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Mary Ann Shaffer (and Annie Barrows) — The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society; M. P. Shiel — The New King; Nevil Shute — Trustee from the Toolroom; Philip Sidney* — The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia; Shel Silverstein* — Runny Babbit; Thorne Smith — The Passionate Witch (with Norman H. Matson) Theodore Sturgeon — Godbody
Posthumous publication refers to publishing of creative work after the creator's death. This can be because the creator died during the publishing process or before the work was completed . It can also be because the creator chose to delay publication until after their death.
Since the literary estate is a legacy to the author's heirs, the management of it in financial terms is a responsibility of trust. The position of literary executor extends beyond the monetary aspect, though: appointment to such a position, perhaps informally, is often a matter of the author's choice during his or her lifetime.
Posthumous editions of Donne's poems were accompanied by several "Elegies upon the Author" over the course of the next two centuries. [44] Six of these were written by fellow churchmen, others by such courtly writers as Thomas Carew, Sidney Godolphin and Endymion Porter. In 1963 came Joseph Brodsky's "The Great Elegy for John Donne". [45]
The 1920s were a period of literary creativity, and works of several notable authors appeared during the period. D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover was a scandal at the time because of its explicit descriptions of sex. James Joyce's novel, Ulysses, published in 1922 in Paris, was one of the most important achievements of literary ...
Published posthumously, The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little (1925–1965), who became a human rights activist.. Beginning with his mother's pregnancy, the book describes Malcolm's childhood first in Omaha, Nebraska and then in the area around Lansing and Mason, Michigan, the death of his father under questionable circumstances, and his ...
Posthumous may refer to: Posthumous award – an award, prize or medal granted after the recipient's death Posthumous publication – publishing of creative work after the author's death
Ruth S. Granniss makes the following statement about the circumstances of the publication: "It was with difficulty that a publisher was found for the book, the sale of two hundred and fifty copies being guaranteed by Thomas Lovell Beddoes, Bryan Waller Proctor ("Barry Cornwall") and Thomas Forbes Felsall [sic?].