User:Jeanenawhitney/sandbox/writers

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Ion Minulescu
Pen nameI. M. Nirvan
Koh-i-Noor
Occupationpoet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, literary critic, journalist, civil servant
NationalityRomanian
Period1904–1944
Genrelyric poetry, drama, memoir, satire
Literary movementSymbolism
Avant-garde
Sburătorul
Ion Minulescu
Pseudonym I. M. Nirvan
Koh-i-Noor
Born (1881-01-06)January 6, 1881
Bucharest
Died April 11, 1944(1944-04-11) (aged 63)
Bucharest
Occupation poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, literary critic, journalist, civil servant
Nationality Romanian
Writing period 1904–1944
Genres lyric poetry, drama, memoir, satire
Literary movement Symbolism
Avant-garde
Sburătorul
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Born (1918-12-11) December 11, 1918 (age 105)
Kislovodsk, Russia
OccupationNovelist
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Born (1918-12-11) December 11, 1918 (age 105)
Kislovodsk, Russia
Occupation Novelist
Notable award(s) Nobel Prize
Margaret Benson
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BornNew York (U.S.) United States
Pen nameMaggie Shayne
Occupationnovelist
NationalityU.S. United States
Genreromance, paranormal
Website
www.maggieshayne.com
Margaret Benson
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Pseudonym Maggie Shayne
Born New York (U.S.) United States
Occupation novelist
Nationality U.S. United States
Genres romance, paranormal

Official website

Richard Gary Brautigan
Born(1935-01-30)January 30, 1935
Tacoma, Washington, USA
DiedSeptember, 1984 (aged 49)
Bolinas, California USA
OccupationPoet, Novelist
GenreBeat
Literary movementCounterculture
Richard Gary Brautigan
Born (1935-01-30)January 30, 1935
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died September, 1984 (aged 49)
Bolinas, California USA
Occupation Poet, Novelist
Genres Beat
Literary movement Counterculture
Franz Kafka
Photograph of Franz Kafka taken in 1906
Photograph of Franz Kafka taken in 1906
Born(1883-07-03)July 3, 1883
Prague, Austria-Hungary
DiedJune 3, 1924(1924-06-03) (aged 40)
Kierling near Vienna, Austria
Occupationinsurance officer, factory manager, novelist, short story writer
NationalityJewish-Bohemian (Austria-Hungary)
Genrenovel, short story
Literary movementmodernism, existentialism, Surrealism, precursor to magical realism
Franz Kafka

Photograph of Franz Kafka taken in 1906

Born (1883-07-03)July 3, 1883
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died June 3, 1924(1924-06-03) (aged 40)
Kierling near Vienna, Austria
Occupation insurance officer, factory manager, novelist, short story writer
Nationality Jewish-Bohemian (Austria-Hungary)
Genres novel, short story
Literary movement modernism, existentialism, Surrealism, precursor to magical realism
J. K. Rowling
Born (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 (age 59)
Yate, South Gloucestershire, England
OccupationNovelist
NationalityBritish
Website
www.jkrowling.com
J. K. Rowling


Born (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 (age 59)
Yate, South Gloucestershire, England
Occupation Novelist
Nationality British

[www.jkrowling.com Official website]

W. S. Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Born(1836-11-18)18 November 1836, London
Died29 May 1911(1911-05-29) (aged 74), Grim's Dyke
OccupationDramatist
W. S. Gilbert

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

Born (1836-11-18)18 November 1836, London
Died 29 May 1911(1911-05-29) (aged 74), Grim's Dyke
Occupation Dramatist
Influences
Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen King
Born (1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 (age 77)
Portland, Maine, United States
Pen nameRichard Bachman, John Swithen
OccupationNovelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter, Columnist, Actor, Producer, Director
GenreHorror fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction
Signature
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Website
StephenKing.com
Stephen King

Stephen King

Pseudonym Richard Bachman, John Swithen
Born (1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 (age 77)
Portland, Maine, United States
Occupation Novelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter, Columnist, Actor, Producer, Director
Genres Horror fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction
Signature File:SKingSignature.png

StephenKing.com Official website

Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE
Born (1939-04-12) April 12, 1939 (age 85)
Hampstead, London
OccupationPlaywright and director
NationalityBritish
Period1959 – present
Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE
Born (1939-04-12) April 12, 1939 (age 85)
Hampstead, London
Occupation Playwright and director
Nationality British
Writing period 1959 – present
Arthur Miller
Born(1915-10-17)October 17, 1915
New York City, New York
DiedFebruary 10, 2005(2005-02-10) (aged 89)
Roxbury, Connecticut
OccupationPlaywright, Essayist
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMary Slattery (1940-1956)
Marilyn Monroe (1956-1961)
Inge Morath (1962-2002)
Arthur Miller


Born (1915-10-17)October 17, 1915
New York City, New York
Died February 10, 2005(2005-02-10) (aged 89)
Roxbury, Connecticut
Occupation Playwright, Essayist
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Mary Slattery (1940-1956)
Marilyn Monroe (1956-1961)
Inge Morath (1962-2002)
Alan Moore
Moore at a signing in London, October 2006
Moore at a signing in London, October 2006
Born (1953-11-18) November 18, 1953 (age 71)
Northampton, England
Pen nameCurt Vile, Jill de Ray
Occupationcomics writer, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, musician, artist, magician
Nationality British
Genrecomic book, science fiction, fiction, non-fiction
Literary movementcomic books as serious literature[1]
Alan Moore

Moore at a signing in London, October 2006

Pseudonym Curt Vile, Jill de Ray
Born (1953-11-18) November 18, 1953 (age 71)
Northampton, England
Occupation comics writer, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, musician, artist, magician
Nationality British
Genres comic book, science fiction, fiction, non-fiction
Literary movement comic books as serious literature[1]
Антон Павлович Чехов
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Anton Chekhov, by Osip Braz, 1898
Anton Chekhov, by Osip Braz, 1898
Born29 January [O.S. 17 January] 1860
Taganrog, Russian Empire
Died15 July [O.S. 2 July] 1904
Badenweiler, German Empire
OccupationPhysician, short story writer, playwright
NationalityRussian
Антон Павлович Чехов
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Anton Chekhov, by Osip Braz, 1898

Born 29 January [O.S. 17 January] 1860
Taganrog, Russian Empire
Died 15 July [O.S. 2 July] 1904
Badenweiler, German Empire
Occupation Physician, short story writer, playwright
Nationality Russian
  1. ^ a b "DC Universe: The stories of Alan Moore" Pop Matters (retrieved June 13, 2006)
  2. ^ a b "Alan Moore Interview 1988" Johncoulthart.com (retrieved June 13, 2006)
  3. ^ a b Alan Moore and the Graphic Novel: Confronting the Fourth Dimension Image Text, Vol. 1 no. 2 (Fall 2004) (retrieved June 13, 2006)
  4. ^ a b The Supreme Writer: Alan Moore, Interviewed by George Khoury TwoMorrows Publishing (retrieved June 13, 2006)
  5. ^ a b c d "Watchmen: An Oral History" Entertainment Weekly (retrieved June 13, 2006)