54th Jnanpith Award for 2018 goes to Amitav Ghosh
New Delhi, Dec 14 : Eminent English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year’s
Jnanpith Award for his ...
Time ‘Person of Year’ goes to journalists, including imprisoned Reuters pair
NEW YORK : Time magazine on Tuesday named a group of journalists, including a slain Saudi Arabian writer and a pair of Reuters ...
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee dead at 95
Los Angeles, Nov 13: Marvel legend Stan Lee, who revolutionized pop culture as the co-creator of iconic superheroes like ...
Chinese literary giant Louis Cha died in Hong Kong
Renowned Hong Kong author Louis Cha, whose epic martial arts thrillers inspired numerous films and sold some 300 million copies ...
Anna Burns wins Man Booker Prize
Author Anna Burns on Tuesday became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned ...
Nobel-winning writer V.S. Naipaul dies at 85
Nobel prize-winning British author V.S. Naipaul has died at the age of 85, his family announced on Saturday.
“He died surrounded ...
JK Rowling starts work on ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ film
London, Jun 2 : “Harry Potter” creator JK Rowling has revealed that she is currently writing the screenplay for the ...
At 84 Ruskin Bond wants to write a good detective novel
New Delhi, May 31 : Ever since he came out with his first book at the age of 17, Ruskin Bond has uncountable works to his name, be it ...
Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk wins Man Booker International Prize
London, May 23 : Olga Tokarczuk has become the first Polish writer to win the Man Booker International Prize.
Ms Tokarczuk took the ...
Bob Dylan accepts Nobel prize, says it left him ‘speechless’
London, United Kingdom : Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel prize for literature, the Swedish Academy that awards it said ...