Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow

male, deceased (2005) (Princeton, New Jersey, United States)
Solomon Bellows, Russian-American, Canadian of Russian descent, From Montreal, Canadian, Former Trotskyist…novelist
Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows, (Lachine, Quebec, Canada, June 10, 1915 - April 5, 2005 in Brookline, Massachusetts) was an acclaimed...
Dan Brown

Dan Brown

male, 45 years old
Christian, the da vinci code, da vinci code, Dan Brown, Phillips Exeter Academy alumni, Christian writer…American novelist, novelist
Dan Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the controversial 2003 bestselling novel, "The Da Vinci...
Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

male, deceased (1885)
la légende des siècles 3 1883, les miserables, Writer-illustrator, novelist, les contemplations 1856, william shakespeare 1864
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most...
Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson

male, deceased (2005)
Gonzo journalism, suicide by firearm in the United States, From Louisville, Kentucky, tax resister, Psychedelic advocates and proponents, Kentucky writer…novelist
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting in which...
Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

male, deceased (1924)
modernist literature, immigrant to the United Kingdom, islomaniac, Polish Briton, from Stanford le Hope, self-deception…novelist
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. Some of his works have been labelled romantic: Conrad's...
John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

male, deceased (1968)
From Salinas, California, Cinema of the United States, Academy Award for Best Story, Dust Bowl, nomination for Best Story, Stanford University alumni…novelist
John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27 1902 - December 20 1968) was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. A...
Truman Garcia Capote

Truman Garcia Capote

male, deceased (1984) (Alabama)
in cold blood, gay, breakfast at tiffany's, from New York City, From Long Island, Edgar Award winner…novelist
Truman Capote was born in New Orleans on the 30th September 1924. Born as "Truman Streckfus Persons " to a 16yr old beauty queen and a salesman...
Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

male, 89 years old
novelist, The Twilight Zone writer, The Martian Chronicles, science fiction, fahrenheit 451, Hugo Award winning author
Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920) is an American literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer best known for "The...
Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

male, deceased (1959)
Old Alleynian, philip marlowe, Irish-American, mystery writer, English American, California writer…novelist
Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 - March 26, 1959) was an author of crime stories and novels. His influence on modern crime fiction has...
William Gibson

William Gibson

male, 61 years old
cyberspace, novelist, Cyberpunk, wired magazine, blogger, science fiction
William Ford Gibson (born, Conway, South Carolina) is an American-born science fiction author who has been called the father of the cyberpunk...