Literary Library

Robert Bly

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1926 - November 21, 2021American poet, essayist and activistAuthor of more than 30 books of poetry including"Talking Into the Ear of ...
Activist Essayist Essays Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Charles de Lint

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1951 - Canadian writer of novels, novellas, essays, short stories, poetry and lyricsAuthor of "Moonheart", "Dreams Underfoot" and "Tha...
Canada Canadian Essayist Essays Lyricist Lyrics Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Ayn Rand

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1882 - March 6, 1982 Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright and essayist Author of "Anthem", "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas...
American Broadway Essayist Essays Liberarian Novel Novelist Objectivism Philosopher Philosophy Play Plays Playwright Russia Russian Theater Theatre

Heinrich Boll

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1917 - July 16, 1985German novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayistAuthor of "Billiards at Half-Past Nine", "The Clown"...
Essayist Essays German Germany Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story

Reynolds Price

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1933 - January 20, 2011American poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist and professorAuthor 38 stories including "A Long and Happy Life"(fo...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teach Teacher William Faulkner Foundation Award

Muriel Spark

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1918 - April 13, 2006Scottish novelist, essayist, short story writer and poetAuthor of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", "The Mandelba...
Booker Prize Essayist Essays Golden PEN Award James Tate Black Prize Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Scotland Scottish Short Story

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1874 - July 15, 1929Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator and essayistAuthor of "Death and the Fool", "The Woman Wi...
Austria Austrian Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Librettist Libretto Music Musical Musician Narrator Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Jean Genet

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1910 - April 15, 1986French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist and political activistHis novels include "The Thief's Journey", "Our...
Essayist Essays France French Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics Theater Theatre

Penelope Fitzgerald

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1916 - April 28, 2000English novelist, poet, essayist and biographerAuthor of "The Bookshop" (for which she was shortlisted for the B...
Bio Biographer Biography Booker Prize British England English Essayist Essays Great Britain National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Warren Adler

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1927 - April 15, 2019American author, essayist, short story writer, playwright and poetBest known for "The War of the Roses" (which wa...
Author Essayist Essays Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story Theater Theatre

George Santayana

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1863 - September 26, 1952Spanish-born American philosopher, essayist, poet, novelist and professorAuthor of "The Sense of Beauty: Bei...
Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Spain Spanish Teach Teacher University

Melissa Holbrook Pierson

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1957 - American nonfiction writer and essayistAuthor of "The Perfect Vehicle: What Is It About Motorcycles", "The Place You Love is G...
Dog Dogs Essayist Essays Motorcycle Motorcycles Nonfiction Writer