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Italian author and intellectual Umberto Eco dies at 84

The Italian author and intellectual Umberto Eco has died at the age of 84. An accomplished scholar, Eco was nearly 50 years old when his first

USA

To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee dies

Harper Lee, the American novelist who wrote To Kill a Mocking Bird has died at the age of 89. The book probed the racial injustice of segregation in

World News

'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies aged 89

The American author Harper Lee, who wrote one of the country’s best known literary classics “To Kill A Mockingbird”, has died aged 89. Her death was

Cinema

Sir Ian McKellen takes to a bus for "Shakespeare on Film"

Sir Ian McKellen is set for a new role. The British actor who has tackled Shakespeare’s works on stage and screen is to be a bus tour guide for the

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World

Interview: Literature Nobel winner shocked by Russian critics

All Russian writers who have won the Nobel prize have been subjected to harassment in Russia. That is the assertion of the Svetlana Alexievich from

Spain

Mexican author wins Spain's highest literary prize

Spain has awarded Mexican author Fernando de Paso this year’s Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the country’s highest literary honour. The Spanish Minister

Culture news

Bestselling Russian sci-fi author in France for latest novel 'Futu.re'

Russian writer and journalist Dmitri Glukhovsky is releasing his latest novel ‘Futu.re’ in France. Glukhovsky has made a name for himself with his

Cinema

Bennett classic 'The Lady in the Van' on the big screen

‘The Lady in the Van’ is the true story of Alan Bennett’s strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom the British

Poland

Backlash for Polish author who questioned the national narrative of tolerance

A Polish author who has won one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards says she has been called a traitor and received death threats for

World News

Asterix , Obelix and Wikilix?

Asterix and Obelix are back and rumour has it WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has got in on the act. The 36th book about a village of Gauls

United Kingdom

Jamaican writer Marlon James wins Booker Man literary prize

Marlon James has become the first ever Jamaican to win Britain’s highest literary honour the Man Booker fiction prize for “A Brief History of Seven

Russia

Russians "were offered an enemy" says Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky

After the release of his book this week, Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, known for his exploration of social and political structures, speaks to

Belarus

Svetlana Alexievich winsNobel Prize for Literature

Writing history and now making history. Svetlana Alexievich has become the first journalist to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Belarusian

Sweden

Belarusian journalist Svetlana Alexeivich wins Nobel Prize in Literature

In the gilded rooms of the Royal Swedish Academy the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to the Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich “for her

Sweden

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell creator of Inspector Kurt Wallander has died

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died of cancer at the age of 67. The author revealed he had the illness in a newspaper column last year

Culture news

Cindy Crawford: a life through the lens

A long line snakes along a New York street, it’s not a queue for the latest smartphone. People are lining up to meet American supermodel Cindy

Cinema

Fassbender wows Edinburgh crowd for Macbeth premiere

Set in 11th century Scotland and using Shakespeare's original dialogue, the film follows the story of Macbeth whose ambitious wife, played by Marion Cotillard, urges him to kill to in her pursuit of p

United Kingdom

British author Jackie Collins dies

Best-selling British author Jackie Collins has died of breast cancer. She was 77. The younger sister of actress Joan Collins passed away in Los

Culture news

Larssen "Dragon Tattoo" sequel publishing event of the year

The tattooed young hacker Lisbeth Salander is back in the sequel to Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy” but with a twist – a new author – and a

USA

Ragtime author E.L. Doctorow dies aged 84

The novelist and playwright E.L. Doctorow has died aged 84 in New York. He’d been suffering from lung cancer. In a 50-year career he published 10