Literary Library

Clarence Major

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1936 - African-American poet, painter, novelist, teacher and editorAuthor of "All-Night Visitors", "My Amputations", "Dirty Bird Blue...
African American African American History Art Congressional Black Caucus Editor Georgia Georgia Writers Hall of Fame National Book Award Novel Novelist Paint Painter Painting Poem Poems Poet Poetry Teach Teacher

Rudyard Kipling

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1865 - January 18, 1936English journalist, poet, novelist and short story writerAuthor of "The Jungle Book", "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", "Whi...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

L. P. Hartley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1895 - December 13, 1972British novelist, short story writer, editor and essayistAuthor of "Eustace and Hilda", "The Traveling Grave ...
British Editor England English Essayist Essays Great Britain Novel Novelist Short Story

Douglas Coupland

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1961 - Canadian novelist, designer, visual artist and newspaper columnistAuthor of "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture", ...
Art Artist Arts Canada Canadian News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Novel Novelist

Bari Wood

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1936 - American science fiction, crime and horror novelistAuthor of "The Killing Gift", "Twins" (co-written with Jack Geasland and lat...
Crime Horror Novel Novelist Science Fiction SciFi

William Gaddis

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1922 - December 16, 1998American novelist and essayistAuthor of "J. R." (for which he won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1976...
Essayist Essays National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist Time Magazine

Sean Chercover

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1966 - American thriller novelistAuthor of "The Trinity Game", "Big City, Bad Blood" and "A Sleep Not Unlike Death"
Novel Novelist Thriller

Jim Shepard

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1956 - American novelist and short story writerAuthor of "Project X" (for which he won the Massachusetts Book Award in 2005), "Like Y...
Massachusetts Book Award National Book Award Novel Novelist Rea Award Short Story Writer

Gilbert Adair

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1944 - December 8, 2011Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalistAuthor of "The Holy Innocents" (for which he won the Author'...
Author's Club First Novel Award Film Film Critic Films Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Scotland Scottish

Pio Baroja y Nessi

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1872 - October 30, 1956Spanish novelist, biographer and physicianAuthor of "The Lord of Labraz", "The Tree of Knowledge" and "Zalacai...
Bio Biographer Biography Doctor Medical Medicine Novel Novelist Spain Spanish

Manuel Puig

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1932 - July 22, 1990Argentine novelist and screenwriterAuthor of "Betrayed by Rita Hayworth", "Heartbreak Tango" and "Kiss of the Spid...
Argentina Argentine Broadway Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Charles McColl Portis

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1933 - February 17, 2020American reporter and writer of western novels, nonfiction, short fiction and articlesAuthor of "Norwood", "T...
American West Film Films Movie Movies News Newspaper Newspapers Nonfiction Novel Novelist Reporter Short Story Western Westerns