Literary Library

Kevin Patterson

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1964 - Canadian medical doctor and writerAuthor of "Country of Cold" (for which he won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize in 2003...
Afghan Afghanistan Afghanistan War Canada Canadian Doctor Medical Medicine Physician Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Writer

Henry Miller

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1891 - June 7, 1980American writer and artistAuthor of "Tropic of Cancer", Tropic of Capricorn" and "The Rosy Crucifixion"Many of his...
Anais Nin Art Artist Arts France Writer

Robert Morss Lovett

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government officialAuthor of "The History of English...
Academic Communism Communist Editor Government Government Official Political Political Activist Politics Writer

Pam Munoz Ryan

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1951 - American writer of children's and young adult booksAuthor of "Esparansa Rising" (for which she won the Jane Addams Children's ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Jane Addams Children's Book Award Newbery Newbery Honor Writer Young Adult

Carlos Castaneda

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1931 - April 27, 1998American writerAuthor of "The Teachings of Don Juan" and "The Fire From Within" Was born Carlos Cesar Salvador Ar...
Anthropologist Anthropology Shaman Writer

Angelica Garnett

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1918 - May 4, 2012British writer, painter and artistAuthor of "Deceived With Kindness: A Bloomsbury Childhood" (for which she won the ...
Art Artist Arts British England English Great Britain Paint Painter Painting Writer

Eric van Lustbader

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1946 - American writer of thriller and fantasy novelsAuthor of "The Ninja", "Floating City" and "The Nemesis Manifesto"
Fantasy Novel Novelist Thriler Writer

Warren Felt Evans

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1817 - September 4, 1889American philosopher, writer and ministerAuthor of "The Mental Cure (Illustrating the Influence of the Mind i...
Church Minister Philosopher Philosophy Preach Preacher Writer

Sidney Shapiro

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1915 - October 18, 2014American-born Chinese lawyer, translator, actor and writerAuthor of "An American in China: Thirty Years in the...
Acting Actor China Chinese Chinese-American Law Lawyer Translator Writer

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

Giuseppi Tomasi di Lampedusa

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1896 - July 23, 1957Italian writer, novelist and PrinceAuthor of "The Leopard", "The Professor" and "Places of My Infancy: A Memory"W...
Italian Italy Novel Novelist Prince Writer

John Binns

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1772 - June 16, 1860Dublin-born American journalist and writerAuthor of "A Catalogue of Books, for 1795, Containing Several Valuable ...
Ireland Irish Journalism Journalist Writer