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Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

Literature Sylvia Plath
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  • October 27, 1937
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Best known for her semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar and her two collections of poems “The Colossus” and “Ariel,” American poet, short-story writer, and novelist Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) was one of the most talented and beloved American poets who advanced the genre of confessional poetry.
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W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

Literature Poet W. H. Auden
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  • February 21, 1907
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British-American poet W. H. Auden is recognized as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, influencing the arts to the extent that journalists referred to his period of fame as the “Auden Generation.” The grandson of an Anglican minister, Auden was raised in...
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Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett

Literature Samuel Beckett
An Irish avant-garde playwright, poet and novelist who is considered one of the fathers of the postmodernist movement, Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969 “for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern...
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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre Literature Philosophy
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980) was a pioneering intellectual and proponent of existentialism who championed leftist causes in France and other countries. He wrote a number of books, including the highly influential Being and Nothingness, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1964, though he turned it...
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George Orwell

George Orwell

George Orwell Literature
GEORGE ORWELL (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950) English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic whose work is characterized by his opposition to totalitarianism and his commitment to democratic socialism. Main accomplishments: Wrote several influential novels, including Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949). Contributed numerous...
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John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck Literature
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  • February 27, 1902
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Best known as the author of such famous novels as Of Mice And Men and The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck (1902–1968) was an award-winning American writer and perhaps the most prominent literary voice of the Great Depression. His hard-hitting novels illuminated the plight of the working class during...
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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes Literature Poet
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  • February 1, 1901
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American poet, novelist, playwright, and social activist Langston Hughes contributed to the flourishing literary movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. Through his poems, stories, and essays, Hughes became known for his authentic portrayal of Black American life. Certainly a controversial figure, many of Hughes’ fans...
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Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

Literature Vladimir Nabokov
VLADIMIR NABOKOV (April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977) A Russian-American writer who is regarded as one of the most influential prose writers of the twentieth century.  Major Accomplishments: Wrote the novels, Lolita (1955) and Pale Fire (1962) Professor at Cornell, Stanford, Wellesley, and Harvard...
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