William Faulkner (1897-1962), American writer of essays, novels, short stories, as well as screenplays and poetry, is one of the most acclaimed authors in American and Southern literature. Awarded with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for two of his works, Faulkner is also a Nobel Prize laureate. As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the […]
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Marcel Proust 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922 Place of birth: Auteil, Paris, France Most famous book: In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu) Interesting facts: Considered to be one of the greatest authors of all time He was a homosexual, although he never openly admitted it He was sickly
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Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American poet, writer, as well as singer, actress and dancer, having participated in productions like the opera Porgy and Bess. Some of her written works include one of her autobiographies I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, her poetry collection and Pulitzer Prize nominee Just Give Me a Cool Drink of
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An American poet, writer and editor, Edgar Allan Poe ( 1809–1849) is known as the inventor of detective fiction and a master in writing short stories featuring horror, mystery and the macabre, such as The Black Cat, Berenice and The Fall of the House of Usher. 1.“Of puns it has been said that those who
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Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an American poet. After spending 40 years as an unknown, he became famous in America at the beginning of WWI. A four-time Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry, Frost was a poetic force and the unofficial \”poet laureate\” of the United States. 1. \”My sorrow, when she\’s here with me, thinks these dark
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Sylvia Plath Nationality: American Profession: Author Why Famous: Credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for her two published collections: \”Other Poems and Ariel\” and \”The Colossus\”. She won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for The Collected Poems. Also well known for the semi-autobiographical work \”The Bell Jar\”. She suffered
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Truman Streckfus Persons (1924-1984), known by his pen name Truman Capote was an American author, playwright and screenwriter. His novella Breakfast at Tiffany\’s was further immortalized by the homonymous film, starring Audrey Hepburn in the protagonist\’s iconic role and his novel In Cold Blood is considered a landmark of popular culture. 1.\”Life is a moderately
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John Keats (1795-1821) was one of the major figures of Romantic poetry and one of the most beloved and popular of all English poets. Some of his most famous poems include The Eve of St. Agnes, Hyperion, La Belle Dame Sans Merci and many others. 1.\”In spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away
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Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) is considered one of the 20th century\’s major poets. Also a playwright, essayist and literary critic, the Missouri-born poet became famous by works, such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Ash Wednesday and Murder in the Cathedral. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, as well as
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Samuel Masters for Art-Sheep Well, we all know that William Shakespeare was a very enigmatic figure, his life shrouded in mystery, even his date of birth remaining unknown. However, recently, scientists\’ discoveries indicate that there might be more interesting facts about the legendary author that we might not be privy to, such as, for example
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