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MEXICO CITY, May 16 — Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known novelists, died here Tuesday, President Felipe Calderon said.He was 83."I profoundly regret the death of our dear and admired Carlos Fuentes, writer and universal Mexican. May he rest in peace," Calderon said on his Twitter account.Local ... Read More
The 36-metre long original scroll of the novel “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac is displayed at the Musee des Lettres et Manuscrits in Paris May 16, 2012. — Reuters pic
Holocaust novel wins British foreign fiction prize
LONDON, May 15 — The tale of an 11-year-old boy hidden from the Nazis by a prostitute has won a fiction prize which celebrates writing translated into English."Blooms of Darkness" ... Read More
A pedal-powered Malaysian adventure
By Lydia Koh
PETALING JAYA, May 12 — Long scenic stretches of padi fields, little-known local delicacies, rolling hills and the cooling breeze on your face as you cycle under an azure sky ... Read More
Book Review - PKFZ: A Nation’s Trust Betrayed
By Ong Kian Ming
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Which is the biggest financial scandal in Malaysian history, someone recently asked me. Without hesitation, I replied, Port Klang Free Zone or PKFZ. This ... Read More
Book Talk: Sissy Spacek on a ‘fulfilling’ career
NEW YORK, May 10 – A faint hint of a Texas accent comes through when Sissy Spacek calls up to talk about her new memoir.Spacek, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of country ... Read More
Amazon conjures rights to borrow Harry Potter ebooks
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11 — Amazon said yesterday it has signed a deal for the electronic books rights to all seven Harry Potter titles in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish ... Read More
Voyage to the ‘front line’ of global warming
HONG KONG, May 9 — When Cameron Dueck set sail to the Canadian Arctic to witness what he calls "the front line of climate change", he did so knowing he would have to brave seas ... Read More
‘Where the Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak dies
NEW YORK, May 8 — American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, whose children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” has been a standard bedtime story for at least three ... Read More
Ramone memoir reveals charming, grumpy punk icon
NEW YORK, May 8 — Johnny Ramone, guitarist for seminal punk band the Ramones, pioneered a fast, no-nonsense sound that made him one of the most influential guitarists of all ... Read More
Spoofs take steam out of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
LOS ANGELES, May 6 — Spanking, sex and submission are raking in profits for erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey”, reinvigorating marriages and sparking anguished debates among ... Read More
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