Publisher Pan Macmillan said that he died peacefully at home Wednesday morning.

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He was published in 34 languages, including Russian and Chinese, and has sold more than 54 million copies worldwide, according to Pan Macmillan.

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Pan Macmillan has slashed new books by 5% already and it plans a cut of 7% this year and another 10% in 2005.

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