On this day
August 18 in literary history
Literary history for August 18: 16 writers born, 9 writers who died and 2 literary events from 849 to 2015. Born on this day: Nicole Krauss, Brian Michael Bendis, Gustavo Charif.
16writers born
9writers died
2literary events
Writers born on August 18
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Nicole Krauss | American novelist (born 1974) |
| 1967 | Brian Michael Bendis | American comic book writer and artist (born 1967) |
| 1966 | Gustavo Charif | Argentine writer, visual artist and film director |
| 1944 | Paula Danziger | American children's book author |
| 1934 | Vincent Bugliosi | American lawyer and true crime writer (1934–2015) |
| 1934 | Gulzar | Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and author (born 1934) |
| 1931 | Bramwell Tillsley | Canadian salvationist and writer (1931–2019) |
| 1925 | Brian Aldiss | British science-fiction writer (1925–2017) |
| 1925 | Anis Mansour | Egyptian writer |
| 1922 | Alain Robbe-Grillet | French writer and film director (1922–2008) |
| 1908 | Olav H. Hauge | Norwegian horticulturist, translator and poet |
| 1902 | Margaret Murie | American naturalist and author |
| 1885 | Nettie Palmer | Australian poet, essayist and literary critic |
| 1856 | Ahad Ha'am | Hebrew-language essayist, poet, and critic of early Zionism (1856-1927) |
| 1629 | Agneta Horn | Swedish writer (1629–1672) |
| 1450 | Marko Marulić | Croatian national poet and European humanist |
Writers who died on August 18
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bud Yorkin | American producer, director, and screenwriter (1926–2015) |
| 2013 | Albert Murray (writer) | American writer |
| 2012 | Ra. Ki. Rangarajan | Writer |
| 2007 | Magdalen Nabb | British author (1947–2007) |
| 2002 | Dean Riesner | American screenwriter |
| 1981 | Anita Loos | American actress and writer (1888–1981) |
| 1850 | Honoré de Balzac | French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) |
| 1563 | Étienne de La Boétie | French judge, writer and philosopher (1530–1563) |
| 849 | Walafrid Strabo | Alemannic Benedictine monk and theological writer |
Literary events on August 18
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States. |
| 1950 | Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, is assassinated. The Party newspaper blames royalists and Rexists. |
Featured
Nicole Krauss (1974) — Nicole Krauss is an American author best known for her four novels Man Walks into a Room (2002), The History of Love (2005), Great House (2010) and Forest Dark (2017), which have been translated into 35 languages.
Brian Michael Bendis (1967) — Brian Michael Bendis is an American comic book writer and artist.
Gustavo Charif (1966) — Gustavo Charif is an Argentine writer, visual artist and film director. His works are a sort of Dadaism mixed with the secular poetry of actual times.
Sources & data
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