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Lessing, 88, wins literature Nobel prize

DORIS LESSING, author of The Golden Notebook, won the Nobel Prize for literature yesterday. She was praised by the judges for her “scepticism, fire and visionary power”.

Fri, 12 Oct, 2007

Royals join residents for fairytale author's 200th anniversary

Thousands of people lined the cobblestone streets of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen’s birth town today to welcome royals and celebrities marking the 200th birthday of Denmark’s most beloved and famous author.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2005

Moore walks in fairytale footsteps

British actor Roger Moore and American crooner and civil rights promoter Harry Belafonte followed in the footsteps of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2005