. I might call it apt but I would also call it reductive. As a writer, Pinter is most difficult to slot into any literary schema. He cuts across with ease and is able to create a world that can only be called Pinteresque.

On Harold Pinter

I would discuss about Harold Pinter in further detail very soon but for those, who might like a peek into this magnificent writer, you should check out his Nobel acceptance speech at the following link: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2005/pinter-lecture.html

News: Harold Pinter dies

It is with a sad heart that I am breaking the news of Harold Pinter's death. You can see http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/theater/26pinter.html?hp for a detailed article on his death. He died on Dec 24th and the cause was cancer. He was 78 years old.

When Pinter won the Nobel Prize in 2005, I used to teach his play, The Homecoming to my M.A. students. It was a great experience teaching him. He was one irrepressible person and I admired him a lot for his views as well as his plays.

May his soul rest in peace in the heavens because he was constantly restless here.