Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

female, deceased (1963) (United States)
American women writer, Autobiographicalnovel, expatriate, depression, Smith College alumni, committed suicide…semi-autobiographical novel
Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 - February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Known primarily for her poetry, Plath...
J. G. Ballard

J. G. Ballard

male, 79 years old
novelist, James Graham Ballard, Short story writer, crash, dystopian, dystopia…Autobiographicalnovel
James Graham Ballard (born November 15, 1930 in Shanghai) is a British writer. He was a prominent member of the New Wave in science fiction. His...
Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras

female, deceased (1996) (France)
French women writer, saigon, Playwright, film director, hiroshima mon amour, French…Autobiographicalnovel, autobiographical work
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French writer and film director. She was born in Sa...
Mircea Eliade

Mircea Eliade

male, deceased (1986)
sacred and profane, Shamanism, La Nuit Bengali, University of Chicago Divinity School, fascism, Iron Guard…Autobiographicalnovel, autobiographical
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading...
Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam

male, 66 years old
New York Times, NASA personnel, author, New York Times best-seller, Space advocacy, vietnam veteran…Autobiographicalnovel
Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr. (born February 19, 1943) is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer. His autobiographical novel...
Johanna Kinkel

Johanna Kinkel

female, deceased (1858)
poet, writer, German, revolutionary, Autobiographer, composer…Autobiographicalnovel
Johanna Kinkel (born 8 July 1810 in Bonn; died 15 November 1858 in London) was a German composer, writer, and revolutionary. Her second marriage...