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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.
13 October 2012
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.
11 October 2012
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.
10 October 2012
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.
17 September 2012
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.
10 July 2012
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.
10 July 2012
Russians are crazy about Abay's poetry
Book of poems, written by a great Kazakh poet Abay Qunanbayuli has sold out completely in Moscow.
29 June 2012
Two Kazakhstan writers got into Russian Prize long-list
Russian Prize International literary contest has announced its long-list of candidates to 2011 award.
07 March 2012
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.
20 September 2011
Kazakhstan writer Serebryanskiy won the Russian Prize
Yuriy Serebryanskiy won in the The Russian Prize literary contest under Short Prose category.
29 April 2011