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[3] But modernism was already stirring by 1899, with works such as Joseph Conrad's (1857–1924) Heart of Darkness, while Alfred Jarry's (1873–1907) absurdist play, Ubu Roi appeared even earlier, in 1896. Knut Hamsun's (1859–1952) Hunger (1890) is a groundbreaking modernist novel and Mysteries (1892) pioneers modernist stream of ...
A second "Chicago Renaissance," this time lasting approximately 1935 to 1950 and referring to a wave of creativity from Chicago's African American writers. Bone suggests that this Chicago Renaissance was comparable in influence and importance to the earlier Harlem Renaissance. Bone's list of Chicago Renaissance writers includes fiction writers ...
Pages in category "Writers from Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 987 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Children's writer Born in Chicago Allan Cox: Jun 3, 1937: Aug 28, 2016: Writer Residing in Chicago James Gould Cozzens: Aug 19, 1903: Aug 9, 1978: Novelist Born in Chicago Michael Crichton: Oct 23, 1942: Nov 4, 2008: Writer Born in Chicago Philip K. Dick: Dec 16, 1928: Mar 2, 1982: Writer Born in Chicago Charles Dickinson: June 4, 1951: Writer ...
Harriet Monroe (December 23, 1860 – September 26, 1936) was an American editor, scholar, literary critic, poet, and patron of the arts.She was the founding publisher and long-time editor of Poetry magazine, which she established in 1912.
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Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ / HEM-ing-way; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image.
Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen (born Nellie Walker; April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an American novelist.Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), and a few short stories.