Buenos Aires, Jun 12 (EFE).- Argentina's National Library plans to unveil a monument to Jorge Luis Borges on Friday, the 27th anniversary of the world famous writer's death, officials said. The full body statue by sculptor Antonio Oriana will honor Borges, who served as the library's director from 1955 to 1973. The work, which will welcome visitors to the library, will show the writer sitting on a bench surrounded by his books and his famous cane.

One of Germany's most renowned drama companies, founded by the late playwright Bertolt Brecht, received notice Monday that its contract to perform at a Berlin theatre has been cancelled after nearly 60 years, its lawyer said. The Berliner Ensemble, established by Brecht and his wife Helen Weigel in 1949, has performed at its current home, the riverside Schiffbauerdamm Theatre, since 1954.

US bestselling author Dan Brown reveals the secret behind his success in Florence on Thursday as the city sees a wave of tourists following in the footsteps of his mystery-cracking hero. Visiting the cultural jewel to promote his latest book "Inferno" -- inspired by the city's most famous son, mediaeval poet Dante Alighieri -- Brown is due to speak at a conference on the subject of mankind's "need for mystery".

Tributes poured in Thursday for award-winning US fantasy and science-fiction writer Jack Vance, after he died at home in California aged 96. "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were among those praising the author, notable for the "Dying Earth" series set in a decaying future world. "Vance's 'Dying Earth' ranks with (Robert E.) Howard's Hyborian Age and (JRR) Tolkien's Middle Earth as one of the all-time great fantasy settings," Martin, whose novels were turned into the medieval-fantasy TV drama "Games of Thrones."