Jnanpith awardee Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri passes away
Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 15,2020: Renowned Malayalam poet and Jnanpith laureate Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri died at a private hospital ...
Louise Gluck Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize In Literature
Oct 08,2020: American poet Louise Gluck has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with ...
Malayalam poet Akkitham wins 55th Jnanpith Award
Eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham has been chosen for the 55th Jnanpith Award, according to an announcement by the Jnanpith Selection ...
Booker judges honour Atwood, Evaristo with rare double prize
LONDON : Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments” and Bernardine Evaristo’s “Girl, Woman, Other” jointly won the Booker Prize ...
Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Literature Nobels
Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, ...
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
Toni Morrison, the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, has died following a brief illness, her family ...
Theatre veteran Girish Karnad dead at 81
Girish Karnad, a playwright, writer, actor, activist and one of India’s most versatile theatre personalities, died in his home city ...
Omani writer wins Man Booker literature prize
Jokha Alharthi on Tuesday became the first Arabic author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel “Celestial ...
Hindi writer Krishna Sobti passes away
New Delhi, Jan 25 : Jnanpith awardee renowned Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, passed away here on Friday.
She was 94.
Famous poet and ...
Amos Oz : a revered writer and a passionate peace advocate
Amos Oz, who died of cancer Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring memoir ...