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John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905 – April 11, 1970) was an American writer. He was one of America's most prolific writers of short stories, credited with helping to invent The New Yorker magazine short story style. [1]
John Gross FRSL (12 March 1935 – 10 January 2011) [1] [2] [3] was an English man of letters. A leading intellectual, writer, anthologist, and critic, [ 4 ] The Guardian (in a tribute titled "My Hero") [ 5 ] and The Spectator were among several publications to describe Gross as "the best-read man in Britain". [ 6 ]
John Kennedy Toole (/ ˈ t uː l /; December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981; he also wrote The Neon Bible.
John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel , a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
A Dear John letter is a letter written to a man by his wife or romantic partner to inform him that their relationship is over, usually because his partner has found another lover. The man is often a member of the military stationed overseas, although the letter may be used in other ways, including being left for him to discover when he returns ...
Audible has a 30-day free trial available right now. It was the tail end of June 1968; the air was starting to get humid. Fourth grade was ending, and I could feel the three months of delirium ...
John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism , in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. [ 1 ]
John Crowley / ˈ k r aʊ l i / (born December 1, 1942) is an American author of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and non-fiction. Crowley studied at Indiana University and has a second career as a documentary film writer.