Jack Jones (novelist) - Jack Jones (novelist) Jack Jones (1884-1970) was a Welsh novelist and playwright. He was born in Wales and, having served in World War I, followed many professions and stood as a Liberal candidate for Parliament before becoming well-known for books such as Rhondda roundabout (1934) and Off to Philadelphia in the morning (based on the life of the composer Joseph Parry) (1947). His other works included three volumes of autobiography and a biography of David Lloyd George..
Karl Adolph Gjellerup - Gjellerup (1857-1919) was a Danish poet and novelist who together with his compatriot Henrik Pontoppidan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917. In Denmark Gjellerup's award was received with little enthusiasm. He had been regarded long as a German writer. Because Sweden was neutral during World War I, the divided prize did not arouse political speculations about partial decision, but showed on the other hand allegiance between the Nordic neighbors. External Links http://www.nobel-winners.com/Literature/karl_gjellerup.html.
Kalle Päätalo - 1919 - November 20, 2000) was a Finnish novelist, the most popular Finnish writer in the 20th century. Päätalo was born in Taivalkoski, Province of Oulu, into poor circumstances. His father, a lumberjack, suffered from periodical mental disorders, and Kalle had to maintain his family from the age of 14 in his father's profession. At the same time, he dreamed about becoming a writer and read avidly, being much influenced by Jack London's Martin Eden and Mika Waltari's guidebook for aspiring writers. His war service in Winter War and Continuation War was cut short by being wounded. After the wars, he moved to Tampere where he studied at technical school, becoming a building contractor, and wrote short stories that were published in various magazines. He was married twice and had two.
Katharine Kerr - 1944, Cleveland, Ohio) is a science fiction and fantasy novelist, best known for her series of Celtic-influenced sword-and-sorcery novels set in the fictional land of Deverry. Deverry Novels Daggerspell Darkspell (later reissued in an "author's definitive edition") The Bristling Wood (US title; issued in England as Dawnspell: The Bristling Wood) The Dragon Revenant (US title; issued in England as Dragonspell: The Southern Sea) A Time of Exile A Time of Omens Days of Blood and Fire (US title; issued in England as A Time of War) Days of Air and Darkness (US title; issued in England as A Time of Justice) The Black Raven The Red Wyvern The Fire Dragon Science Fiction Resurrection Freeze Frames Polar City Blues Polar City Nightmare (with Kate Daniel) Snare.
Kate Mosse - is the presenter of the BBC4 literary chat show, Readers' and Writers' Roadshow and a well-known figure in the media. A novelist and non-fiction author, she was named European Woman of Achievement in 2000..
Katherine Govier - Katherine Govier (born 1948) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. In 1997 she was the winner of the Marian Engel Award for her collected works. Works: Random Descent - 1979 Going Through the Motions - 1982 Fables of Brunswick Avenue - 1985 Between Men - 1987 Before and After - 1989 Hearts of Flame - 1991 The Immaculate Conception Photo Gallery - 1994 Angel Walk - 1996 The Truth Teller - 2000 Creation - 2002 See also: List of Canadian writers.
Kawabata Yasunari - April 16, 1972) was a Japanese novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968. Kawabata was orphaned when he was two and soon long his grandparents also. While still a student at Tokyo Imperial University he joined Yokomitsu Riichi in starting Bungei Jidai (The Artistic Age), a neo-Impressionist journal. Kawabata committed suicide in 1972. Kawabata debuted with Izu no Odoriko ("The Dancer of Izu") in 1927. In 1937 appeared his novel Yukiguni ("Snow Country"), a stark tale of a love affair between a Tokyo playboy and a provincial geisha in a remote hot springs town. Yukiguni established Kawabata as one of Japan's foremost authors and became an instant classic. Senbazuru ("Thousand Cranes") continued some of the themes of Yukiguni. List of Works Snow Country (雪国, Yukiguni, 1937) Senbazuru ("Thousand.
Karin Boye - Boye Karin Boye was a Swedish poet and novelist. She was born in 1900 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and died in 1941 from an apparent suicide. In 1932, after the breakup of her marriage, she had a relationship with Gunnel Bergström, the wife of fellow poet Gunnar Ekelöf. She was largely responsible for translating the work of T. S. Eliot into Swedish. See also: List of Swedish writers This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Kessingland - The Suffolk Coast and Heaths area was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1970, and the Suffolk Coasts and Heath Project runs many conservation projects. Famous residents Sir H. Rider Haggard, novelist, was born here..
Kenneth Grahame - (March 8, 1859 - July 6, 1932) was an English novelist. Grahame was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is most famous for writing The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. Grahame was orphaned as a child and went to live with his grandmother in England. He attended St. Edward's School in Oxford but could not afford to attend university. He worked at the Bank of England until retiring in 1907 due to ill health. He died in Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. Bibliography Pagan Papers (1893)(Gutenberg text) The Golden Age (1895) (Gutenberg text) Dream Days (1898) (Gutenberg text) The Wind in the Willows (1908) (Gutenberg text).
Kensal Green Cemetery - journalist Fanny Kemble, actor, poet William Makepeace Thackeray, writer Kitty Melrose, actress Anthony Trollope, novelist At the centre is All Soul's Chapel, contain some tombs inside as well. There is also a catacomb currently not maintained. A non-European is buried here: His Excellency Ras Andargachew Messai of Ethiopia (1902 - 1981)..
Kenyon College - Djerassi. Among Kenyon's excellent academic departments, the English department is probably the best known, having honored graduates, such as poet and critic John Crowe Ransom, poet Robert Lowell and novelist E.L. Doctorow. The Kenyon Review, a literary magazine was founded in 1939. Kenyon's men's and women's swimming teams, lead by Jim Steen are generally considered the best in NCAA Division III, with the men's team winning 23 national championships and the women's 18. Kenyon's sports teams are referred to as the Lords and Ladies, sporting their colors of purple and white..
Kinky Friedman - Kinky Friedman is an American singer, songwriter and novelist, born in 1944 in Rio Duckworth, Texas. Arriving on the wave of country rock following on from Gram Parsons, The Band and The Eagles, Kinky Friedman originally found cult fame as a country and western singer with his band The Texas Jewboys. His repertoire mixed social comment (We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You) and maudlin ballads (Western Union Wire) with raucously politically incorrect humour (Get Your Biscuits In The Oven and Your Buns In Bed), whilst his "Ride'em Jewboy" was a remarkably effective extended tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. After his music career stalled in the 1980s Friedman found a new lease of life as a detective novelist. His books have many similarities to the music, featuring.
Kingsley Amis - 1922 - October 22, 1995), was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. Author of twenty novels, three collections of poetry, a number of short stories, and ten books of social or literary criticism. Born in London. He was educated at the City of London School and St. John's College, Oxford. After service in the army with the Royal Corps of Signals he completed his university studies in 1947 and then worked as a lecturer in English at the University of Swansea (1948-61) and in Cambridge (1961-63). Amis achieved popular success with his first novel Lucky Jim, which is often considered the exemplary novel of the Fifties. The novel won the Somerset Maugham award for fiction and Amis was placed in a group of young writers labeled Angry Young Men. Lucky.
King Solomon's Mines - wisdom and for his wealth. A number of sites have been identified as being the location of the mines of Solomon, including the workings at Timna near Eilat, Israel. A film was made of the book in 1950 which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and an article about it may be found here. There was a remake in 1985 starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. The character Allan Quatermain from this (and other) novels by Haggard was placed by science fiction writer Philip José Farmer as a member of the "Wold Newton family". The character was also used by the graphic novelist Alan Moore in his series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The book should not be confused with Barbara Vine's novel King Solomon's Carpet..
Kikuyu - Kenya's first president, was a Kikuyu, giving the community a foothold into politics. To this day, Kenyan politics are dominated by Kikuyu people. One of the most famous Kikuyus is novelist Ngugi Wa Thiongo..
Kimmo Lehtonen - Kimmo Lehtonen is a Finnish science fiction novelist. He was also a longtime chairman of the Helsinki Science Fiction Society, and still is an active member of the Helsinki fandom scene. He runs the most active science fiction oriented website in Finland, Babek Nabel. His first novel Timbuktun Hetket (1997), ("Timbuktu Moments") was an eerily prescient tale of a muslim fundamentalist who is bankrolled by a businessman with ulterior motives to create havoc in order to destabilize an Arab nations government..
Kobo Abe - on the condition that he wouldn't practice. He published his first novel in 1948 and worked as an avant-garde novelist and playwright, but it wasn't until he published The Woman in the Dunes in 1960 that he won widespread international acclaim. In the 1960s, he collaborated with Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara in adapting to film The Pitfall, The Woman in the Dunes, The Face of Another and The Ruined Map. Abe's surreal and often nightmarish explorations of the individual in contemporary society earned him comparisons to Kafka and his influence extended well beyond Japan, particularly with the success of The Woman in the Dunes at the Cannes Film Festival. List of Books Available in English The Woman in the Dunes Inter Ice Age 4 The Face of Another The Ruined Map.
Kurt Vonnegut - (born November 11, 1922) is an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. He was recognized as New York State Author for 2001-2003. He was born in Indianapolis, later the setting for many of his novels. He attended Cornell University from 1941 to 1943, where he wrote a column for the campus newspaper. Vonnegut trained as a chemist and worked as a journalist before joining the U.S. Army and serving in World War II. After the war, he attended University of Chicago as a graduate student in anthropology and also worked as a police reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. He left Chicago to work in Schenectady, New York in public relations for General Electric. He attributed his unadorned writing style to his reporting work. His experiences as.
J. G. Ballard - Ballard (born November 18, 1930 in Shanghai) is a British novelist remarkable for the range of genres of his novels - science fiction, modernistic art novel, and historical setting. A great many of his writings are about dystopias. Novels and short story collections Note: This is a partial list. The Atrocity Exhibition The Drowned World The Crystal World Terminal Beach Vermilion Sands High Rise -- part of so-called "dystopian trilogy" (w/ "Concrete Island" and "Crash") Concrete Island Crash Cocaine Nights Super-Cannes Running Wild War Fever -- a compilation of essays and stories The Unlimited Dream Company The Wind That Came From Nowhere Empire of the Sun -- historical novel, based on his own adolescence in a Japanese P.O.W. camp in Shanghai. See also: Brian Aldiss.
