Erskine Preston Caldwell was born on December 17, 1903, and died on April 11, 1987. He was an American novelist and short story writer. Caldwell wrote about poverty, racism, and social issues in the Southern United States.
James M. Cain was born on July 1, 1892, and died on October 27, 1977. He was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo kaˈβɾeɾa iɱˈfante]; born in Gibara on April 22, 1929, and died on February 21, 2005) was a Cuban writer, translator, screenwriter, and critic. In the 1950s, he used the name G. Caín, and later used the name Guillermo Cain for the screenplay of the well-known film Vanishing Point (1971).
Dino Buzzati-Traverso (pronounced “dee-no but-sa-tee”) was born on October 16, 1906, and died on January 28, 1972. He was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter, and poet. He also worked as a journalist for a newspaper called Corriere della Sera.
William Seward Burroughs II (born February 5, 1914; died August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely recognized as an important member of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced both underground and mainstream culture and literature. Much of Burroughs’s work is highly experimental and includes stories told by characters who may not be trustworthy.
Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, and died on March 19, 1950. He was an American writer known for writing many books in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. He is best known for creating the character Tarzan, who appeared in 24 books, and John Carter, who appeared in 11 books.
Emeline S. Burlingame (born Aldrich; after her first marriage, Burlingame; after her second marriage, Cheney; pen names Aunt Stomly and Cousin Emeline; September 22, 1836 – February 25, 1923) was an American editor, evangelist, and suffragist. She served as president of the Rhode Island Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) for seven years.
James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author most famous for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for his novels Black Cherry Blues (1990), Cimarron Rose (1998), and Flags on the Bayou (2024). He has also received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
John Anthony Burgess Wilson ( / ˈ b ɜːr dʒ ə s / ; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was mainly known for writing humorous stories, his book A Clockwork Orange, which is a type of story that shows a bad future, is the one he is most famous for. Burgess wrote many other books, such as the Enderby quartet and Earthly Powers.
Basil Cheesman Bunting (1 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a British modernist poet who became famous for publishing Briggflatts in 1966. This work is widely considered one of the most important achievements in the modernist tradition of English poetry. Bunting was deeply interested in music throughout his life, which influenced his focus on how poetry sounds when read aloud.