Literary Library

Donna Tartt

December 23, 1963 - American novelist and short-story & non-fiction writerAuthor of "The Secret History", "The Little Friend" (for which she w...

C. Y. Lee

December 23, 1915 - November 8, 2018Chinese-American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, translator and playwrightAuthor of "The Flower Drum...

Nora Okja Keller

December 22, 1966 - Korean-American novelist, short story writer and teacherAuthor of "Comfort Woman" (for which she won the American Book Award fo...

Elizabeth Noble

December 22, 1968 - English novelistAuthor of "The Reading Group", "Alphabet Weekends" and "The Girl Next Door"

Charles de Lint

December 22, 1951 - Canadian writer of novels, novellas, essays, short stories, poetry and lyricsAuthor of "Moonheart", "Dreams Underfoot" and "Tha...

Bern Nadette Stanis

December 22, 1953 - African-American novelist, short story writer and teacherAmerican actress and authorAuthor of "Situations 101: Relationships, ...

Josephine Humphries

February 2, 1945 -  American novelist and teacher Author of "Dreams of Sleep" (for which she won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award in 1984), "Rich...

James Joyce

February 2, 1882 - January 13, 1941Irish novelist, poet and literary criticAuthor of "Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finneg...

James Dickey

February 2, 1923 - January 19, 1997American poet, novelist, critic, lecturer and professorAuthor of "Into the Stone and Other Poems", "Drowning wi...

Ayn Rand

February 2, 1882 - March 6, 1982 Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright and essayist Author of "Anthem", "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas...

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...

Sir Benjamin Disraeli

December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881British-Jewish statesman, conservative politician and novelistServed as Prime Minister of England first in 1868 ...