Literature
The man we call 'Salman Rushdie' today is not the brilliant author of the Satanic Verses, but a Picassoesque imposter.
by Hamid Dabashi
United Kingdom
Middle East
by Franco Galdini - Alessandro Columbu
Arts & Culture17 Mar 2017 17:02 GMT
Winner of 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature dies at his house in Caribbean island of St Lucia after long illness.
Literature02 Jan 2017 11:51 GMT
A London charity run by successful novelists provides writing programmes for children from low-income backgrounds.
United Kingdom04 Nov 2016 08:18 GMT
Widely used word to describe Britain's withdrawal from EU was a 'gift to headline writers everywhere,' says Collins.
Opinion22 Oct 2016 09:47 GMT
Dylan's silence and support for the Israeli oppressor makes a mockery of his stature as an "angry humanitarian".
by Ali Saad
Opinion14 Oct 2016 04:43 GMT
When they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama it was a time of hope in America. This is a time of despair.
Arts & Culture13 Oct 2016 12:39 GMT
US musician wins prestigious award for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
Middle East09 Oct 2016 12:07 GMT
Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck speaks with Al Jazeera about writing on exile, displacement and war.
Opinion23 Sep 2016 10:32 GMT
Will finding controversial poet's final resting place help Spain reconcile with its tragic past?
by Hisham Aidi
Arts & Culture17 May 2016 20:59 GMT
Han Kang's allegorical tale wins literary prize, which for the first time will be split evenly with the translator.
Arts & Culture15 May 2016 11:56 GMT
Yan Lianken says mainland's media instructed not to publicise nomination of The Four Books, a political satire.
Opinion10 Apr 2016 12:31 GMT
New novel about 19th-century Armenian merchant is a metaphoric reminder of the cosmopolitan character of our cultures.
Middle East01 Mar 2016 07:13 GMT
It is time to rethink the destiny of the region, Lebanese author Elias Khoury tells Al Jazeera.
Arts & Culture25 Feb 2016 20:39 GMT
Following sentencing of author Ahmed Naji, artists and writers campaign for more creative freedom amid crackdown.
Opinion21 Feb 2016 09:33 GMT
Jealous novelists criticised his novels, but readers around the globe devoured his dazzling brilliance.
Arts & Culture19 Feb 2016 17:58 GMT
Pulitzer Prize-winning American author waited 55 years to publish a second book titled Go Set a Watchman in 2015.