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Obituaries
Celebrated Critic Frank Kermode Dies Aged 90 Prominent for more than half-a-century, he combined an eminent scholarly career with popular success
Historian Tony Judt Dies Aged 62 Author of Postwar and New York University professor dies after two-year fight with motor neurone disease
Sir Simon Hornby Scion of the WH Smith dynasty who revitalised the company in the 1980s
Mexican Author And Twice Hammett Prize Winner Juan Hernandez Luna Dies 'Outstanding author of the noir genre'
Alan Plater Dies At 75 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 The Hungarian émigré transformed the UK's restaurants, taught a generation about good eating – and couldn't bring himself to retire
David Markson Is Dead At 82 Postmodern Experimental Novelist
Frank Frazetta A prolific painter of fantasies that adorned book covers, film posters and rock LPs
'Shooting Star' Barry Hannah Dies Aged 67 Award-winning author of nine novels and four short story collections passed away at home in Oxford, Mississippi
Waldo Hunt Entrepreneur and producer of brilliantly clever pop-up books
Author Paul Quarrington Dies Aged 56 Canadian author Paul Quarrington, whose work includes the award-winning novel Whale Music, has died at the age of 56
Love Story Author Erich Segal Dies Aged 72 Erich Segal, author of the hugely successful story of love and bereavement, has died
Mike McLennan Mike McLennan died on New Years' Eve 2009, after fighting a brave battle against lung cancer, he was 69 years old
Knox Burger, Agent And Book Editor, Dies At 87 Died on Jan. 4 in Manhattan at the age of 87 after enduring a number of medical problems
Don Congdon, Literary Agent Dies At 91 Literary agent who spotted the talent of Ray Bradbury early in both their careers
In Praise Of Robert Holdstock Holdstock, who has died aged just 61, proved that fantasy could be classic literature
Geoffrey Moorhouse Geoffrey Moorhouse, who died on November 26 aged 77, was a greatly talented writer on the wide variety of subjects that snared his interest
William Miller Innovative editor, publisher and literary agent with a love of the good life
Ian Norrie Ubiquitous presence in the London publishing world for some 50 years
French Anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss Dies Aged 100 Structuralist thinker is credited with revolutionising the study of anthropology for the 20th century
Ludovic Kennedy The man who helped end capital punishment
Reinhard Mohn Publisher who played leading role in German business
Ian Norrie Champion of literature whose shop was at centre of cultural life
Naomi Lewis Poet and celebrated anthologist of British children's literature
Billy Liar Author Waterhouse Dies Author and playwright Keith Waterhouse has died "quietly in his sleep" at the age of 80 |