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Hemmingway look-alike competition kicks off in Florida

An annual competition for Earnest Hemmingway lookalikes took place in Key West, Florida, on Sunday.

24/07/2017

China

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has died, Chinese government says

13/07/2017

Iraq

Meet the Baghdad man who turned his van into a mobile bookshop

Ali al-Moussawi is a bookworm from Baghdad in Iraq who has turned his love of reading into a career.

19/04/2017

Russia

Lauded Russian poet Yevtushenko buried in Moscow

Russian Poet Yevtushenko laid to rest in Moscow

11/04/2017

World

Mafia expert Roberto Saviano: European Leaders won't admit to Mafia

Anti-mafia author and journalist Roberto Saviano explains why he believes the UK is the most corrupt country on earth and why politicians across Europe are not prepared to tackle money laundering and

04/04/2017

Russia

Poet Yevtushenko dies

Tributes are pouring in for the Russian poet who strove to liberate artistic expression from the shackles Soviet politics

01/04/2017

Sweden

Dylan finally accepts Nobel Prize

Legendary folk-songwriter Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel Prize at a private event in Stockholm

01/04/2017

Cult

Roberto Saviano: a mafia death sentence, the price of celebrity

Roberto Saviano continues writing despite death threats after his book on the Camorra. We meet him at the "Italissimo Festival"

28/03/2017

Japan

Fans storm Japanese bookshops as new Murakami goes on sale

Japanese author Haruki Murakami has his fans abuzz with the publication of his first proper novel in four years.

24/02/2017

United Kingdom

Philip Pullman fans rejoice! 'The Book of Dust' is coming...

British fantasy writer Philip Pullman, whose 'His Dark Materials' catapulted him to global stardom, returns to the fantasy world with a new trilogy.

15/02/2017

United Kingdom

Haggis, neeps and tatties: Burns Night explained

Scots celebrate Robert Burns’ birthday every year on January 25.

25/01/2017

Culture news

In memoriam - actors, writers and musicians whose muse was silenced in 2016

From actors and writers to musicians, the close of the year is a time to remember those who inspired and challenged us but whose muse has been silenced.

15/12/2016

Netherlands

Anne Frank poem auctioned for 140,000 euros

A poem handwritten by Jewish schoolgirl Anne Frank has sold for a high price at auction.

23/11/2016

USA

Bob Dylan confirms he'll be a no-show at Nobel Prize ceremony

After weeks of public speculation, Bob Dylan has confirmed he will not pick up his Nobel Prize for Literature in person.

16/11/2016

France

Leila Slimani wins France's top literary Goncourt prize

The French-Moroccan writer has been awarded the top literary award in France, the Prix Goncourt, for "Chanson douce" ("Sweet song").

03/11/2016

Italy

Italian playwright Dario Fo funeral held

The funeral of Italian Nobel-winning playwright Dario Fo has been held in Milan Author of ‘‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’‘ and more than 70 other plays, Fo’s political activities saw him banned f

15/10/2016

Cult

Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

14/10/2016

Sweden

Bob Dylan is the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate

Musician Bob Dylan wins the Prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

13/10/2016

Italy

Dario Fo dies at the age of 90

13/10/2016

Russia

Abkhaz writer Fazil Iskander dies, aged 87

Abkhaz writer Fazil Iskander has died at the age of 87, his family has confirmed.

31/07/2016