Literary Library

Jim Shepard

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1956 - American novelist and short story writerAuthor of "Project X" (for which he won the Massachusetts Book Award in 2005), "Like Y...
Massachusetts Book Award National Book Award Novel Novelist Rea Award Short Story Writer

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

Charles McColl Portis

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1933 - February 17, 2020American reporter and writer of western novels, nonfiction, short fiction and articlesAuthor of "Norwood", "T...
American West Film Films Movie Movies News Newspaper Newspapers Nonfiction Novel Novelist Reporter Short Story Western Westerns

Alasdair Gray

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1934 - December 29, 2019Scottish novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, translator, historian and artistAuthor of "Lanark: A...
Art Artist Historian Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Saltire Society Book of the Year Scotland Scottish Short Story Translator Whitbread Novel Award

Alejo Carpentier

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1904 - April 24, 1980Swiss-born Cuban novelist, essayist, musicologist and short story writerAuthor of "The Kingdom of This World", "...
Communism Communist Cuba Cuban Essayist Essays Music Music Journalist Novel Novelist Revista de Avance Short Story Swiss

Sheila Heti

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1976 - Canadian playwright, short story writer and novelistAuthor of "The Middle Stories", "How Should a Person Be?" and "Motherhood"
Canada Canadian Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

Adam Haslett

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1970 -American fiction writer, journalist and short-story writerAuthor of "You Are Not a Stranger Here" (for which he was a finalist ...
Fiction Journalism Journalist National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award New York Magazine New York Magazine Writer of the Year Award PEN/Malamud Award Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Raymond E. Feist

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1945 - American fantasy fiction novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "Silverthorn", "Daughter of the Empire" and "Talon of the Sil...
Fantasy Short Story

Megan Mayhew Bergman

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1979 - American short-story writer, columnist and professorAuthor of "Almost Famous Women: Stories" and "Birds of a Lesser Paradise: S...
Columnist Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University Writer

Donna Tartt

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1963 - American novelist and short-story & non-fiction writerAuthor of "The Secret History", "The Little Friend" (for which she w...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence National Book Critics Circle Award Nonfiction Novel Novelist Orange Prize Pulitzer Prize Short Story

C. Y. Lee

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1915 - November 8, 2018Chinese-American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, translator and playwrightAuthor of "The Flower Drum...
China Chinese Chinese-American Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Rogers and Hammerstein Short Story Theater Theatre Translator

Nora Okja Keller

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1966 - Korean-American novelist, short story writer and teacherAuthor of "Comfort Woman" (for which she won the American Book Award fo...
American Book Award Korea Korean Newbery Newbery Medal Novel Novelist Pushcart Prize Short Story Teach Teacher