Literary Library

Ivan Turgenev

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1818 - September 3, 1883Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright and translatorAuthor of "Mumu", "First Love" and "Fathe...
Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry Russia Russian Short Story Theater Theatre Translator

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1954 - Japanese-born English novelist, screenwriter and short story writerAuthor of "The Remains of the Day", "When We Were Orphans" a...
England English Japan Japanese Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

Sam Shepard

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter and directorAuthor of "Buried Child" (for which he won the Pulitz...
Actor Director Essayist Essays Film Film Director Filmmaker Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

Alfred Henschke

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1890 - August 14, 1928German novelist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of "Marietta", "Peter the Great" and "The Chalk Circle"...
German Germany Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Short Story

Michelle Cliff

by Angela Beck
November 2, 1946 - June 12, 2016Jamaican-American novelist, short story writer, poet and literary criticAuthor of "Abeng", "No Telephone to Heaven"...
Critic Jamaica Jamaican Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Short Story

Barbey d'Aurevilly

by Angela Beck
November 2, 1808 - April 23, 1889French novelist and short story writerAuthor of "Une Vieille Maitresse", "Les Chevalier des Touches" and "Les Dia...
France French Novel Novelist Short Story

E. M. Forster

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettistAuthor of "Where Angels Fear to Tread", "Room With a Vi...
England English Essayist Essays Librettist Libretto Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Short Story Theater Theatre

J. D. Salinger

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1919 - January 27, 2010American novelist and short story writerAuthor of "A Perfect Day for Bananafish", "Catcher in the Rye" and Frann...
Novel Novelist Short Story

Stephen Crane

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1871 - June 5, 1900American poet, novelist and short story writerAuthor of "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets", "The Red Badge of Courage"...
Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Short Story

Alfred Henschke

by Angela Beck
  November 4, 1890 - August 14, 1928German novelist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of "Marietta", "Peter the Great" and "The Chalk Circl...
German Germany Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Short Story Theatre