Literature
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Leonard Cohen poems to be published in final book
Oct 8, 2017News Hour The final poems of Leonard Cohen, completed days before the legendary songwriter died, will be published in an anthology next year, his estate announced late Friday. Entitled “The Flame,” the volume will include Cohen’s... -
Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel prize in literature 2017
Oct 5, 2017News Hour: The English author Kazuo Ishiguro has been named winner of the 2017 Nobel prize in literature, praised by the Swedish Academy for his “novels of great emotional force”, which it said had “uncovered the abyss... -
In the ruins of an Iraqi city, memories of Agatha Christie
Aug 4, 2017News Hour: Agatha Christie lived here once, but only memories remain of the time the best-selling crime writer spent among the ruins of the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud. The mud-brick house where the British author... -
Two new Harry Potter books to be released in October
Jul 20, 2017News Hour: The Hogwarts universe is set to expand by an additional two new Harry Potter books, published in conjunction with a British Library event, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the magical series. The... -
New Pound currency released today in memory of Jane Austen
Jul 18, 2017News Hour: The new £10 note featuring an image of author Jane Austen is due to be unveiled late today (18 July) to mark the 200th anniversary of her death. This isn’t the only currency that... -
Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies aged 91
Jun 28, 2017News Hour: Michael Bond, the British creator of Paddington Bear, a marmalade sandwich-loving refugee from Peru who entertained generations of children with his exploits in London, died on Tuesday aged 91 after a short illness. Wearing... -
Harry Potter fans mark 20 years of magic at platform 9-3/4
Jun 27, 2017News Hour: Twenty years to the day after the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, fans gathered online and in the real world to express their enduring love for J.K. Rowling’s magical creation.... -
Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide
Jun 15, 2017News Hour: Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish Academy last week. The singer-songwriter’s remarks on how the book “Moby Dick”... -
Swapna Das Nominated for this year The British Indian Awards
Jun 8, 2017News Hour: Thousands of nominations flooded in for the fifth annual British Indian Awards over the past months and the full list of finalists has now been compiled. Based on a vote by the British public,... -
Arundhati Roy releases second novel after 20 years
Jun 7, 2017News Hour: Arundhati Roy’s eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut “The God of Small Things” propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of...
