Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Πέτρου Καβάφης [ka’vafis]; 29 April (OS 17 April), 1863 – 29 April 1933), known in English as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P.
Sarah Cockburn (born May 27, 1939; died January 28, 2000) wrote books under the name Sarah Caudwell. She was a British lawyer and author of detective stories. Between 1980 and 1999, she wrote four murder mystery books.
Willa Sibert Cather (born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her books about life on the Great Plains. Some of her famous works include O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923, she received the Pulitzer Prize for her novel One of Ours, which is set during World War I.
Rosario Castellanos Figueroa (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsaɾjo kasteˈʝanos]; 25 May 1925 – 7 August 1974) was a Mexican poet and writer. She was one of Mexico’s most important literary figures in the 20th century. During her life, she wrote clearly about problems related to culture and gender inequality.
Carlos Castaneda was born on December 25, 1925, and died on April 27, 1998. He was a Peruvian-American writer who studied anthropology. Beginning in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that described his claimed training in shamanism under the guidance of a Yaqui “Man of Knowledge” named Don Juan Matus.
Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary (7 December 1888 – 29 March 1957), known as Joyce Cary, was a writer and government worker from Ireland and Britain. He is best known for writing the books Mister Johnson and The Horse’s Mouth.
Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, in 1976.
Angela Olive Pearce, born Angela Stalker and later known as Angela Carter, was an English writer who wrote novels, short stories, poems, and articles. She is best known for her book The Bloody Chamber, published in 1979. In 1984, her short story “The Company of Wolves” was made into a film with the same title.
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (Spanish pronunciation: [karpanˈtje], French pronunciation: [kaʁpɑ̃tje]; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who had a major influence on Latin American literature during its “boom” period. He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to French and Russian parents but grew up in Havana, Cuba. Despite being born in Europe, he considered himself Cuban for his entire life.
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and writer best known for writing books about important American leaders, Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson. After working as a reporter for many years, Caro wrote The Power Broker (1974), a book about Robert Moses, a New York city planner. This book was named one of the 100 greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century by the Modern Library.