Organisation: American Academy of Arts and Letters

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celebrity

Dylan made honorary member of American Academy of Arts and Letters

Bob Dylan has become the first rock star to be voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

world

Author Gore Vidal dies at 86

comment-analysis

Birth pangs of a poet

world

Judge quits in protest as novelist wins Booker prize

general

Dublin theatre to stage Sam Shepard world premier

general

Renowned author Toibin appointed to Arts Council

Author George Plimpton dies

George Plimpton, the self-deprecating American author of Paper Lion and a patron to Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac and countless other writers, has died, aged 76.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2003

Novelist R K Narayan dies

Indian novelist R K Narayan died in hospital today after suffering heart trouble and breathing problems, a close family friend said. He was 94.

Sun, 13 May, 2001