Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Literature Nobels
Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, ...
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
Toni Morrison, the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, has died following a brief illness, her family ...
Theatre veteran Girish Karnad dead at 81
Girish Karnad, a playwright, writer, actor, activist and one of India’s most versatile theatre personalities, died in his home city ...
Omani writer wins Man Booker literature prize
Jokha Alharthi on Tuesday became the first Arabic author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel “Celestial ...
Hindi writer Krishna Sobti passes away
New Delhi, Jan 25 : Jnanpith awardee renowned Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, passed away here on Friday.
She was 94.
Famous poet and ...
Amos Oz : a revered writer and a passionate peace advocate
Amos Oz, who died of cancer Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring memoir ...
54th Jnanpith Award for 2018 goes to Amitav Ghosh
New Delhi, Dec 14 : Eminent English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year’s
Jnanpith Award for his ...
Time ‘Person of Year’ goes to journalists, including imprisoned Reuters pair
NEW YORK : Time magazine on Tuesday named a group of journalists, including a slain Saudi Arabian writer and a pair of Reuters ...
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee dead at 95
Los Angeles, Nov 13: Marvel legend Stan Lee, who revolutionized pop culture as the co-creator of iconic superheroes like ...
Chinese literary giant Louis Cha died in Hong Kong
Renowned Hong Kong author Louis Cha, whose epic martial arts thrillers inspired numerous films and sold some 300 million copies ...