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Vikram Seth interview
The Indian author talks about his novel An Equal Music
Pulitzer Prize winners
The winners include the play Wit by Margarert Edson and Michael Cunningham's The Hours
Philip Gourevitch interview
The journalist talks about his book about the Rwandan genocide
Bessie and Sadie Delaney
The remarkable American sisters whose story is told in US TV drama Having our Say
Marianne Wiggins interview
The American writer talks about the central role of weather in her novel Almost Heaven
Havana, Cuba
The disinctive music, literature and culture of the Cuban capital
Vladimir Nabokov
A celebration of the world-class Russian-American writer
Peter Porter interview
As he celebrates his 70th birthday, the Australian poet talks about his life and work
Tokyo Book Fair
What the Japanese are reading in 1999: fairy tales and fantasies - and a lot of manga
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Why should writers from such a large cultural range be judged together?
Catherine Cookson
The life of the English writer who wrote a novel almost every six months
Tony Awards
Classic plays dominate the nominations for the American drama awards
Fred Astaire
A profile of the legendary American dancer and actor
Contemporary painting
Is it as exciting as other, newer, conceptual art forms?
The Orange Prize for Fiction
The all-female line-up for the prize is reviewed by The Times' Literary Editor Eric Wagner
Remembering Bruce Chatwin
Life and work of English novelist and travel writer Bruce Chatwin
A First Novel takes top Literary Prize
English author Andrew Miller has won a $150,000 literary prize with his first novel
Applause for Asian films at Cannes Festival
This might be the "best year ever" for Asian films at the Cannes Film Festival
Salman Rushdie – Shaking up Myth and Time
Salman Rushdie talks about his new novel, The Ground Beneath Her Feet
A History of the Superhero
Exploring the history and popularity of comics, focusing on Batman and Superman
Nelson Mandela – a new Biography
New biography of Nelson Mandela by Anthony Sampson
Sweden wins the Eurovision Song Contest – again
Charlotte Nilsson wins the Eurovision song contest for Sweden
Hillary's View from the Summit
Sir Edmund Hillary on how you follow the conquest of Mt Everest?
Celebrating Alexander Pushkin's 200th Birthday
Celebrating the bicentenary of Alexander Pushkin, romantic Russian poet and novelist
Is there enough Chemistry in 'Instinct'?
Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr star in John Turteltaub's new film, Instinct
What are Russians reading now?
Why Russian literature is in a state of flux – and how reading habits have changed
Hannibal Lecter is on the loose again
Hannibal is the third in by Thomas Harris's series about the cannibal psychopath
Amos Oz on the Art of Beginning
Amos Oz talks about his intriguing new book of literary criticism, The Story Begins
Ralph Ellison, Visible Man
Life and work of writer Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man about black American life
Protest to protect local Films in South Korea
South Korean film-makers protest at American pressure to phase out the quota system
Welcome to the Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale opens with Bhuddist drumming, video wanderings and white mist…