Literary Library

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

Charles de Lint

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1951 - Canadian writer of novels, novellas, essays, short stories, poetry and lyricsAuthor of "Moonheart", "Dreams Underfoot" and "Tha...
Canada Canadian Essayist Essays Lyricist Lyrics Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Bern Nadette Stanis

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1953 - African-American novelist, short story writer and teacherAmerican actress and authorAuthor of "Situations 101: Relationships, ...
Actor African American Novel Novelist School Short Story Teach Teacher

Heinrich Boll

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1917 - July 16, 1985German novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayistAuthor of "Billiards at Half-Past Nine", "The Clown"...
Essayist Essays German Germany Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story

Muriel Spark

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1918 - April 13, 2006Scottish novelist, essayist, short story writer and poetAuthor of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", "The Mandelba...
Booker Prize Essayist Essays Golden PEN Award James Tate Black Prize Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Scotland Scottish Short Story

T. F. Powys

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1875 - November 27, 1953British novelist and short story writerAuthor of "Mr. Tasker's Gods", "Unclay" and "Mr. Weston's Good Wine"Bo...
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Short Story

Sandra Cisneros

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1954 - American novelist and short story writerAuthor of "The House on Mango Street" (for which she won the American Book Award in 1...
American Book Award American Library Journal National Medal of Arts New York Times Novel Novelist PEN/Nabokov Award Short Story

Kate Atkinson

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1951 - English writer of novels, short stories and playsAuthor of "Behind the Scenes of the Museum" (for which she won the Whitbread ...
British British Book Awards Costa Book Awards England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Whitbread Awards

Italo Svevo

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1861 - September 13, 1928Italian writer, businessman, novelist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of "Una Vita", "Senilita" and...
Business Businessman Italian Italy Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Writer

Sterling Lanier

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1927 - June 28, 2007American editor, science fiction author, short story writer and sculptor Author of "The Peculiar Exploits of Briga...
Artist Dune Editor Sci-Fi Science Fiction Sculptor Short Story