Literary Library

Shirley Jackson

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1916 - August 8, 1965American novelist, short story writer and memoiristAuthor of "The Lottery" (for which she won the O. Henry Prize...
Memoir Memoirist Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award National Book Award Novel Novelist O. Henry Prize Short Story

Amy Hempel

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1951 - American short story writer, journalist and teacherAuthor of "Reasons to Live", "The Dog of the Marriage" and "Collected Stor...
Ambassador Award Journalism Journalist PEN/Malamud Award Rea Award School Short Story Teach Teacher

Patrick O'Brien

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1914 - January 2, 2000English novelist, translator and short-story writerAuthor of "Master and Commander", "The Far Side of the World"...
British England English Great Britain Navy Novel Novelist Short Story Translator

Thomas McGuane

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1939 - American novelist, short fiction writer, screenwriter and essayist"Ninety-two in the Shade" (for which he was nominated for th...
Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies National Book Award Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

Naguib Mahfouz

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1911 - August 30, 2006 Egyptian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, newspaper columnist, playwright and civil servant Author ...
Civil Servant Egypt Egyptian Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story Theater Theatre

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 L...
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" a...
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