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November 11 in literary history
Literary history for November 11: 26 writers born and 10 writers who died from 1623 to 2013. Born on this day: Marsha Mehran, Colin Harvey (writer), Cristina Odone.
Writers born on November 11
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Marsha Mehran | Iranian novelist (1977–2014) |
| 1960 | Colin Harvey (writer) | British science fiction writer, editor, and reviewer |
| 1960 | Cristina Odone | Italian-British journalist, editor, and writer |
| 1960 | Stanley Tucci | American actor and author (born 1960) |
| 1958 | Kathy Lette | Australian-British author (born 1958) |
| 1954 | Mary Gaitskill | American writer (born 1954) |
| 1954 | Roger Slifer | American comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer (1954–2015) |
| 1950 | Mircea Dinescu | Romanian poet, journalist and editor (born 1950) |
| 1942 | K. Connie Kang | Korean American journalist and author (1942–2019) |
| 1942 | Diane Wolkstein | Diane Wolkstein, American author and radio host (died 2013) |
| 1937 | Alicia Ostriker | American poet and scholar (born 1937) |
| 1929 | Hans Magnus Enzensberger | German writer and editor (1929–2022) |
| 1928 | Carlos Fuentes | Mexican writer (1928–2012) |
| 1925 | John Guillermin | British film director, writer and producer (1925–2015) |
| 1922 | Kurt Vonnegut | American author (1922–2007) |
| 1919 | Kalle Päätalo | Finnish novelist |
| 1914 | Howard Fast | American writer |
| 1901 | F. Van Wyck Mason | American historian and novelist |
| 1898 | René Clair | French filmmaker and writer (1898–1981) |
| 1896 | Shirley Graham Du Bois | American-Ghanaian writer and activist (1896–1977) |
| 1888 | Maulana Azad | Indian politician and writer (1888–1958) |
| 1867 | Shrimad Rajchandra | Jain mystic poet from India |
| 1855 | Stevan Sremac | Serbian writer (1855–1906) |
| 1836 | Thomas Bailey Aldrich | American poet |
| 1821 | Fyodor Dostoevsky | Russian novelist and philosopher (1821–1881) |
| 1633 | George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax | English statesman and writer (1633–1695) |
Writers who died on November 11
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bob Beckham | American country music publisher and singer (1927–2013) |
| 2005 | Peter Drucker | American management consultant and author (1909–2005) |
| 2004 | Richard Dembo | French director and screenwriter |
| 2003 | Miquel Martí i Pol | Catalan poet and translator |
| 1999 | Jacobo Timerman | Argentine publisher, journalist and author (1923–1999) |
| 1997 | William Alland | American actor, producer, writer, and director |
| 1993 | John Stanley (cartoonist) | American cartoonist (1914–1993) |
| 1990 | Yiannis Ritsos | Greek poet and communist (1909–1990) |
| 1884 | Alfred Brehm | German zoologist and writer (1829–1884) |
| 1623 | Philippe de Mornay | French Protestant writer (1549–1623) |
Featured
Marsha Mehran (1977) — Marsha Mehran was an Iranian novelist. Her works include the international bestsellers Pomegranate Soup (2005) and Rosewater and Soda Bread (2008).
Colin Harvey (writer) (1960) — Colin Harvey was a British science fiction writer, editor, and reviewer. He published six novels and more than 30 short stories.
Cristina Odone (1960) — Cristina Patricia Odone is an Italian-British journalist, editor, and writer. She is the founder and chair of the Parenting Circle Charity. Odone is formerly the Editor of The Catholic Herald, Deputy Editor of the New Statesman. She is currently Head of the Family Policy Unit at the Centre for Social Justice.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.