Literary Library

Nelson Lichtenstein

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1944 - American professor of history and authorAuthor of "Labor's War at Home", "The Retail Revolution: How Walmart Created a Brave Ne...
Academic Historian history Professor Teacher

Katherine Weber

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1955 - American novelist, nonfiction writer and professorAuthor of "The Music Lesson", "The Memory of All That" and "Still Life with M...
Academic Nonfiction Novel Novelist Professor Teacher

Steven Jay Greenblatt

by Angela Beck
November 7, 1943 - American Shakespearean, literary historian, editor, author and professorAuthor of "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became S...
Academic Editor Educator Historian Literary Historian National Book Award Professor Pulitzer Prize Shakespeare Teacher William Shakespeare

Michael Cunningham

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1952 - American novelist, screenwriter and professorAuthor of "A Home at the End of the World", "The Hours" (for which he won the Pul...
Academic Educator Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Professor Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Teacher

Derrick Bell

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1930 - October 5, 2011African-American lawyer, professor, author and civil rights activistAuthor of "And We Are Not Saved", "Faces at ...
Activist African American African American History Attorney Civil Rights Harvard Harvard Law Harvard Law School Law Professor Lawyer Professor

Thomas Flanagan

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1923 - March 21, 2002American novelist and professorAuthor of "The Year of the French" (for which he won the National Book Critics Awar...
Academic Educator National Book Critics Award Novel Novelist Professor Teacher

Daniel Gilbert

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1957 - American social psychologist, writer and professorAuthor of "Stumbling on Happiness", "Loose-Leaf Version for Introducing Psyc...
Academic Educator Professor Psychologist Psychology Teacher

James Green

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1944 - June 23, 2016American historian, professor, writer and labor activistAuthor of "Taking History to Heart", "Death in the Haymark...
Academic Activist American History Historian Labor Activist Professor Teacher

David H. Greene

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1913 - July 9, 2008American author and professorAuthor of "An Anthology of Irish Literature" and "J. M. Synge, 1871 - 1909"
Academic Educator Ireland Irish Professor Teacher

M. K. Asante, Jr.

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1982 - African-American author, filmmaker, recording artist and professorAuthor of "Like Water Running Off My Back: Poems", "Beautifu...
Academic African American Filmmaker Movie Movies Poem Poet Poetry Professor Recording Artist Singer Teacher

Barton Gellman

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1960 - American journalist, professor and writerAuthor of "Contending with Kennan: Toward a Philosophy of American Power", "Angler: The...
Academic Journalist News Newspapers Professor Pulitzer Prize Teacher

Edward Said

by Angela Beck
  November 1, 1935 - September 25, 2003Palestine-born American professor and writerAuthor of "Orientalism", "The Question of Palestine" and "Cultu...
Educator Midde East Palestine Professor Teacher