Celebrated Critic Frank Kermode Dies Aged 90
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Prominent for more than half-a-century, he combined an eminent scholarly career with popular success

Historian Tony Judt Dies Aged 62
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Author of Postwar and New York University professor dies after two-year fight with motor neurone disease

Sir Simon Hornby
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Scion of the WH Smith dynasty who revitalised the company in the 1980s

Mexican Author And Twice Hammett Prize Winner Juan Hernandez Luna Dies
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'Outstanding author of the noir genre'

Alan Plater Dies At 75
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Playwright and author of TV dramas including The Beiderbecke Affair and Fortunes of War

Egon Ronay, Britain's King Of Good Food, Dies At 94
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The Hungarian émigré transformed the UK's restaurants, taught a generation about good eating – and couldn't bring himself to retire