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Non- Fiction
Authors
Norman Mailer
1923-
2007
Norman Kingsley Mailer was born in Long Branch, New
Jersey, on January 31, 1923, the son of Isaac Barnett Mailer
and Fanny Schneider Mailer. His father, an accountant, was
originally from South Africa, having traveled to America by
way of England. His mother's father was a rabbi (a leader of
the Jewish religion). Mailer's family moved to Brooklyn,
New York, when he was four. Mailer was an excellent
student who loved to build model airplanes. Norman
Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist,
essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor. In a
career spanning over six decades.
Born: 31 January 1923, Long Branch, New Jersey, United
States
Died: 10 November 2007, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York,
United States
David Foster
Wallace
1962- 2008
David Foster Wallace was an American author of
novels, short stories and essays, and a university
professor of English and creative writing. Wallace
is widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest,
which Time magazine cited as one of the 100 best
English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.
Born: 21 February 1962, Ithaca, New York, United
States
Died: 12 September 2008, Claremont, California,
United States
 Maya Angelou
1928-2014
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist,
and civil rights activist. She published seven
autobiographies, three books of essays, several
books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays,
movies, and television shows spanning over 50
years. She received dozens of awards and more
than 50 honorary degrees. Wikipedia
Born: 4 April 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, United
States
Died: 28 May 2014, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, United States
Full name: Marguerite Annie Johnson
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Cristina Pantoja-
Hidalgo
(1944)
Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo is a Filipina fictionist, critic and
pioneering writer of creative nonfiction. She is currently
Professor Emeritus of English & Comparative Literature at
the University of the Philippines Diliman and Director of
the University of Santo Tomas Center for Creative Writing
and Literary Studies.

Born: 21 August 1944 (age 77 years), Manila

Simone de Beauvoir
1908-
1986
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir
was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist
philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social
theorist. Though she did not consider herself a
philosopher, she had a significant influence on both
feminist existentialism and feminist theory.
Born: 9 January 1908, 6th arrondissement of Paris
Died: 14 April 1986, Paris, France
Full name: Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de
Beauvoir
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