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Arundhati Roy: the literary canary in India’s coalmine

NEW DELHI: She may have returned to publishing fiction after a two decade hiatus, but… Read More

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,… Read More

Remembering Manto on his 62nd death anniversary

The 62nd death anniversary of Urdu's renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto is being observed today.… Read More

Trump would be ‘American Mussolini’, says writer Kennedy

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has no chance of winning the US presidential election, best-selling US writer… Read More

Tired of adventure, Frederick Forsyth gives up on fiction

LONDON: After a dozen novels and 70 million book sales under his belt, British writer… Read More

‘Team Muhafiz’ is up to fight evils of society

KARACHI: Imran Azhar, creator and writer, has come up with a new comic book series… Read More

Noted playwright and writer Fatima Surayya Bajia passes away

KARACHI: Renowned Urdu writer Fatima Surayya Bajiya passed away at the age of 85 on… Read More

Kader Khan says some Bollywood bosses gave him ‘cold-shoulder’

Veteran and versatile Bollywood actor Kader Khan, who featured in countless flicks as supporting and… Read More

American analyst predicts ‘bright future’ of Pakistan on economic front

An American analyst Daniel Runde, in his recent article, has highlighted the potential of Pakistan… Read More

“Ainak Wala Jin” creator A. Hameed’s 4th death anniversary today

Renowned novelist Abdul Hameed passed away on this very day, four years ago. Read More

Italy 'sabotage' trial writer compares himself to Gandhi

TURIN: Italian writer Erri de Luca invoked Gandhi on Wednesday as he began his trial… Read More