Selma Lagerlöf (20 November, 1858 – 16 March, 1940) was a prize winning author from Sweden. “1959 CPA 2284” by Post of USSR http://kolekzioner.net/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=224. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons. Lagerlöf was born with a hip injury and gotten an illness which […]
Kurt Vonnegut (11 November, 1922 – 11 April, 2007) was a prolific American author, best known for his 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
Only two works of Chénier were published during his lifetime, he got his reputation posthumously.
In 2007 Mrs. Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She was the eleventh (and oldest) woman to win the prize
The first federal copyright laws (1790) were instituted much due to Mr. Webster’s efforts to protect his work (even though he “borrowed” as well).
Tadeusz Różewicz (9 October, 1921 – 24 April, 2014) was a renowned Polish poet “Różewicz cropped” by Michał Kobyliński from http://gilling.info/ – Poetyckie Foto Niusy – File:Rozewicz Grass.JPG. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Commons. During World War II Mr. Różewicz was […]
In 1936 Mr. Stevens broke his hand while punching the jaw of one Ernest Hemingway.
William Faulkner (25 September, 1897 – 6 July, 1962) was an American writer of plays, short stories, essays, screenplays and novels.
Dr. Samuel Johnson (18 September, 1709 – 12 December, 1784) was an English write, poet and essayist who has made large contributions to English literature. “Samuel Johnson by Joshua Reynolds 2” by Joshua Reynolds – Originally in English Wikipedia, uploaded 21:07, 2005 […]
Henry (11 September, 1862 – 5 June, 1910) was an American known for his surprising and witty short stories. “William Sydney Porter by doubleday” by W.M. Vanderweyde, New York – NYPL Digital Gallery. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons. The author’s […]
