Forster, E.M.
1879 - 1970

The British author Edward Morgan Forster was born in London. His father was an architect. Forster attended King’s College, C...

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Kerouac, Jack
1922 - 1969

The American author Jack Kerouac was born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac in Lowell, Massachusetts. His parents were...

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Despentes, Virginie
1969 -

The French author Virginie Despentes was born in Nancy, northeast France. She was convinced from an early age that girls...

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Qiu Xiaolong
1953 -

Qiu Xiaolong is a Chinese author, poet, translator and scholar. He was born in Shanghai and grew up in post-revolution...

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