Gudrun Pausewang dies at age 91
German children's author (The Last Children of Schewenborn Died on Friday January 24th 2020
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Auxence Contout has died at age 94
French Guianese writer Died on Friday January 24th 2020
Nick Luxmoore dies at age 63
British psychotherapist and author Died on Friday January 24th 2020
Charles Alverson passes away at age 84
American screenwriter (Jabberwocky) Died on Thursday January 23rd 2020
Armando Uribe death at age 86
Chilean writer and diplomat Died on Thursday January 23rd 2020
David Chadwick died at age 93
American clinical and research pediatrician and author Died on Thursday January 23rd 2020
Obituary: Steph Bowe, dead at age 25
Australian author and blogger Died on Thursday January 23rd 2020
Obituary: Edward Pinkowski, dead at age 103
American writer Died on Thursday January 23rd 2020
Charles Carrère dies at age 91
Senegalese poet Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2020
Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke passes away at age 81
Greek poet and academic (Harvard University) Died on Tuesday January 21st 2020
Wolfgang J., died aged 74
German author Died on Tuesday January 21st 2020
Obituary: Jan-Olof Ekholm, dead at age 88
Swedish crime writer Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Maik Hamburger, died aged 88
German writer and dramaturge Died on Monday January 20th 2020
David Climer dies at age -1
American sports columnist Died on Sunday January 19th 2020
Yūzō Tsubouchi obituary: died at age -1
Japanese essayist Died on Wednesday January 15th 2020
Hylda Sims death at age 87
English folk musician and poet Died on Wednesday January 15th 2020
Sabine Deitmer dead at age 72
German crime writer Died on Tuesday January 14th 2020
Isabel-Clara Simó death at age 76
Spanish journalist and writer Died on Monday January 13th 2020
Roddy Lumsden passes away at age 53
Scottish poet Died on Monday January 13th 2020
Steve Stiles dies at age 76
American cartoonist and writer Died on Monday January 13th 2020
Musharraf Karim dies at age 74
Bangladeshi writer Died on Monday January 13th 2020
Sir Roger dead at age 75
British philosopher and author (Sexual Desire Died on Sunday January 12th 2020
Obituary: Lan O’Kun, dead at age 87
American screenwriter Died on Sunday January 12th 2020
Euphrase Kezilahabi died at age 75
Tanzanian novelist Died on Saturday January 11th 2020
Roscoe Nance dead at age 71
American sports journalist (USA Today) and beat writer (NBA Died on Friday January 10th 2020
Chukwuemeka Ike dead at age 88
Nigerian writer Died on Friday January 10th 2020
Ivan Passer death at age 86
Czech film director and screenwriter (Cutter's Way) Died on Friday January 10th 2020
Rasmi Abu obituary: died at age 83
Jordanian writer Died on Thursday January 9th 2020
Death of Mike Resnick at age 77
American science fiction writer Died on Thursday January 9th 2020
Shozo Uehara passed away at age 82
82 Japanese script writer. liver cancer Died on Thursday January 9th 2020
Silvio Horta passed away at age 45
American film and television writer (Ugly Betty Died on Wednesday January 8th 2020
Elizabeth Wurtzel death at age 52
American author ("Prozac Nation") Died on Tuesday January 7th 2020
Alexander Frater, died aged 82
British-Australian travel writer and journalist Died on Sunday January 5th 2020
Lorenza Mazzetti passes away at age 92
Italian film director (Together) and novelist Died on Saturday January 4th 2020
Marion Chesney obituary: died at age 83
Scottish novelist (Death of a Gossip Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Germán Marín obituary: died at age 85
Chilean writer Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Nils Petter dead at age 90
Swedish film critic. Died on Monday December 30th 2019
Mustafa Al-Alawi passed away at age 83
Moroccan writer and retaliated journalist Died on Monday December 30th 2019
Neil Innes obituary: died at age 75
English writer Died on Monday December 30th 2019
Damiri Mahmud passed away at age 74
Indonesian writer Died on Monday December 30th 2019
Death of Harry Villegas at age 79
Cuban Communist guerrilla and writer Died on Monday December 30th 2019
Alasdair Gray dies at 85
Scottish artist and author (Lanark). Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Jean Blot death at age 96
Russian-born French writer and translator Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Neal Peirce dies at age 87
American columnist and author on urban affairs Died on Saturday December 28th 2019
Ulla Trenter dies at 83
Swedish author. Died on Thursday December 26th 2019
Ari Behn, died aged 47
Norwegian author Died on Wednesday December 25th 2019
Vladimir Bushin dies at 95
Russian writer and literary critic Died on Wednesday December 25th 2019
Ganga Prasad dies at age 80
Indian writer Died on Wednesday December 25th 2019
Da Chen has died at age 57
Chinese-born American novelist Died on Wednesday December 25th 2019
Elizabeth Spencer died at age 98
American writer Died on Monday December 23rd 2019
G Nanjundan passes away at age 58
Indian writer Died on Monday December 23rd 2019
John Irwin, died aged 79
American poet and literary critic Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Louis Jenkins has died at age 77
American poet Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Obituary: John Briley, dead at age 94
American screenwriter (Gandhi Died on Saturday December 21st 2019
Death of Gerry Alanguilan at age 51
Filipino comic book artist and writer (Wasted Died on Saturday December 21st 2019
Ward Just dies at 84
American journalist and author Died on Friday December 20th 2019
Daniel Selvaraj passed away at age 81
Indian novelist Died on Friday December 20th 2019
L. S. died at age 94
Indian writer and academic Died on Friday December 20th 2019
José Miguel dies at age 85
Peruvian writer and literary critic Died on Friday December 20th 2019
Donald Tosh dies at age 84
British screenwriter (Doctor Who) Died on Thursday December 19th 2019
Jules Deelder death at age 75
Dutch poet Died on Thursday December 19th 2019
Nicolas Bokov dead at age 74
Russian writer Died on Thursday December 19th 2019
Death of Yu Tien-tsung at age 84
Taiwanese writer Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019
Larry Heinemann passed away at age 75
American writer Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019
Nicole de died at age 90
French writer Died on Saturday December 14th 2019
Scott Timberg obituary: died at age -1
American journalist and culture writer (The Los Angeles Times Died on Saturday December 14th 2019
Gao Yubao dies at age 92
Chinese writer Died on Thursday December 12th 2019
David Bellamy passed away at age 86
English naturalist (Bellamy's Backyard Safari) and author Died on Wednesday December 11th 2019
Barrie Keeffe passes away at age 74
English screenwriter (The Long Good Friday) Died on Tuesday December 10th 2019
William Luce passed away at age 88
American playwright (The Belle of Amherst Died on Tuesday December 10th 2019
Kate Figes death at age 62
English author Died on Monday December 9th 2019
Ajoy Roy dies at age 84
Bangladeshi writer and activist Died on Monday December 9th 2019
Gerald Barrax, died aged 86
American poet and professor (North Carolina State University) Died on Monday December 9th 2019
Mors Kochanski death at age 79
Polish-Canadian wilderness survival instructor and writer Died on Saturday December 7th 2019
Obituary: Sean Bonney, dead at age 50
English poet Died on Friday December 6th 2019
Carl Muller dies at 84
Sri Lankan poet and writer Died on Thursday December 5th 2019
Andrew Weiner dies at 70
Canadian science fiction author Died on Thursday December 5th 2019
Josie Rubio death at age 42
American writer and journalist (The New York Times) Died on Thursday December 5th 2019
D. C. dies at 80
American television writer (Star Trek Died on Tuesday December 3rd 2019
D.C. Fontana obituary: died at age 80
American television writer (Star Trek Died on Tuesday December 3rd 2019
Andrew Clements dies at 70
American children's author (Frindle) Died on Tuesday December 3rd 2019
Arthur Baysting obituary: died at age 72
New Zealand writer Died on Tuesday December 3rd 2019
Abdel Fattah dies at 94
Saudi writer and journalist Died on Monday December 2nd 2019
Jennifer Jaynes, died aged 47
American novelist Died on Saturday November 30th 2019
Ghazi Sial passes away at age 86
Pakistani poet Died on Friday November 29th 2019
Marion McClinton dies at age 65
American theatre director and playwright Died on Friday November 29th 2019
Drago Kovačević dead at age 66
Croatian Serb politician and writer Died on Thursday November 28th 2019
Marilyn Yalom death at age 87
American feminist author and historian Died on Thursday November 28th 2019
Clive James dead at age 80
Australian author (Cultural Amnesia) and critic Died on Wednesday November 27th 2019
Sam Watson obituary: died at age 67
Australian indigenous activist and writer Died on Wednesday November 27th 2019
Howard Cruse death at age 75
American comic book writer (Stuck Rubber Baby) Died on Wednesday November 27th 2019
Rabiul Hussain passes away at age 76
Bangladeshi architect and writer Died on Tuesday November 26th 2019
Death of John Simon at age 94
Serbian-born American theatre critic Died on Monday November 25th 2019
Benedict de death at age 82
Swiss writer and diplomat Died on Monday November 25th 2019
Liu Shahe passed away at age 88
Chinese writer and poet Died on Saturday November 23rd 2019
Gaston Durnez dies at 91
Belgian author and journalist Died on Saturday November 23rd 2019
Jean Douchet obituary: died at age 90
French film critic Died on Friday November 22nd 2019
Bill Lyon died at age 81
American journalist and sports columnist (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Died on Monday November 18th 2019
Andrea Newman obituary: died at age 81
British author Died on Wednesday November 13th 2019