writers
On her 80th birthday: Margaret Atwood points the way toward a new humanity
November 18, 2019Margaret Atwood has written several novels that explore dystopian situations or circumstances where people are subjected to control and violence.
Read moreExposing capitalism’s exploitative nature: The life and writings of B. Traven
April 2, 2019Traven is one of the most widely read working-class writers of the 20th century.
Read moreThis week in history: Jack London, writer, socialist, is born
January 14, 2016Jack London, novelist and passionate advocate of labor unions, socialism, and the rights of workers, was born 140 years ago.
Read moreToday in history: Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo is born
December 9, 2015Writer Dalton Trumbo was born on this day 110 years ago. He won two Academy Awards while blacklisted.
Read moreToday in history: Alberto Moravia died in 1990
September 25, 2015In the same year Italian writer Alberto Moravia died in his Rome apartment at 82, his autobiography, "Vita di Moravia" was published.
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