Literary Library

Bei Dao

August 2, 1949 - Chinese-born American poet, short-story writer, essayist and memoiristAuthor of "The August Sleepwalker", "Midnight's Gate" and "C...

Charles Nordhoff

February 1, 1887 - April 10, 1947 English-born American novelist and memoirist Author of books that were turned into films: "The Hurricane" in 193...

Diana Athill

December 21, 1917 - January 23, 2019British literary editor, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "Instead of a Letter", "After a Funeral" and "Somewher...

A. M. Holmes

December 18, 1961 - American novelist, short story writer, memoirist and professorAuthor of "The End of Alice", "The Mistress' Daughter" and "May ...

Edna O'Brien

December 15, 1930 - Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, professor, poet and short-story writerAuthor of "Lantern Slides" (for which she won the...

Tove Ditlevsen

December 14, 1917 - March 7, 1976Danish poet, children's book author, novelist, short story writer and memoiristAuthor of "Annalise - Tretten Ar" ...

Shirley Jackson

December 14, 1916 - August 8, 1965American novelist, short story writer and memoiristAuthor of "The Lottery" (for which she won the O. Henry Prize...

Kirk Douglas

December 9, 1916 - February 5, 2020American actor, filmmaker, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Ragman's Son", "My Stroke of Luck" and "I Am Sp...

Mary Gordon

December 8, 1949 - American novelist, memoirist, literary critic and professorAuthor of "Final Payments", "The Company of Women" and "The Shadow M...

Calvin Trillin

Born December 5, 1935 - American journalist, humorist, food writer, poet, memoirist and novelistAuthor of "An Education in Georgia: Charlayne Hunt...

Elizabeth Berg

December 2, 1948 - American novelistAuthor of "Talk Before Sleep", "Pull of the Moon" and "I'll Be Seeing You: A Memoir"

Cork Graham

November 29, 1964 - Trinidad and Tobago-born American novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Bamboo Chest: An Adventure in Healing the Trauma of War...