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James Atlas, in his biography of Chicago writer Saul Bellow, suggests that "the city's reputation for nurturing literary and intellectual talent can be traced to the same geographical centrality that made it a great industrial power." [1] When Chicago was incorporated in 1837, it was a frontier outpost with about 4,000 people. The population ...
[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 ...
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 .
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.
Sherwood Anderson (September 13, 1876 – March 8, 1941) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and self-revealing works. Self-educated, he rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in Cleveland and Elyria, Ohio.
Writer Born in Chicago Shams Charania: Apr 1, 1994: Sports writer Born in Chicago Sandra Cisneros: Dec 20, 1954: Author Born in Chicago Diablo Cody: Jun 14, 1978: Screenwriter Daniel Cohen: Mar 12, 1936: May 6, 2018: Children's writer Born in Chicago Allan Cox: Jun 3, 1937: Aug 28, 2016: Writer Residing in Chicago James Gould Cozzens: Aug 19 ...
The Little Review was an American avant-garde literary magazine founded by Margaret Anderson in Chicago's historic Fine Arts Building, published literary and art work from 1914 to May 1929. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With the help of Jane Heap and Ezra Pound , Anderson created a magazine that featured a wide variety of transatlantic modernists and cultivated ...
Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh), and raised in Oakland, California, [1] Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of her life.