Literary Library

Juri Reinvere

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1971 - Estonian composer, poet and essayist Author of the Opera "Minona"; Compositions "Through a Lens Darkly" and "Inter Lacrimas et ...
Composer Essayist Essays Estonia Estonian Poem Poems Poet Poetry

George Saunders

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1958 - American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books and novels and journalist and professorAuthor of "Lincoln ...
Abraham Lincoln American History American South Booker Prize Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Civil War Essayist Essays Journalism Journalist Lincoln Novel Novelist Novella PEN/Hemingway Award Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University

Frederic Tuten

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1936 - American novelist, short story writer and essayistAuthor of "The Adventures of Mao on the Long March", "Tintin in the New World...
Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Short Story

Botho Strauss

by Angela Beck
  December 2, 1944 - German novelist, playwright and essayistAuthor of the books "Couples, Passersby", "The Young Man" and "Mikado"Author of the p...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays German Germany Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

David Rakoff

by Angela Beck
November 27, 1964 - August 9, 2012Canadian-American writer of prose and poetry, journalist, essayist and actorAuthor of "Fraud", "Don't Get Too Co...
Actor Canada Canadian Canadian-American Essayist Essays Journalist News Poet Poetry

Marilynne Robinson

by Angela Beck
November 26, 1943 - American novelist and essayistAuthor of "Housekeeping" (for which she was on the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction shortlist in 1982)...
Essayist Library of Congress Man Booker Prize National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award National Humanities Medal Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize

Don Delillo

by Angela Beck
November 20, 1936 - American novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayistAuthor of "White Noise" (for which he won the National Book Awar...
American Book Award Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays National Book Award Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Short Story Theater Theatre

Allen Tate

by Angela Beck
November 19, 1899 - February 9, 1979American poet, essayist and social commentatorAuthor of "The Fathers", "Essays of Four Decades" and "Collected...
Essayist Essays Poem Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Social Commentator

Margaret Atwood

by Angela Beck
November 18, 1939 - Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist and teacherAuthor of "The Handmaid's Tale", "The Blind Assassin" and "The T...
Canada Canadian Essayist Essays Literary Critic Man Booker Prize Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Teacher

Michael Arlen

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1895 - June 23, 1956Armenian-British essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright and scriptwriterAuthor of "The Romantic Lady"...
Armenia Armenian British Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

Chinua Achebe

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1930 - March 21, 2013Nigerian novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist and children's book authorAuthor of "Things Fall Apart", "...
Africa African Children's Book Children's Book Author Essayist Essays Nigeria Nigerian Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Short Story

Wallace Shawn

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1943 - American actor, comedian, playwright and essayistAuthor of "Aunt Dan and Lemon", "The Designated Mourner" and "My Dinner with ...
Actor Andre Gregory Comedian Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Humor Humorist Plays Playwright Theater Theatre