Renowned British Novelist Peter Dickinson passes away

Renowned British Novelist Peter Dickinson passed away in Winchester, Hampshire. He was 88. He was a prolific novelist best known for children’s books and detective stories. He was the first author to receive twice the prestigious Carnegie medal in 1979 ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015

Acclaimed Egyptian novelist Gamal al-Ghitani passes away

Acclaimed Egyptian novelist and journalist Gamal al-Ghitani passed away in Cairo, Egypt. He was 70. He was one of the greatest Egyptian authors of historical and political novels and cultural and political commentaries. About Gamal al-Ghitani Ghitani was born on ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015

Renowned Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell passes away

Renowned and bestselling Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell passed away in Gothenburg, Swedan. He was 67. He was best known for a series of mystery crime novels starring his most noted fictional creation Inspector Kurt Wallander. About Henning Mankell Henning ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015

Novelist Jackie Collins passes away

British-American romance novelist Jackie Collins passed away on 19 September 2015 in California, United States. She was 77 and died due to stage 4 breast cancer. About Jackie Collins Jacqueline Jill “Jackie” Collins was born on October 4, 1937 in ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015

Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota shortlisted for 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction

Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota has been short-listed for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Sunjeev Sahota’s novel The Year of the Runaways has been shortlisted which deals with the life experience of illegal immigrants from the Indian subcontinent ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015

Acclaimed US novelist EL Doctorow passes away

Acclaimed United States novelist Edgar Lawrence Doctorow passed away in New York due to lung cancer. He was 84. His works was known for historical fiction i.e. re-imagination of the American experience and placing fictional characters in recognisable historical contexts ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015

Acclaimed Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passes away

Acclaimed Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passed away in Lahore due to blood cancer. He was 84. He had received worldwide fame after the publication of his masterpiece Urdu novel and greatest contemporary works of Urdu fiction Udas Naslain in ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015

Bengali Writer Suchitra Bhattacharya passes away

Eminent Bengali writer Suchitra Bhattacharya passed away on 12 May 2015 following a cardiac arrest in Kolkata, West Bengal. She was one of the most popular and powerful novelists of contemporary Bengali literature. Her writings dwelt on contemporary social issues ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015