Literary Library

Oliver Lafarge, II

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1901 - August 2, 1963American anthropologist and writer of novels and non-fiction booksAuthor of "Laughing Boy" (for which he won the...
Anthropologist Anthropology Navajo Nonfiction Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize Writer

William Safire

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriterAuthor of "Safire's Political Dictionar...
Author Columnist Journalism Journalist President President Bush President George W. Bush Presidential Medal of Freedom Presidential Speechwriter Pulitzer Prize Speechwriter

John Kennedy Toole

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1937 - March 26, 1969American novelist and professorAuthor of "A Confederacy of Dunces" (for which he posthumously won the Pulitzer Pr...
Novel Novelist Professor Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher University

Marc Connelly

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1890 - December 21, 1980American playwright, director, producer, drama teacher, performer and lyricistAuthor of "The Green Pastures" ...
Director Drama Lyricist Lyrics Performer Play Plays Playwright Producer Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher Theater Theatre

James Wright

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1927 - March 25, 1980American poetAuthor of "Collected Poems" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1972), "Two Citizens"...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize

Grace Paley

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1922 - August 22, 2007American short story writer, poet, teacher and political activistAuthor of "The Little Disturbances of Man", "En...
National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Political Activist Pulitzer Prize School Short Story Teach Teacher

Carolyn Kiser

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1925 - October 9, 2014American poetAuthor of "Yin" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1985), "Mermaids in the Basemen...
Pakistan Poem Poems Poet Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher

James Tate

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1943 - July 8, 2015American poet and professorAuthor of "Worshipful Company of Fletchers: Poems" (for which he won the National Book Aw...
National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher University

J. D. McClatchy

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1945 - April 10, 2018American poet, opera librettist, literary critic and editorAuthor of "Scenes From Another Life", "Hazmat" (for whi...
Editor Librettist Libretto Literary Critic Opera Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize Yale

Willa Cather

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947American novelist, magazine editor and teacherAuthor of "O Pioneers!", "The Song of the Lark", "My Antonia" and "...
Editor Magazine Magazine Editor Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher

J. R. Moehringer

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1964 - American novelist and journalistAuthor of "The Tender Bar: A Memoir" and "Sutton"Won the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper feature wr...
Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize

Doug Marlette

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1949 - July 10, 2007American editorial cartoonist and novelistAuthor of "Kudzu": A Southern Musical", "The Bridge" and "Magic Time"Won ...
Cartoonist Cartoons Editorial Cartoonist Kudzu Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize