June 4

Marie NDiaye

Marie NDiaye (born June 4, 1967) French novelist and screenwriter

Read more about Marie NDiaye here

Marie NDiaye interview
 here


Huzama Habayeb

Huzama Habayeb (born June 4, 1965) Palestinian poet, novelist – Velvet (2019)

Read more about Huzama Habayeb here

Habayeb talks about her novel Velvet
 here


Margrit Schriber

Margrit Schriber (born June 4, 1939) Swiss novelist – The Ugliest Woman in the World / Die hässlichste Frau der Welt (2009)

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Jacques Roumain

Jacques Roumain (born June 4, 1907) Haitian poet, novelist – Masters of the Dew (1944)

Read a biography of Roumain here

Read excerpts from "Masters of the Dew" here

Watch a summary of Roumain's novel "Masters of the Dew"
 here