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The legacy of an 18th century poet said to have inspired Robert Burns and known for his famous poem about “Auld Reikie” is to ...

The daughter of a Korean writer, Han Seung-won, Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang was born in Gwangju on 27 November 1970. Raised ...

During a visit to Norway, the author explores the rich tapestry of Norwegian literature through the works of Ibsen and Hamsun.

Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783, just 18 months after his namesake George Washington led America to independence with victory over the British at Yorktown.

Gerald Murnane rarely leaves his tiny Victorian town, but bookies are giving him high odds to win this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.

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