9 – Janet Paisley, Scottish writer and poet in Scots and English, 70 (born 1948) Barre Toelken, American folklorist president of the American Folklore Society between 1977 and 1978 and editor of the Journal of American Folklore and Western Folklore, 83 (born 1935) November 10 – Liu Xuyi (刘绪贻), Chinese historian specialized in American studies, 105 (born 1913) Marc Wilmet, Belgian linguist, 80 (born 1938) November 11 – Olga Harmony, Mexican playwright, 90 (born 1928) Donald McCaig, American novelist, 78 (born 1940) Alun Morgan, Welsh jazz critic noted for plain, lucid prose, 90 (born 1928) Zeng Shiqiang (曾仕強), Taiwanese sinologist noted for his study of the oldest of the Chinese classics I Ching, 84 (born 1934) Fred Patten, American contributor to the fantasy and science fiction genres, 77 (born 1940) November 12 – Stan Lee dies in Los Angeles, California. November 14 – Prabhat Nalini Das, Indian academic, Professor of English and translator into English, 91 (born 1927) Fernando del Paso, Mexican novelist, essayist, poet, member of El Colegio Nacional de México since 1996, 1966 Xavier Villaurrutia Award, 1982 Rómulo Gallegos Prize, 2007 FIL Award, 2013 Alfonso Reyes International Prize and 2015 Miguel de Cervantes Prize recipient, 83 (born 1935) November 15 – E. D. Blodgett, Canadian poet, literary critic and translator, 83 (born 1935) Aldyr Schlee, Brazilian short story writer and translator noted for designing the jersey of the Brazil national football team, 83 (born 1934) November 16 – Paul Ferris, Welsh biographer of Dylan Thomas, (and editor of his letters), Thomas's wife and Northcliffe, 89 (born 1929) William Goldman, American writer in the fantasy and thriller genres who turned to screenwriting, 87 (born 1931) November 17 – Ajin Panjapan, Thai writer, 91 (born 19??) November 18 – , Ukrainian linguist, literary critic, professor and translator from English and Italian, 96 (born 1922) Iain Moireach, Scottish Gaelic editor, novelist, poet and short story writer, 80 (born 1938) November 19 – Shiao Yi (蕭逸), Taiwanese-American wuxia novelist, 83 (born 1935) November 20 – James H. Billington, American academic, history teacher and former Librarian of Congress, 89 (born 1929) November 21 – Meena Alexander, Indian-born American feminist poet and scholar, 67 (born 1951) Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani feminist poet, 72 (born 1946) November 22 – Judith Rodriguez , Australian editor, lecturer, librettist and poet who was the wife of Thomas Shapcott, 82 (born 1936) November 23 – Jean-Loup Rivière, French playwright and