Cormac McCarthy obituary
Acclaimed author whose novels, such as The Road and Blood Meridian, told grim, violent tales of life stripped down to the fundamentals of existence in a hostile world
Ama Ata Aidoo obituary
One of Africa’s most influential playwrights and poets who served as education minister in her native Ghana
Paul Ickovic obituary
Photographer inspired by the ordinary lives of the people he met on the streets who believed in ‘shoot first, think later’
Françoise Gilot obituary
French painter who wrote about her relationship with the artist Pablo Picasso in a bestselling book
Patrick Renshaw obituary
Other lives: Historian of American politics and labour who produced a major study of the General Strike
Evan Jones obituary
Poet best known for The Song of the Banana Man who went on to become a prolific playwright and screenwriter
Mariana Villa-Gilbert obituary
Other lives: Author of a series of novels published in the 1960s and 70s exploring themes of sexual ambiguity
Caroline Raphael obituary
Other lives: Former editor in chief of The Good Hotel Guide, who worked on every edition from 1978 to 2022
Kenneth Anger obituary
Influential avant-garde film-maker and author of the salacious book Hollywood Babylon
Rod Kedward obituary
Historian who brought to light the important role of rural communities in the French resistance during the second world war
Martin Amis obituary
Writer whose acrobatic wit defied gravity and solemnity and who epitomised literary fame in an age of glitz and hype
Jill Longmate obituary
Other lives: Writer who chronicled the lives of contemporary lesbians
Iain Johnstone obituary
Documentary maker, producer, writer and distinguished film critic for the Sunday Times and the BBC
Gerald Rose obituary
Children’s illustrator whose picture books with his wife, Elizabeth, and authors such as Ted Hughes, are enjoyed worldwide
Elain Harwood obituary
Architectural historian who championed the preservation of England’s postwar buildings and the brutalist style