Family reports that author has died after suffering from gall bladder cancer
Author Iain Banks has died following a battle with gall bladder cancer, his family are reported to have said.
The Wasp Factory writer from Fife announced in April that he had been diagnosed with the disease and had just months to live.
His publisher was quoted saying he was "an irreplaceable part of the literary world".
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