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April 14 – Erika Burkart, Swiss German-language author (born 1922) April 16 – Carlos Franqui, Cuban writer and activist (born 1921) [49] April 20 – Myles Wilder, American television comedy writer (born 1933) April 23 – Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (born 1929) [50] April 25 – Alan Sillitoe, English novelist (born 1928 ...
The most popular books of the year were The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson and The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, with respectively 8 and 6 weeks at the top. The author James Patterson was at the top for five different books (Worst Case, The 9th Judgment, Private, The Postcard Killers and Cross Fire).
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936) "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat." [1] The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy on 7 October 2010. [2]
Popescu Prize – awarded biennially for a translation of poetry from a European language into English. Awarded by the Poetry Society. Willis Barnstone Translation Prize – annually awarded to a translation of a poem from any language into English. Scott Moncrieff Prize – awarded annually for French to English translation.
English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world.The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. [1] The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the fifth century, are called Old English.
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The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.
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