Novelist

Date of Birth: July 2, 1877 Zodiac Sign: Cancer Date of Death: August 9, 1962 Biography Hermann Hesse was a renowned German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, best known for his works that explore an individual’s search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality. Born in Calw, in…

Date of Birth: May 27, 1915 Zodiac Sign: Gemini Date of Death: May 17, 2019 Biography Herman Wouk was an American novelist born on May 27, 1915, in New York City, to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents. He became one of the most significant literary figures of…

Date of Birth: August 1, 1819 Zodiac Sign: Leo Date of Death: September 28, 1891 Biography Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. He was born in New York City on August 1, 1819. Melville is…

Date of Birth: May 5, 1846 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Date of Death: November 15, 1916 Biography Henryk Sienkiewicz was a renowned Polish novelist, journalist, and Nobel Prize laureate, known for his works that often depicted the history and culture of Poland. Born in Wola Okrzejska,…

Date of Birth: May 17, 1873 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Date of Death: August 30, 1935 Biography Henri Barbusse was a French novelist, journalist, and a fervent pacifist, best known for his novel “Le Feu” (“Under Fire”), which is considered one of the most significant works…

Date of Birth: December 10, 1984 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Biography Helen Oyeyemi is a British novelist and playwright known for her distinctive blend of magical realism, myth, and folklore. Born to Nigerian parents in Ibadan, Nigeria, Oyeyemi moved to London at the age of four.…

Date of Birth: November 7, 1942 Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Biography Helen Garner is an esteemed Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist. Born in Geelong, Victoria, she grew up in Melbourne and began her career as a high school teacher before transitioning to writing full-time.…

Date of Birth: December 18, 1870 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Date of Death: November 14, 1916 Biography Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name Saki, was a British writer born on December 18, 1870, in Akyab, Burma (now Sittwe, Myanmar). Renowned for his witty,…