Saturday, December 5, 2015

December 5

Born:



1830 - Christina Rossetti
English poet best known for her long work Goblin Market.







1896 - Ann Nolan Clark
American children's author, winner of the 1953 Newbery Medal for Secret of the Andes.





1934 - Joan Didion
American author of novels and literary journalism.








1936 - James Lee Burke
American author of mysteries, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series.









1954 - Hanif Kureishi
English author and playwright, named one of Britain's 50 greatest writers since 1945 by The Times.



1968 - Lydia Millet
American novelist of literary fiction with a hint of dark humor.




Died:
1870 - Alexandre Dumas, père
1925 - Władysław Reymont
1950 - Sri Aurobindo
1975 - Constance McLaughlin Green
1977 - Katherine Milhous
1989 - George Selden
2009 - William Lederer

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