![Salman Rushdie off ventilator, talking following stabbing attack Salman Rushdie off ventilator, talking following stabbing attack](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-08/71660360947_SalmanRushdie.jpg)
Salman Rushdie off ventilator, talking following stabbing attack
Novelist Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed at a literary festival in New York, is now off the ventilator and is able to talk.
Sun Aug 14 2022
![Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, on ventilator after New York stabbing Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, on ventilator after New York stabbing](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-08/81660359960_SalmanRushdie.jpg)
Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, on ventilator after New York stabbing
Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged, Andrew Wylie said.
Sat Aug 13 2022
Let's Talk: English - Route to New Worlds
We look at English literature in Malaysia. Sharaad Kuttan speaks to K. S. Maniam, novelist and academic and recipient of the 2000 Raja Rao Award in 2000, for his outstanding contribution to the literature of the South Asian diaspora. And Malachi Edwin Vethamani, Professor of Modern English Literature, University of Nottingham Malaysia.
Thu Mar 17 2022
Let's Talk: Malaysian Lit in the World
Who does the writer or poet create for? Sharaad Kuttan speaks to K. S. Maniam, novelist and academic and recipient of the 2000 Raja Rao Award in 2000, for his outstanding contribution to the literature of the South Asian diaspora. And Malachi Edwin Vethamani, Professor of Modern English Literature, University of Nottingham Malaysia.
Thu Mar 17 2022
Let's Talk: English - Poetry, Short Stories or the Novel?
We discuss the popularity of the English-language Short Stories in Malaysian literature. Sharaad Kuttan speaks to K. S. Maniam, novelist and academic and recipient of the 2000 Raja Rao Award in 2000, for his outstanding contribution to the literature of the South Asian diaspora. And Malachi Edwin Vethamani, Professor of Modern English Literature, University of Nottingham Malaysia.
Thu Mar 17 2022
![Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88 Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-11/71636880845_CAPETOWN.jpg)
Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88
Smith's novels have gripped readers for over half a century, selling over 140 million copies worldwide in more than thirty languages.
Sun Nov 14 2021
!['Game of Thrones' creators to adapt Chinese sci-fi trilogy for Netflix 'Game of Thrones' creators to adapt Chinese sci-fi trilogy for Netflix](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-09/61599014198_NETFLIX.jpg)
'Game of Thrones' creators to adapt Chinese sci-fi trilogy for Netflix
The books tell the story of humanity's first contact with an alien civilization.
Wed Sep 02 2020
![SUHAKAM's Jerald Joseph: Peek Into Our Prisons, Pry Open A Window Into Our Souls SUHAKAM's Jerald Joseph: Peek Into Our Prisons, Pry Open A Window Into Our Souls](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2019-12/81577184355_awani-review.jpg)
SUHAKAM's Jerald Joseph: Peek Into Our Prisons, Pry Open A Window Into Our Souls
Celebrated Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky and SUHAKAM Commissioner Jerald Joseph share a common bond, they both believe that humanity is best judged by looking at how they treat societys.
Wed Mar 14 2018
![David Letterman to be awarded Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize David Letterman to be awarded Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-05/71494985344_DavidLetterman.jpg)
David Letterman to be awarded Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize
Letterman, who hosted 6,028 late-night shows in 33 years on the air, will be awarded the 20th annual prize named for the 19th century U.S. novelist and satirist on Oct. 22.
Wed May 17 2017
![US 'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70 US 'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-03/41457186247_PatConroy.jpg)
US 'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70
Pat Conroy, a US novelist whose books included "Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini," died at the age of 70.
Sat Mar 05 2016
![Novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77 Novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-09/81442712275_jackiecollins.jpg)
Novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77
Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of romance novels, succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 77.
Sun Sep 20 2015
![South Africa's Nobel-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer dies South Africa's Nobel-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer dies](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-07/51405381976_295x200.jpg)
South Africa's Nobel-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer dies
The author and anti-apartheid activist who became an icon through her unique insights into the country's social agonies, has died at the age of 90.
Tue Jul 15 2014
![Wise words from Gabriel Garcia Marquez Wise words from Gabriel Garcia Marquez](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-04/51397871379_120x90.jpg)
Wise words from Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Although the late novelist is no longer around, his words will continue to inspire his readers all over the globe.
Sat Apr 19 2014
![Presidents, celebrities mourn writer Garcia Marquez Presidents, celebrities mourn writer Garcia Marquez](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-04/71397863711_295x200.jpg)
Presidents, celebrities mourn writer Garcia Marquez
Presidents, writers and celebrities mourned the death of Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez bidding farewell to the famous novelist.
Fri Apr 18 2014
![Garcia Marquez and Castro: A controversial friendship Garcia Marquez and Castro: A controversial friendship](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-04/51397781600_295x200.jpg)
Garcia Marquez and Castro: A controversial friendship
Garcia Marquez and met Castro shortly after the Cuban leader came to power, beginning a decades-long and controversial friendship.
Fri Apr 18 2014