Philip Roth wins the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature and pays tribute to his "dear friend" Carlos Fuentes who died last month.

The master stylist John Banville wins this year's Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, announced in Oviedo, Spain.
2014-06-4

Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, one of the leading authors of the Latin American literary boom, dies in Mexico aged 83.
2012-05-15

Rick Gekoski, the chairman of the Man Booker International Prize judging panel, admits they were "animated by disagreement" over the controversial decision to give the 2011 award to Philip Roth amid fears that it would offend women after one of the female judges resigned in disgust.
2011-06-29

American novelist Philip Roth wins the Man Booker International Prize, recognizing his body of work.
2011-05-18

The finalists for the Man Booker International Prize are announced, including Wang Anyi, Juan Goytisolo, James Kelman, John le Carré, Amin Maalouf, David Malouf, Dacia Maraini, Rohinton Mistry, Philip Pullman, Marilynne Robinson, Philip Roth, Su Tong and Anne Tyler.
2011-03-30

Writers such as Martin Amis, V. S. Naipaul, Orhan Pamuk, Philip Roth and Salman Rushdie begin selling ebooks via Amazon.com in a dispute over digital royalties.
2010-07-22

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Philip Roth wins the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature and pays tribute to his "dear friend" Carlos Fuentes who died last month.

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