Literary Library

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

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1918 - August 3, 2008Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisonerAuthor of "One Day in the Li...
Historian Historical Fiction history Imperial Russia Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Political Political Prisoner Russia Russian Russian History Short Story

Helen Oyeyemi

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1984 - Nigerian-born English novelist, short story writer and playwrightAuthor of "The Icarus Girl", "What is Not Yours is Not Yours"...
British England English Great Britain Nigeria Nigerian Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

Clarice Lispector

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1920 - December 9, 1977Ukranian-born Brazilian-Jewish novelist, short story writer and playwrightAuthor of "Near to the Wild Heart", ...
Brazilian Jewish Jews Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Ukranian

Ann Hood

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1956 - American novelist and short story & nonfiction writerAuthor of "Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine", "The Knitting Circle" an...
Nonfiction Novel Novelist Short Story

John Banville

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1945 - Irish novelist, short story writer and screenwriterAuthor of "The Book of Evidence" (for which he was shortlisted for the Booke...
Booker Prize Film Films Ireland Irish Irish Book Award Movie Movies Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

James Thurber

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961American author, humorist, cartoonist, journalist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of the novels and s...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Drama Humor Humorist Journalism Journalist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Thurber Prize

Delmore Schwartz

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1913 - July 11, 1966American poet and short story writerAuthor of "I Am Cherry Alive", "The Little Girl Sang", "Selected Poems" and "Su...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Cornell Woolrich

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1903 - September 23, 1968American novelist and short story writerAuthor of dozens of novels and short stories including "The Bride Wor...
Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Short Story

Kate O'Brien

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1897 - August 13, 1974Irish writer of novels, plays, film scripts, short stories, essays, journalism and traveloguesAuthor of "Without...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Ireland Irish Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story Theater Theatre Travel Travel Guide

F. Sionil Jose

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1924 - January 6, 2022Filipino novelist, short story writer, journalist and owner of the bookstore Solidaridad BookshopAuthor of "The ...
Bookstore Bookstores Filipino Journalism Journalist news Novel Novelist Philippines Short Story

T. C. Boyle

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1948 - American novelist and short story writerAuthor of more than 100 short stories as well as "World's End", "Drop City" and "When t...
Author Novel Novelist Short Story