Literary Library

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

Gustave Kahn

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1859 - September 5, 1936French Symbolist poet, art critic, novelist and playwrightAuthor of "The Mad King", "Premiers Poemes" and "Sy...
Art Art Critic Artist France French Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Diana Athill

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1917 - January 23, 2019British literary editor, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "Instead of a Letter", "After a Funeral" and "Somewher...
British Costa Book Awards England English Great Britain Literary Editor Memoir Memoirist National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist

Anthony Powell

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1905 - March 28, 2000English novelist, playwright and memoiristBest known for his 12-volume series "A Dance to the Music of Time" as ...
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Grace May North

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1876 - July 23, 1960American newspaper journalist, librarian and young adult & children's book novelistAuthor of the series "Adele...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Journalism Journalist Librarian Library News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Young Adult

Victoria Scott

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1982 -  American young adult novelist Author of the "Dante Walker" trilogy and the "Five and Flood" serties as well as "Titans" and "He...
Novel Novelist Young Adult

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

Meg Cabot

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1967 - American author and young adult novelistHas written over 50 books including "The Princess Diaries" (for which she was included...
Author Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award Novel Novelist Young Adult

John Edwin Canaday

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1907 - July 19, 1985American academic, art historian and critic, journalist and novelistAuthor of art books including "Mainstreams of M...
Academic Art Art Critic Art Historian Arts Athenaeum Literary Award Crime Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Picasso

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

Vaino Linna

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1920 - April 21, 1992Finnish novelistAuthor of "The Unknown Soldier", "Under the North Star" and "Murroskia"
Finland Finnish Novel Novelist