Literary Library

Hayden Carruth

by Angela Beck
August 3, 1921 - September 29, 2008American poet, literary critic and professorAuthor of "Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey" (for which he won the Nati...
Critic Literary Critic National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teach Teacher University

Stephen Sandy

by Angela Beck
August 2, 1934 - November 7, 2016American poet and professorAuthor of "The Thread", "Weathers Permitting" and "Netsuke Days: Poems" #literarycalen...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teach Teacher University

Madison Smartt Bell

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1957 - American novelist and professorAuthor of "Save Me, Joe Louis", "All Souls' Rising" (for which he was a finalist for the National B...
Educator Fiction National Book Award Novel Novelist Professor Teach Teacher University

Hugh Seidman

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1940 - November 9, 2023American poet and professorAuthor of "Collecting Evidence", "Blood Lord" and "Throne Falcon Eye"Won 3 National End...
National Endowment for the Arts Poem Poet Poetry Professor School Teach Teacher University

Ismail al-Faruqi

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1921 - May 27, 1986Palestinian-American philosopher, professor and writerAuthor of "Christian Ethics", "Cultural Atlas of Islam" and "T...
Christian Ethics Islam Islamic Palestine Palestinian Palestinian-American Philosopher Philosophy Professor Quran Teach Teacher University Writer

Junot Diaz

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1968 - Dominican-American writer, professor and fiction editorAuthor of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" (for which he won the ...
Dominican Dominican Republic Editor Literary Editor MacArthur Fellowship National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award Norman Mailer Prize PEN/Malamud Award Professor Pulitzer Prize Writer

Henry Carter Adams

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1851 - August 11, 1921American economist, writer and professorAuthor of "Lectures on Political Economy", "The Science of Finance" and...
Economics Economist Economy Finance Financial Industry Money Political Economist Professor Teach Teacher University Writer

Julia Briggs

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1943 - August 16, 2007English professor, literary critic and biographerAuthor of "Night Visitors: The Rise and Fall of the English Gho...
Bio Biographer Biography British Critic Edith Nesbit England English Ghost Ghost Story Great Britain Literary Critic Professor Teach Teacher University Virginia Woolf

Shen Congwen

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1902 - May 10, 1988Chinese essayist, short story writer and professorAuthor of "Border Town", "The Chinese Earth" and "Recollections ...
China Chinese Essayist Essays Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University

Mortimer J. Adler

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, author and professorAuthor of "Diagrammatics", "How to Read a Book...
Author Educate Education Educator Encyclopedia Philosopher Philosophy Professor Teach Teacher University

Chris Abani

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1966 -Nigerian-American novelist, poet and professorAuthor of "Graceland", "Becoming Abigail" and "The Secret History of Las Vegas"Wa...
Nigeria Nigerian Nigerian-American Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Professor University

Narendra Prasad

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1946 - November 3, 2003Indian actor, playwright, director, professor and literary criticAuthor of "Souparnika" (for which he won the K...
Acting Actor Director Film Director India Indian Keral Sahitya Akademi Award Literary Critic Play Plays Playwright Professor Theater Theatre University