South African novelist Damon Galgut wins 2021 Booker Prize for ‘The Promise’
London [UK], November 4 ,2021: South African novelist Damon Galgut on Wednesday won the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel ‘The ...
Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
Stockholm, Oct 7,2021: Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday.
The ...
Kannada lexicographer G Venkatasubbaiah passes away at 107
Bengaluru (Karnataka), April 19,2021: Kannada writer, editor and lexicographer G Venkatasubbaiah passed away due to age-related issues ...
Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian author and women’s rights icon, dies
Mar 22,2021: World-renowned Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi, an outspoken champion of women’s rights in the Arab world, has died at ...
Eminent poet-activist Sugathakumari no more
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 ,2020: Eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women”s activist, Sugathakumari, who had tested ...
Master spy writer John le Carre dead at 89
Dec 15,2020:LONDON, UK — John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War ...
British writer Douglas Stuart wins UK’s Booker Prize
London , November 20,2020: British writer Douglas Stuart has won the UK’s Booker Prize for his first published novel Shuggie ...
Jnanpith awardee Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passes away
Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 15,2020: Renowned Malayalam poet and Jnanpith laureate Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri died at a private hospital ...
Louise Gluck Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize In Literature
Oct 08,2020: American poet Louise Gluck has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with ...
Malayalam poet Akkitham wins 55th Jnanpith Award
Eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham has been chosen for the 55th Jnanpith Award, according to an announcement by the Jnanpith Selection ...