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100 years of Abdizhamil Nurpeisov: Famous quotes from the 'main voice of Kazakh literature' Tengrinews.kz - October 22, 2024, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of renowned Kazakh writer Abdizhamil Karimovich Nurpeisov. He left

23 October 2024

The fairytale rise of singer Gavin James 'In Ireland everything happens in pubs,' says Gavin James, widely seen as the next big singer songwriter.

10 March 2016

Almaty born writer Serebryanskiy wins Russian Award Writer Yuriy Serebryanskiy has become the winner of the Russian Award for the second time.

28 April 2015

British celebrities pick sides in Scottish referendum Scotland's independence debate has gripped the world of show business, pitting heavyweights such as Paul McCartney and Sean Connery on opposite sides.

13 September 2014

US classic 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to appear as e-book The Pulitzer Prize-winning US classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" will appear as an e-book for the first time this summer, publishing house HarperCollins said.

29 April 2014

Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov wins Russian Award Almaty based-writer Ilya Odegov won the Russian Award in Flash Fiction category with his short story “Timur and his summer”.

23 April 2014

Murakami's new book unveiled in Japan Haruki Murakami's first collection of short stories in nine years hit the shelves in Japan on Friday with some excited fans queuing for the midnight launch.

19 April 2014

Garcia Marquez, godfather of magic realism, dies at 87 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author who used magical realism to tell epic stories of love, family and dictatorship in Latin America, died Thursday at the age of 87.

18 April 2014

Garcia Marquez in 'very fragile' condition: family Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez is in "very fragile" condition and at risk of complications while recovering at his Mexico City home from a recent hospitalization, his family said.

16 April 2014

Nobel writer Garcia Marquez hospitalized in Mexico Colombia's Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez was being treated at a Mexico City hospital Thursday for a lung infection but he was doing well, his son and officials said.

04 April 2014

Kazakhstani short story long-listed for Russian Awards: celebration of adolescence Young Kazakshtani writer Ilya Odegov has been long-listed for the International Literary competition Russian Award.

14 March 2014

Ukrainian novelist Kurkov backs 'school for revolution' protests The long-running opposition protests on Kiev's central Independence Square are becoming a "school for revolution" as the country's leaders lose touch with society, top Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov told AFP.

08 January 2014

Haruki Murakami novel Japan's 2013 best-seller The new novel by literary superstar Haruki Murakami was Japan's biggest-selling book of 2013, the nation's largest distributer said.

03 December 2013

Jung Chang and 'the concubine who launched modern China' Jung Chang says she does not enjoy arguments, but the latest book from the writer whose works are banned in China is proving to be typically contentious.

04 November 2013

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton wins 2013 Booker Prize New Zealand author Eleanor Catton became the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction, claiming the award for her novel "The Luminaries".

17 October 2013

US prize-winning 'Mambo Kings' author dead at 62 - report Oscar Hijuelos, the Cuban-American author best known for his Pulitzer-prize winning novel "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love," died in New York age 62.

15 October 2013

Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again Japanese literary superstar Haruki Murakami is favourite for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, betting odds showed Friday, after repeatedly being mentioned as a contender for the prestigious global gong.

20 September 2013

Death of letters spells tough time for biographers, says royal writer The slow death of handwriting might be a boon for email-reading intelligence agencies but not for biographers, says the man entrusted by Queen Elizabeth II to write the biography of her mother.

28 July 2013

'Wild Swans' author Jung Chang speaks of China dream It may be unclear what exactly Beijing means by its aspirational "China Dream" slogan, but for banned "Wild Swans" author Jung Chang it's a positive step.

23 July 2013

Author Vikram Seth asked to return $1.7m advance: report Acclaimed Indian writer Vikram Seth has been asked to return a $1.7-million advance he was paid by his publisher to write a sequel to his 1993 classic "A Suitable Boy".

10 July 2013

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