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Homage to Hemingway

Over one-hundred people participated in the annual Ernest “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, Florida on Saturday (July 23).

China

Hong Kong protests over booksellers' detentions after Lam Wing-kee accuses China

One of five Hong Kong booksellers who disappeared last year has said he was detained for more than eight months by the Chinese authorities and that an apparent confession of “illegal trading” had been

World

Top author Russell Banks blasts Trump: 'I think he is a deluded maniac'

If you like novels that take a walk on the wild side – exploring gritty themes like drug addiction, alcoholism and violence – then Russell Banks is probably the writer for…

Culture news

Spain marks 400th anniversary of Cervantes' death

Both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes died 400 years ago this year. But while Britain is paying tribute to its most famous bard in grand

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Mexico

Mexican writer Fernando del Paso wins Cervantes Prize

Spain’s King Felipe has presented the country’s highest literary award, the Cervantes prize, to Mexican writer Fernando del Paso in recognition of a

United Kingdom

400 years on: Stratford-upon-Avon honours local boy William Shakespeare

Where better to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death on Saturday than in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon! Thousands of

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All the world's a stage: Euronews presents a snippet of Shakespeare

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Euronews journalists recited one of his most famous quotes in their native languages.

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Cervantes honoured in Spanish parliament

Actors put on a performance inside the Spanish parliament as part of a commemoration of the 400th anniversary of writer Miguel de Cervantes’s death.

Culture news

Shakespeare in Ten Acts: a portrait of the Bard's life and works

Shakespeare in Ten Acts is an exhibition about the performances that made the Bard into the icon that we know today. It looks at ten key

Hungary

Hungary mourns the loss of one its most prominent writers

Imre Kertesz dies at home in Budapest at the age of 86

World News

Germanwings tragedy: "Life has resumed, but traces of the catastrophe endure"

“In those first weeks, residents were stopped by the police when returning home and their vehicles searched… some told me that they had the

World

David Grossman: Israelis 'more prone to fanaticism and fundamentalism'

World renowned author and peace activist David Grossman is very much attached to his homeland of Israel, but is also a harsh critic of its politics

World News

Trial of ex-Nazi prison camp medic adjourned amid questions about his health

Hubert Zafke served in the Auschwitz death camp and is accused of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands of prisoners

Italy

Funeral held for Italian author Umberto Eco

Family, fans and government ministers have gathered for the funeral of Italian author Umberto Eco in Milan. He was best known for his international

Italy

Italian PM leads tributes to author Umberto Eco who has died at 84

The Italian prime minister has led tributes to author Umberto Eco who has died at the age of 84. Matteo Renzi told local media that Eco’s death is a

Italy

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

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