Literary Library

Edip Yuksel

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1957 - Kurdish-American activist and writer of books on religion, politics, philosophy and lawAuthor of 20 books including "Manifesto...
Activist Islam Islamic Kurd Kurdish Kurds Law Lawyer Nonfiction Philosopher Philosophy Political Politics Quran Religion Religious Writer

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

Muriel Rukeyser

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1980American poet and political activistAuthor of "The Book of the Dead", "The Life of Poetry" and "The Speed of D...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics

Benjamin Kunkel

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1972 - American novelist, political economist and newspaper & magazine contributorAuthor of "Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Presen...
Economics Economist Economy Magazine News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Political Political Economist

Tom Hayden

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1939 - October 23, 2016American political and social activist, author, politician and professorAuthor of "Radical Nomads: C. Wright M...
Author Chicago 7 Chicago Seven Jane Fonda Political Political Activist Politician Politics Professor Social Critic Social Reform Teach Teacher University Vietnam Vietnam War

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1918 - August 3, 2008Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisonerAuthor of "One Day in the Li...
Historian Historical Fiction history Imperial Russia Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Political Political Prisoner Russia Russian Russian History Short Story

Pearl Cleage

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1948 - African-American playwright, essayist, poet, novelist and political activistAuthor of "What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day"...
African American Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Oprah Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics Theater Theatre

Noam Chomsky

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1928 - American linguist, professor, philosopher, historian, political activist and social criticAuthor of over 150 books including "P...
Historian history Language Languages Linguist Philosopher Philosophy Political Political Activist Politics Professor Social Critic Teach Teacher University

Rose Wilder Lane

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1886 - October 30, 1968American journalist, travel writer and political theoristAuthor of "Young Pioneers", "The Discovery of Freedom:...
Journalism Journalist Little House on the Prairie Political Political Theorist Travel

Rewi Alley

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1897 - December 27, 1987New Zealand-born Chinese writer and political activistAuthor of "Yo Banfa", "Peking Opera" and "Walkabout: 5...
Author China Chinese Communism Communist New Zealand Political Political Activist Politics

Joseph P. Lash

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1909 - August 22, 1987American radical political activist, journalist and authorAuthor of "Eleanor and Franklin" (for which he won the...
Author Biographer Biography Churchill Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Journalism Journalist National Book Award News Political Political Activist Politics President Roosevelt Pulitzer Prize Roosevelt Winston Churchill

Gail Collins

by Angela Beck
November 25, 1945 - American journalist, op-ed columnist, editor and authorAuthor of "Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity and American Politics", ...
Author Celebrity Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Op-Ed Opinion Political Politician Politics Texas Woman Women