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Cather, Willa Sibert

(Encyclopedia) Cather, Willa SibertCather, Willa Sibertsīˈbərt kăᵺˈər [key], 1873–1947, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Winchester, Va., considered one of the great American writers of…

Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462 (table)

(Encyclopedia) Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462(including dates of rule) House of Rurik Ivan III (the Great), 1462–1505 Vasily III, 1505–33 Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1533–84 Feodor I, 1584…

Doctorow, E. L.

(Encyclopedia) Doctorow, E. L. (Edgar Lawrence Doctorow)Doctorow, E. L.dŏkˈtərōˌ [key], 1931–2015, American novelist, b. New York City. The author of a dozen novels, Doctorow is known for his…

Shepard, Sam

(Encyclopedia) Shepard, Sam, 1943–2017, one of the major American playwrights and actors of his era, b. Fort Sheridan, Ill., as Samuel Shepard Rogers 3d. A product of the 1960s counterculture and an…

Mo Yan

(Encyclopedia) Mo Yan, 1955–, Chinese novelist, pen name of Guan Moye, b. Shandong prov. Mo is one of contemporary China's most prolific and popular writers. He left school in the fifth grade and did…

Lehmann, John

(Encyclopedia) Lehmann, JohnLehmann, Johnlāˈmən [key], 1907–89, English poet, editor, and publisher. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he began working at Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth…

100 Best First Lines of Novels

The titles range from Don Quixote to Middlesex The editors of American Book Review selected what they consider the most memorable first lines of novels. The titles on the list span centuries and…

Vacation Stories from our Readers

  Unusual Vacation Stories Memorable vacation experiences submitted by our readers   Well It Went To A Good Home We left Wyoming where we had bought a piece of blue leather that I was going to…

Hurston, Zora Neale

(Encyclopedia) Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891?–60, African-American writer, b. Notasulga, Ala. She grew up in the pleasant all-black town of Eatonville, Fla., and graduated from Barnard College, where she…