linguist and lexicographer, 95 (born 1923) Adam Parfrey, American writer, editor and publisher (Feral House), 61 (born 1957) May 11 – Gérard Genette, French literary theorist, 87 (born 1930) Josh Greenfeld, American playwright and screenwriter, 90 (born 1928) Peter Mayer, American publisher (The Overlook Press, Penguin Books), 82 (born 1936) May 13 – Balkavi Bairagi, Indian poet and politician, 87 (born 1931) May 14 – John James, Welsh poet, 79 (born 1939) May 15 – Balakumaran, Indian writer, 71 (born 1946) Tom Murphy, Irish playwright, 83 (born 1935) Barbara Nawrocka-Dońska, Polish journalist and feminist essayist, 93 (born 1924) May 16 – François Bréda, Romanian writer and literary critic, 62 (born 1956) Elena Gremina, Russian scriptwriter, director and playwright, 61 (born 1956) Miriam T. Griffin, American classical scholar, Emeritus Fellow in Ancient History at Somerville College, 82 (born 1934) May 17 – Inger Brattström, Swedish writer, 97 (born 1923) Craig Harbison, American art historian, 74 (born 1944) May 18 – John Ashdown-Hill, English historian and writer on late medieval English history, focusing on the House of York and Richard III of England, whose work led to the discovery of Richard III's remains, 69 (born 1949) Liam Ó Muirthile, Irish poet, 68 (born 1950) May 19 – Bernard Lewis, Anglo-American Middle East historian and professor (Princeton University), 101 (born 1916) May 20 – Ramón Chao, Spanish anti-Francoist journalist (Le Monde, La Voz de Galicia) and writer, 82 (born 1935) May 21 – António Arnault, Portuguese politician, poet and Grand Master of Grande Oriente Lusitano, Minister of Social Affairs (1978), 82 (born 1936) May 22 – Alberto Dines, Brazilian journalist (Jornal do Brasil, Grupo Abril, Observatório da Imprensa), writer and professor (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism), 86, (born 1932) May 23 – Vinod Bhatt, Indian humorist and biographer, 80 (born 1938) May 24 – Paul Harris, Scottish writer and publisher, 69 (born 1948) May 26 – Mazhar Kaleem, Pakistani lawyer and novelist (Imran Series), 75 (born 1942) May 27 – Gardner Dozois, American science fiction writer (born 1947) May 28 – Semavi Eyice, Turkish art historian (Istanbul University), 95 (born 1922) May 31 – M. L. Thangappa, Indian writer, 84 (born 1934) June 1 Poldy Bird, Argentine writer, 76 (born 1941) Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American scholar and author, 83 (born 1934) John Julius Norwich, English historian and travel writer, 88 (born 1929) Michael Andrew Screech, English Renaissance scholar, 92 (born 1926) June