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Michael Veitch Facts

Michael Veitch (born 29 November 1962) is an Australian comedian, author and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows The D-Generation, Fast Forward and Full Frontal, as well as for his books on Second World War avi

Jeanette Winterson Facts

Jeanette Winterson, OBE (born 27 August 1959) is an award-winning English writer, who became famous with her first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a semi-autobiographical novel about a sensitive teenage girl rebelling against conventional value

Robert Cormier Facts

Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925 – November 2, 2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Do

Jessica Mann Facts

Jessica Mann (born 1937) is a British writer. As a novelist she specialises in the mystery and suspense genres, and 21 of her crime novels have been published since 1971. She has also written several non-fiction books, including Out of Harm’s Way, an

Robert Penn Warren Facts

Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He founded the influentia

Helene Cixous Facts

Hélène Cixous (born 5 June 1937) is a professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician. She holds honorary degrees from Queen’s University and the University of Alberta in Canada; University College

Gary Russell Facts

Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is a freelance writer, producer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs in other media. As

Charlotte Erlih Facts

Naomi Ragen Facts

Naomi Ragen (born July 10, 1949) is an American-Israeli Orthodox Jewish author, playwright and women’s rights activist. Ragen lives in Jerusalem and writes in English. A recurring theme in her fictional works is injustice against women in the Hared

Mohammed Daoud Facts

Mohammed Daoud (1901-1984) was a Moroccan writer and historian and a major nationalist in Northern Morocco during its struggle for independence from occupation by Spanish forces. He was the author of the twelve volume Tarikh Titwan (History of Tetoua

Thea Beckman Facts

Thea Beckman (née Petie) (23 July 1923 – 5 May 2004) was a Dutch author of children’s books.

Jeff Winkless Facts

Jeffrey Alan Winkless (June 2, 1941 – June 26, 2006) was an American film and voice actor and music composer. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Two of his younger brothers, Terence H. Winkless and Daniel Owen Winkless, worked with him on The