Topic: Western Europe
Chile's 97-year-old poet Nicanor Parra has won the Cervantes Prize, the culture ministry said Thursday, the oldest person to win the leading literary award for works in Spanish.The prize honours a writer's life work and it carries with it a cash award ...
A jury including provocative French writer Michel Houellebecq handed out a book prize Wednesday dubbed the "Goncourt for pets", in a nod to France's top literary award, to a Paris vet and first-time writer.Awarded by the French animal protection group 30 Millions ...
Blogger Yoani Sanchez denounced the travel restrictions and censorship imposed on dissidents like her in communist Cuba, as she introduced her latest book at a Miami book fair via telephone.Sanchez, named by Time magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential ...
LONDON (Reuters) - English author and bookmakers' favorite Julian Barnes finally won the Man Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday, despite once dismissing the coveted award as "posh bingo."The 65-year-old triumphed with "The Sense of an Ending," which at 150 pages was ...
Author Julian Barnes has won the Man Booker Prize, one of the highest-profile awards in English-language literature, at the fourth attempt for his novel "The Sense of an Ending".Barnes picked up the £50,000 ($80,000, 57,000 euros) award, which recognises the best work ...
British author Julian Barnes on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the highest-profile awards in English-language literature, at the fourth attempt, for his novel "The Sense of an Ending".Barnes picked up the £50,000 ($80,000, 57,000 euros) award, which recognises the ...
Booksellers in Britain were expecting to sell thousands of copies of Japanese author Haruki Murakami's latest novel on Tuesday as excitement built after some stores held special late-night openings.Hardback versions of the book, "1Q84", went on sale across Britain a week ahead ...
LONDON (Reuters) - English author and four-time nominee Julian Barnes, who once dismissed the Man Booker Prize for fiction as "posh bingo," is favored to win it on Tuesday with his novel "The Sense of an Ending."The annual award to a writer ...
The winner of Britain's Man Booker prize for literature is announced on Tuesday, but the ceremony has been overshadowed by the launch of a rival award that claims the Booker has become too populist.Julian Barnes remains the favourite for his novel "The ...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two poets, one Swedish and the other Syrian, are leading the betting to win the 2011 Nobel Literature prize, a bookmaker said on Tuesday, though past prizes have often defied the predictions.British betting firm Ladbrokes have the 81-year-old Syrian ...
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