Cult author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance dies, aged 88
Writer best known for metaphysical odyssey and counter-culture staple published in 1974 passes away at home in Maine
Writer best known for metaphysical odyssey and counter-culture staple published in 1974 passes away at home in Maine
Bombay Bicycle Club “So Long, See You” (Tomorrow Island)
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Jose Emilio Pacheco was considered one of the finest writers in the Spanish language, winning the Cervantes Prize for Literature in 2009, the highest award for writers in what is the native language of more than 300 million people. The award from the Spanish Ministry of Culture was presented at the University of Alcala by Spain's King Juan Carlos. In his later years Pacheco became visiting Professor of Literature at the University of Essex.
33-year-old upsets the odds with his novel 'The Shock of the Fall' - the story of a teenager's descent into mental illness
The play picked up three awards with Rory Kinnear winning two
Popular belief that people who are 'dumped' by their partners are more likely to have sex motivated by revenge is in part true, says study
Last Thursday, Mohammed Asghar, a 69-year-old shopkeeper from Edinburgh who has been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, was sentenced to death. The sentence came after two marathon hearings and a three-year trial process.
The CBBC has come under fire on Twitter in response to a section of one of its audience guides entitled ‘Girls are girls and boys are boys’.
We must assume things will get worse before they get better
The hacker targeted email and social media accounts belonging to various high-profile figures by guessing passwords using biographical information
Country's Interior Ministry denies responsibility
The West Bromwich Albion striker Nicholas Anelka has been charged by the FA for performing a 'quenelle' gesture after he scored during a Premier League match last month.