Literary Library

Ivan Turgenev

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1818 - September 3, 1883Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright and translatorAuthor of "Mumu", "First Love" and "Fath...
Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry Russia Russian Short Story Theater Theatre Translator

Imre Kertesz

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1929 - March 31, 2016Hungarian-Jewish novelistAuthor of "Fatelessness", "Kaddish for an Unborn Child" and "The Holocaust as Culture"W...
Holocaust Hungarian Hungary Jewish Jews Nobel Prize Novel Novelist

Danielle Trussoni

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1973 - American novelistAuthor of "Falling Through the Earth", "Angelology" and "The Fortress"
Novel Novelist

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1954 - Japanese-born English novelist, screenwriter and short story writerAuthor of "The Remains of the Day", "When We Were Orphans" ...
England English Japan Japanese Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

Sarah Fielding

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1710 - April 9, 1768English novelistAuthor of "The Governess, or The Little Female Academy", "The Adventures of David Simple" and "The ...
England English Henry Fielding Novel Novelist

Martha Gellhorn

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1908 - February 15, 1998American novelist, travel writer and journalistAuthor of "The Trouble I've Seen", "The Face of War" and "Trave...
Journalist News Novel Novelist Travel Travel Guide

Margaret Mitchell

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1900 - August 16, 1949American novelist and journalistAuthor of "Gone With the Wind" (for which she won the National Book Award for M...
American South Antebellum South National Book Award Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize South

Joshua Ferris

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1974 - American novelistAuthor of "Then We Came to the End", "The Unnamed" and "The Dinner Party"
Novel Novelist

Bram Stoker

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1847 - April 20, 1912Irish novelist and theatre managerAuthor of "Dracula", "The Lady of the Shroud" and "The Lair of the White Worm"...
Dracula Ireland Irish Novel Novelist Theater Theatre

Peter Weiss

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1916 - May 10, 1982German-born Swedish novelist, playwright, painter, graphic artist and filmmakerAuthor of "Marat/Sade", "The Invest...
Art Artist Arts Film Filmmaker German Germany Graphic Artist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Swedan Swedish Visual Artist

Auguste Villiers de L'isle-Adams

by Angela Beck
November 7, 1838 - August 19, 1889French symbolist writerAuthor of "Isis", "Contes Cruels" and "The Future Eve"Born Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-A...
Novel Novelist Symbolism

Albert Camus

by Angela Beck
November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960French-Algerian philosopher, novelist, playwright, essayist and journalistAuthor of "The Myth of Sisyphus", "Th...
Algeria Algerian Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays France French Journalist News Newspapers Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Plays Playwright Theater Theatre