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British best-selling crime author Ruth Rendell has died aged 85

British crime writer Ruth Rendell has died at the age of 85. She was perhaps best known for the Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series of books

02/05/2015

Culture news

How young translators are helping knit European culture together

Europe’s babel-like patchwork of languages has, on the face of it, made communication and understanding a constant issue. To deal with it the EU has

27/04/2015

Uruguay

Light of the Latin American left Eduardo Galeano dies, 74

Eduardo Galeano, an anti-capitalist, leading voice of the Latin American left, has died in Montevideo, aged 74. Perhaps best known for his 1971 book

13/04/2015

Germany

German author Günter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning writer of The Tin Drum, has died

Controversial German author Günter Grass has died at the age of 87. His publisher said he passed away at a clinic in Leubeck in northern Germany on

13/04/2015

Germany

German novelist Guenter Grass dies

German novelist and Nobel Prize winner Guenter Grass has died, aged 87. He was best known for works such as “The Tin Drum.” Grass was born in the

13/04/2015

Sweden

Sweden mourns death of prize-winning poet Tomas Transtromer

Sweden is mourning the death of one of its most famous literary figures, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Tomas Transtromer. Members of the Nobel academy

27/03/2015

USA

Author Scott Westerfeld captures dramatic footage after New York gas explosion

An major explosion in New York’s East Village has injured around 20 people and caused the collapse of two apartment buildings. At least four of the

27/03/2015

Spain

Remains of 'Don Quixote' author Cervantes 'identified' in Madrid

It is set to become a shrine for literary pilgrims worldwide. For underneath a 17th century convent in Madrid, investigators believe they have found

17/03/2015

Italy

Sepulveda succumbs to pneumonia and is hospitalised

Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda has been taken to a hospital in Italy’s north-eastern city of Pordenone, where he was taking part in a festival. On

14/03/2015

United Kingdom

British fantasy writer Terry Pratchett dies at 66

British writer Terry Pratchett has died aged 66, his publishers have announced. They released a statement on social media saying: “It is with

12/03/2015

United Kingdom

Fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies at 66

12/03/2015

Turkey

Turkey: Thousands turn out for funeral of writer Yasar Kemal

Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Monday to say a final farewell to Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers. The works of the 91-year-old

02/03/2015

Turkey

Turkish author Yasar Kemal dies at 92

Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers, has died at the age of 92. He passed away in hospital in Istanbul following respiratory and organ

01/03/2015

Culture news

'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' celebrates 50th anniversary

He’s best known for inventing literature’s most famous spy. But 50 years ago, James Bond creator Ian Fleming also wrote a bedtime story for his son

02/02/2015

World

Love reading: turning the page on traditional approaches to literature

The joys and benefits of reading have been apparent down through the ages, but in the internet age some fear literature is losing its allure

30/01/2015

Spain

Spain's hunt for Miguel de Cervantes's remains uncovers clues

Excavations in the crypt of a Madrid church to recover the remains of celebrated author Miguel de Cervantes have uncovered bone fragments and coffin

26/01/2015

France

Thank you for this biopic: Film rights bought to Trierweiler's revenge memoir

Valerie Trierweiler, the former partner of the French president will see her kiss-and-tell book transferred to the big screen. The film rights to

05/01/2015

World

What we can learn from myths and legends

21/12/2014

United Kingdom

Queen of crime fiction PD James dies aged 94

27/11/2014

USA

What to expect in the new 'Game of Thrones' book

16/10/2014