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Achebe's body arrives home ahead of literary giant's burial

Achebe's body arrives home ahead of literary giant's burial - 05/23/2013

AWKA, Nigeria- The body of revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe arrived Wednesday in his home state in Nigeria, where hundreds of admirers packed a stadium to pay tribute a day ahead of his funeral....

Writers press China on media freedom - 05/04/2013

NEW YORK- Some 200 leading writers appealed Friday to China to respect freedom of expression and free jailed authors, describing the country's strict censorship as a stain on a vibrant culture. In an...
Indian Gandhi memorial U-turn to preserve Orwell site

Indian Gandhi memorial U-turn to preserve Orwell site - 04/19/2013

PATNA, India- Plans to create a memorial park for India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi that would have encroached on the birthplace of British novelist George Orwell have been shelved, officials...
Orwell's Indian birthplace to become Gandhi park

Orwell's Indian birthplace to become Gandhi park - 04/16/2013

PATNA, India- The long-neglected birthplace of British novelist George Orwell in eastern India is to be developed into a memorial -- just not one dedicated to the writer, officials said Monday....

Scottish writer Iain Banks has terminal cancer - 04/03/2013

"It started in my gall bladder, has infected both lobes of my liver and probably also my pancreas and some lymph nodes, plus one tumour is massed around a group of major blood vessels in the same...
Shy author Murakami to speak in public in Japan

Shy author Murakami to speak in public in Japan - 04/03/2013

TOKYO- Bestselling author Haruki Murakami is to appear at a Q and A session in Japan in May, in a rare public appearance for the publicity-shy but wildly popular writer, its organiser said Tuesday....
Celebrated Romanian writer denounces 'war' on intellectuals

Celebrated Romanian writer denounces 'war' on intellectuals - 03/21/2013

BUCHAREST, Mihaela Rodina- Celebrated Romanian novelist Mircea Cartarescu has told AFP, in an exclusive interview, of a "war" against intellectuals in his country. The novelist and poet best known...
Horror writer Herbert dies aged 69

Horror writer Herbert dies aged 69 - 03/21/2013

LONDON- British author James Herbert, best known for penning classic horror novel "The Rats", has died aged 69, his publisher said Wednesday. Pan Macmillan confirmed that the best-selling writer, who...
British novelist Mantel defends Kate comments

British novelist Mantel defends Kate comments - 03/08/2013

LONDON- British novelist Hilary Mantel on Thursday defended her much-criticised comments about Prince William's wife Catherine, saying that she "meant nothing but good to her". Prime Minister David...
Forgotten work by Japan Nobel laureate uncovered

Forgotten work by Japan Nobel laureate uncovered - 02/19/2013

TOKYO- A previously unknown short story by Japan's first Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata, best-known for the novel "Snow Country", has been uncovered by researchers decades after his...
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Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs

Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs
LOS ANGELES- Michael Jackson's make-up artist warned in the 1990s that the star could die due to his drug addiction, she testified Friday, adding that people were initially lying after his 2009 death. Karen Faye, who worked for the self-styled King...