Ursula K. Le Guin (88), the award-winning science fiction and American author, has passed away in Portland, Oregon on January 22, 2018. She explored feminist themes and her...
Sue Grafton (77), an American author of detective novels, has passed away in Santa Barbara, California on December 28, 2017. According to author’s webpage, she started the alphabet...
The 7th edition of ‘Kathakar – International Storytellers Festival’ has inaugurated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi on December 1, 2017. Kathakar...
Sergio Ramirez Mercado, the Nicaraguan author and former politician, has won the 2017 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honor. He has written more than 20 novels,...
Abdul Qavi Desnavi (1930–2011) was a renowned Indian Urdu author, critic, bibliographer, and scholar, celebrated for his extensive contributions to Urdu literature and literary criticism. His work encompassed...
Roy Dotrice (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a distinguished British actor and voice artist whose career spanned theatre, film, television, and radio. Known for his...
US author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his first full-length novel “Lincoln in the Bardo” and became only the 2nd American writer to...
Kazuo Ishiguro (born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter, and short-story writer of Japanese origin, widely regarded as one of the most accomplished literary figures of...
Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925–2017) was a renowned British novelist, short story writer, critic, and anthologist, celebrated as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century science fiction. His extensive...
Vijay Nambisan (1963 – 25 August 2017) was an Indian poet, writer, and essayist known for his intellectual depth, lyrical precision, and mastery of the English language. He...
American singer-songwriter, artist and writer Bob Dylan (75) has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the first American to win the prize since novelist Toni...
Rabindranath Tagore was a multifaceted thinker whose contributions spanned literature, philosophy, and education. He was a very important figure in Indian political thought, advocating for universalism and cultural...
