Jazz Age author of The Great Gatsby, member of The Lost Generation, and husband of the eccentric socialite Zelda Fitzgerald. His novels include This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, and Tender Is the Night. Before Fame He was so intelligent as a child that he was permitted to ...
Known mainly for his work Moby Dick, Melville was virtually unsuccessful as an author and novelist. He had other small successes, such as Typee in 1845, which became a bestseller in London. He also published Omoo based on the success of his previous work. But his later years were not ne...
French author Alexandre Dumas was a playwright and novelist known for his extensive contributions to literature. His historical novels were him apart from other writers of the day, particularly The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) and The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)...
Karen Joy Fowler (born February 7, 1950) is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation. She is best known as the author of the best-selling novel The Jane Austen Book Club that...
Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American author. She is best known for her 2006 memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, which as of December 2010 had spent 199 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and which was also made into a film by the same name in 2010. Birthplace: Waterbury,...
J·K·Rowling is a famous British author and one of the most important writers in the Harry Potter series. She was born on July 30th, 1965 in England. When she was young, her strong mind of writing came to the writer when she was seven years old and then started writing a book of ...
The author states that there was an “era of liberation for women,” and many contemporary ideas were introduced. New ideals were being popularized and a different generation was evolving, even with the disapproval of others. Although it was a glitzy and glamorous time, the economy was being ...
On The Road - Jack Kerouac (1957) On The Road is the perfect example of ‘The Great American Novel’, and for good reason. The story follows a fictionalised version of the author, Sal Paradise, and some of the key figures in the ‘Beat Generation’ and their travels, physically and ...
The only time you could see what a character or scenery looks like in books would be its cover. Unless the author created a map as J. R. R. Tolkien did for Lord of the Rings, you would have to imagine what is happening as you read. ...
Some of the famous men of the 1920s: Charles Lindbergh -- Famous Aviator and adventurer Al Capone -- Famous Gangster F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Self-proclaimed "Flapper King" & Author ofThe Great Gatsby Jack Dempsey -- Boxer Babe Ruth-- Baseball Player and unofficial King of New York ...