Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with ‘poetic force’
by Etienne BALMER / Kyoko HASEGAWA Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised…
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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage in New York state
New York, United States | AFP | British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian…
4 years ago
‘How to murder your husband’ writer found guilty of killing spouse
A US romance novelist who wrote an essay entitled "How To Murder Your Husband" has been convicted of killing…
4 years ago
Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’
by Ludovic EHRET Agence France-Presse Beijing, China (AFP) — After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang…
6 years ago
George R.R. Martin: father of ‘Game of Thrones’
by Andrea GRAELLS TEMPEL PARIS, France (AFP) -- George R.R. Martin, the 70-year-old writer behind HBO's blood-spattered epic "Game of…
7 years ago
LOOK: Argentina’s iconic Ateneo is ‘world’s most beautiful’ bookstore
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's iconic bookstore Ateneo Grand Splendid has just been named the "world's most beautiful bookstore"…
7 years ago
Stan Lee drops $1bn lawsuit against company he started
Comic book legend Stan Lee has terminated a $1 billion lawsuit alleging that the entertainment company he co-founded had tricked him…
8 years ago
American literary giant Philip Roth dead at 85
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Prolific novelist Philip Roth, a dominant force in American literature throughout the latter half…
8 years ago
Move over Mickey: In Germany, Donald Duck reigns
by Hui Min Neo Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Mickey Mouse may be Disney's top star in most parts…
9 years ago
Five things to know about Iceland, a Nordic island country
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- From its unique history to its passion for chess, books and football, here are five things…
9 years ago
Pablo Neruda death probe finds cancer didn’t kill him
by Giovanna Fleitas Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- International experts announced Friday that Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda did…
9 years ago
US author George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize
by Joe Jackson Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- US author George Saunders on Tuesday became only the second…
9 years ago
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