Sarah Kane 3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999 Place of birth: Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom Most famous book: Crave Interesting facts: During her teenage years she was a committed Christian She suffered from severe depression throughout her life She took her own life, by hanging herself by her shoelaces in a hospital bathroom 17 […]
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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a famous German playwright, poet and stage director. Using his \”defamiliarization effect\” or \”distancing effect\”, he believed that theater is supposed to be a representation of reality and not reality itself, a fact that was apparent in his \”epic theater\” techniques. Some of his most famous and acclaimed works include: The
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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 Place of birth: Somersby, Lincolnshire, England, U.K. Best thing about him: One of the most popular British poets Most important work: Ulysses, The Lady of Shalott Interesting facts: Many of the phrases used in his poems have become commonplaces of the English language
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Simone de Beauvoir 9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986 Place of birth: Paris, France Best thing about her: She received the Prix Goncourt in 1954 Most important books: She Came to Stay, The Mandarins and The Second Sex. Interesting facts: Her book The Second Sex is regarded by many as one of the most important works
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Ernest Hemingway July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961 Place of birth: Illinois, USA Best thing about him: He is one of the most famous authors of the early 20th-century, while he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Most important book: For Whom the Bell Tolls Interesting fact: In 1921 he moved
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Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub is the 14th and current Dalai Lama, an important monk of the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born on July 6th, 1935 and has been a big advocate for Tibetans, globally, as well as other important issues, such as peace, women\’s rights, the environment and science. In 1989
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Mark Twain (1835-1910) or Samuel Clemens, as his real name was, is considered one of the greatest American writers, called \”the father of American literature\” by Faulkner. An acclaimed humorist, Twain\’s most characteristic works are his two novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, generally accepted as classics of American literature.
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1. Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. 2. Translation is the art of failure. 3. I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed. 4. The comic is the perception of the opposite;
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Anaïs Nin February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977 Place of birth: Paris, France Best thing about her: She is one of the finest writers of female erotica. Most important book: Delta of Venus, 1977 Interesting facts: Anais Nin was in therapy with Otto Rank who then became her lover Nin was a friend, and
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Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885) was one of the most renown and greatest French novelists. Also a poet and playwright, Hugo was part of the Romantic movement and two of his most famous works, Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame were turned into very successful films. 1.“People do not lack strength; they lack will.”
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