Literary Library

Eileen Myles

December 9, 1949 - American poet and writer of fiction, nonfiction, libretti and playsAuthor of "Chelsea Girls", "The Importance of Being Iceland"...

Edoardo Sanguineti

December 9, 1930 - May 18, 2010Genovese poet, writer, academic, translator and member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian ParliamentAuthor o...

Dalton Trumbo

December 9, 1905 -September 10, 1976American screenwriter, film director, playwright, essayist and novelistHis books include "Eclipse", "Johnny Go...

Ashleigh Brilliant

December 9, 1933 -  English author, cartoonist and professorAuthor of "I May Not Be Totally Perfect But Parts of Me Are Excellent and Other Brill...

Anthony Santasiere

December 9, 1904 - January 13, 1977American chess master, writer and teacherAuthor of "The Vienna Game and Gambit", "The Futuristic Chess Opening: ...

Ann Hood

December 9, 1956 - American novelist and short story & nonfiction writerAuthor of "Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine", "The Knitting Circle" an...

Abraham B. Yeshoshua

December 9, 1936 - June 14, 2022Israeli novelist, essayist and playwrightAuthor of "Five Seasons" (for which he won the National Jewish Book Award...

Ron Hansen

December 8, 1947 - American novelist, essayist and professorAuthor "Desperadoes", "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and ...

Richard Llewellyn

December 8, 1906 - November 30, 1983British novelistAuthor of "How Green Was My Valley" (for which he won the National Book Award for Fiction in 19...

Padraic Colum

December 8, 1881 - January 11, 1972Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's book author and folklore collectorAuthor of...

Oswald Jacoby

December 8, 1902 - June 27, 1984American bridge player and authorAuthor of "Oswald Jacoby on Poker", "Mathematics for Pleasure", "The Backgammon Bo...

Mary Gordon

December 8, 1949 - American novelist, memoirist, literary critic and professorAuthor of "Final Payments", "The Company of Women" and "The Shadow M...