Nobel prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer took her last breath at her home in Johannesburg. She was 90. The South African writer, who was known for strong voice against apartheid, died following a......
Author Alice Munroe won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. The 82-year-old became the first Canada-based writer to win the honour. Munroe will be presented with her award at a formal......
India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' has established an unassailable lead over five other contenders in global public voting for the Best of the Booker award. The......
Defying the bookmakers who were certain that Sarah Waters' Night Watch would take home the most coveted literary prize in the Commonwealth countries, New Delhi-born Kiran Desai won the Man Booker......
Over the last two decades, the idea that Indian civilization is a Hindu civilization has gained some ground;it has also led to considerable political intolerance, playing up Hindu-Muslim conflicts......
She said, in her Oscar acceptance speech, "I know everybody in New Zealand has been thanked. So I'm going to thank everybody in South Africa, my home country. They're all watching tonight. And I'm......