Literary Library

Muriel Rukeyser

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1980American poet and political activistAuthor of "The Book of the Dead", "The Life of Poetry" and "The Speed of D...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics

Marie Brenner

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1949 - American author and investigative journalistAuthor of "Great Dames: What I Learned from Older Women", "Apples and Oranges: My ...
Author Investigative Reporter Journalism Journalist

Ludwik Ledjer Zamenhof

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1859 - April 14, 1917Russian (now Poland) Jewish ophthalmologist and creator of the Esperanto languageAuthor of "Uno Libro", "Duo Lib...
Esperanto Jewish Jews Language Languages Nobel Prize Ophthalmologist Poland Polish Russia Russian

Lorian Hemingway

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1951 - American author and freelance journalistAuthor of "Walk on Water", "Walking Into the River" and "A World Turned Over"
Author Journalism Journalist

Gail Tremblay

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1945 - May 3, 2023Native American (Mi'kmag and Onondaga) writer, artist and professorAuthor of "Night Gives Women the Word", "Indian S...
Art Artist Indian Mi'kmag Native Native American Native Culture North American Indians Onondaga Professor Teach Teacher University Writer

Edna O'Brien

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1930 - Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, professor, poet and short-story writerAuthor of "Lantern Slides" (for which she won the...
Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award Ireland Irish Los Angeles Book Prize Memoir Memoirist Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Short Story Teach Teacher Theater Theatre University

Donald Goines

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1936 - October 21, 1994African-American novelistAuthor of "Dopefiend", "Black Girl Lost" and "Crime Partners"Also wrote under the pseu...
African American Novel Novelist

Chris d'Lacey

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1954 - English writer of children's fictionAuthor of "Fly, Cherokee, Fly" (for which he was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 1998...
British Carnegie Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books England English Fiction Great Britain

Betty Smith

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1896 - January 17, 1972American novelist and playwrightAuthor of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "Tomorrow Will Be Better" and "Joy in th...
Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Wade Davis

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1953 - Canadian anthropologist, author and photographerAuthor of "The Serpent and the Rainbow", "One River" (for which he was nominat...
Anthropologist Anthropology Author Canada Canadian Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Tove Ditlevsen

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1917 - March 7, 1976Danish poet, children's book author, novelist, short story writer and memoiristAuthor of "Annalise - Tretten Ar" ...
Author Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Children's Poem Children's Poet Dane Danish Denmark Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Stewart Brand

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1938American writer and editor of "The Whole Earth Catalog"Author of "How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built", "The Cl...
Editor The Whole Earth Catalog Writer