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Jashn-e-Rekhta: Javed Akhtar, Bee Gul to headline largest Urdu literary fest in Dubai

Celebration of the richness of the language, the World's largest Urdu literary festival, 'Jashn-e-Rekhta', is set to be hosted by Dubai this year, with...

Blog: The ever-increasing relevance of 1984

When 1984 came out it was not very well received. George Orwell was considered an eccentric having dangerously leftist views and had fought in...

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of America's best loved writers

Poet quits Swedish Academy after being found to leak Nobel winner names

The Academy said it would pay Frostenson, who denied breaching secrecy rules, a monthly pension worth around $1,400 and rent subsidies in a settlement.

A novel in verse makes shortlist for 2018 Man Booker Prize

A pair of debut novels, including one in verse, feature among six "miracles of stylistic invention" shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, judges of...

Celebrated Urdu satirist Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi passes away

KARACHI: Acclaimed Urdu satirist and humour writer Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi passed away in Karachi on Wednesday. He was 94. Yousufi was considered one of...

American literary giant Philip Roth dead at 85

Prolific novelist Philip Roth, a dominant force in American literature throughout the latter half of the 20th century, has died at the age of 85.

No Nobel Literature Prize after #MeToo turmoil

For the first time in almost 70 years there will be no Nobel Literature Prize this year, after the Swedish Academy that selects the laureate failed to contain a deep crisis stemming from the anti-sexual harassment #MeToo campaign.

Swedish king to change statutes of Nobel-awarding Academy

Sweden’s king will change the arcane rules of the Swedish Academy, which picks the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, making it possible to bring in new members after a controversy has seen several members resign.

Iran, Pakistan to sign MoU for arts, literature cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) soon to enhance cooperation in the fields of literature, arts and culture. According...

Nobel prize winner’s book turned down by 19 publishers

PARIS: The French writer Claude Simon, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1985, would not be published today, according to an experiment...

Demand surges for Nobel winner’s works in native Japan

TOKYO: The Japanese publisher of Nagasaki-born Kazuo Ishiguro said on Friday it would republish eight of the British author's books in translation, reporting "a...

Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide

LOS ANGELES: Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish...

Slow Train Coming: Dylan in Stockholm to accept Nobel

STOCKHOLM: After months of controversy, Bob Dylan was due in Stockholm on Saturday to finally grab his Nobel literature prize in a meeting with...

Bob Dylan finally to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM: Music icon Bob Dylan will finally receive his Nobel Literature Prize this weekend at a meeting with the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, it...

Dylan to come to Stockholm next year: Swedish Academy

STOCKHOLM: Music icon Bob Dylan is expected to come to Stockholm next spring, as the winner of this year's Nobel prize in literature will skip...

Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won’t attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM: American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in...

Nobel panel signals desire for Dylan song at ceremony

STOCKHOLM: The Swedish Academy said on Saturday that Bob Dylan is not obliged to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, but is required...

American Paul Beatty’s race satire wins Man Booker Prize

LONDON: Paul Beatty was on Tuesday named as the first American to win the prestigious Man Booker fiction prize, for "The Sellout", a biting satire...

‘Seismic’ Man Booker prize due next week

LONDON: After whittling down a pile of 155 novels, the judges of the Man Booker Prize are set to unveil this year's winner of a...

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