The French novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet (born 1922) achieved fame for his innovative techniques in writing fiction. Influential in avant-garde Paris intellectual circles, his controversial critical theories regarding the concept of the modern novel were...

Born in Brest, in Brittany, on 18 August 1922, Alain Robbe-Grillet, the most influential French writer of his generation, is the son of Gaston Robbe-Grillet, owner of a small manufacturing business (himself the son of a school-teacher) and of Yvonne Canu...

Dave Eggers wrote a brilliant essay in the March "Spin." It was about how an artist or band that was so vital to him early in his life he cites Elvis Costello as an example loses currency over time. Even though Eggers remains interested...

MARYVILLE, Mo. - One of the biggest questions the Northwest Missouri State football coaching staff had entering the offseason was which players would replace the linebacker trio of Chad Bostwick, Adam Long and Troy Tysdahl. Combined, they recorded 235 tackles, five sacks, scooped...

The U.S. is dismantling unneeded nuclear warheads at a faster pace than forecast as it substantially reduces its atomic arsenal under terms of an arms control treaty with Russia, government officials said Sunday.The Bush administration planned to announce Monday that it has taken apart three...

Prime Minister Tony Blair told lawmakers Wednesday that it was essential for Britain to replace its four nuclear-armed submarines to meet possible future threats from rogue regimes and state-sponsored terrorists.Blair was expected to win approval of the replacement program, which he estimates will cost $40...