Excitement builds in Japan for new Murakami novel
The wait is nearly over for thousands of readers eager to get their hands on the new novel by celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami.
Chilean poet Neruda to be exhumed Monday
The remains of Chilean Nobel prize winning poet Pablo Neruda will be exhumed Monday to determine if he died of cancer or was poisoned.
Slovakia's steel hub Kosice dusts off its creative side
Known mainly for its steelworks, the gritty industrial hub of Kosice in east Slovakia is hard at work reforging itself as a centre of creativity and the arts as it enters 2013 with the tag "European Capital of Culture".
Writers must take on political issues: China's Mo Yan
Chinese author Mo Yan, some of whose works have cast an unflattering eye on official policy, said after winning the literature Nobel that it was a writer's duty to spotlight political and social issues.
Munro, Murakami and Roth among Nobel literature favourites
With just hours to go before the Nobel Literature Prize laureate is announced in Stockholm, speculation has hit fever pitch with Canada's Alice Munro and Japan's Haruki Murakami often cited as possible winners.
Time for a woman to win Nobel Literature Prize, say pundits
Stockholm's literary circles are abuzz with speculation about this year's Nobel Literature Prize, and while it's notoriously difficult to predict the laureate, some experts are saying it's time for a woman.
Collection of poems written and narrated by 9-y.o. boy published in Kazakhstan
Zhambyl Duysenuly's poetry is very patriotic, energetic and full of expression.
Garcia Marquez foundation refutes dementia claim
The head of a foundation created by Colombian Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Monday refuted claims from the author's brother that he is suffering from dementia.
All Kazakhstan will read the same book
Oralkhan Bokeyev’s "Where are you, my bausond colt?" collection of stories will become the book of the year this time.
Russians are crazy about Abay's poetry
Book of poems, written by a great Kazakh poet Abay Qunanbayuli has sold out completely in Moscow.
Two Kazakhstan writers got into Russian Prize long-list
Russian Prize International literary contest has announced its long-list of candidates to 2011 award.
Kazakhstan writer won a prestigious literary award
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov was a second at IX International Voloshin Literature contest, leaving behind 300 of other participants.
Kazakhstan writer Serebryanskiy won the Russian Prize
Yuriy Serebryanskiy won in the The Russian Prize literary contest under Short Prose category.
