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Renowned author, playwright Kiran Nagarkar passes away at 77 in Mumbai
Nagarkar, who was born in Mumbai in 1942, published his first novel, 'Saat Sakkam Trechalis', in Marathi in 1974 at the age of 32.
Japan sees a surge in demand for Ishiguro's books
Japan had been pinning its hopes on novelist Haruki Murakami to win Nobel Prize but eagerly claimed link to winner with Japanese roots.
Australian novelist, Shirley Hazzard, dies at 85
The novelist had been in failing health and died Monday at her home in Manhattan
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