Elsa Morante (born August 18, 1912) Italian novelist, poet, short story writer – La Storia / History: A Novel (1974)
Read the Authors Calendar biography of Elsa Morante
Watch a short video about Elsa Morante (Italian language)
here
Brian Aldiss (born August 18, 1925) U.K. science fiction writer – Helliconia Spring (Volume 1 of the Helliconia Trilogy)
