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John Simmons Barth (/ b ɑːr θ /; [1] May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the ...
Pages in category "Writers from Maryland" The following 129 pages are in this category, out of 129 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad;
Federal Writers' Project (1940). "Literature". Maryland: a Guide to the Old Line State. American Guide Series. NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 131+. hdl:2027/mdp.39015054402659. G. Thomas Tanselle (1971). Guide to the Study of United States Imprints. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-36761-6. (Includes information about Maryland literature)
Keep scrolling to read more about the most famous author from your state. Melissa Stanger, Melia Robinson, and Melina Glusac contributed to prior versions of this article. ALABAMA: Harper Lee
Nelson Algren, B.S. 1931 – author of 1950 National Book Award-winning The Man With the Golden Arm; William Attaway, B.A. 1935 – author of Blood on the Forge; Ann Bannon, B.A. 1955 – pulp-fiction writer, author of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles; Marianne Boruch, B.A. 1972 – poet; Dee Brown, M.S. 1951 – author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Oriel: 1930 United States Sinologist Fritz Schumacher: New: 1930 Germany Economist, statistician, author, social theorist, public speaker John Scott: University of Wyoming: Lincoln: 1930 United States behavior geneticist and comparative psychologist: Allan Seager: University of Michigan: Oriel: 1930 ...
The Flag of Maryland Location of Maryland on the U.S. map. The following are some notable people from the American state of Maryland, listed by their field of endeavor.This list may not include Federal officials and members of the United States Congress who live in Maryland but are not actual natives.
Sylvia Beach (14 March 1887 – 5 October 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, was an American-born bookseller and publisher who lived most of her life in Paris, where she was one of the leading expatriate figures between World War I and II.