November 27

Han Kang

Han Kang (born November 27, 1970) South Korean novelist - The Vegetarian (2016)

An interview with Han Kang here

Watch an interview with Han Kang
 here


Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (born November 27, 1907) Indian poet, Hindi language scholar – Madhushala / House of Wine [(HINDI)] (1935)

Read more about Bachchan here and here

Read about Bachchan's most famous poem, Madhushala, here and here

Harivansh Rai Bachchan's son Amitabh sings the Madhushala poem
 here


Rao Pingru

Rao Pingru 饶平如 (born November 27, 1922) Chinese graphic memoirist, artist - Our Story: a memoir of love and life in China (2018)

Read about the author of Our Story here and here

Listen to a podcast that describes Rao's 2013 graphic memoir, Our Story.

Watch "The Memoir That Broke My Heart," a description of Rao Pingru's Our Story
 here

Watch a short documentary about Rao Pingru and his memoir here


Twista

Twista (Carl Terrell Mitchell) (born November 27, 1972) – U.S. rapper

Read more about Twista here

"Twista arrived with his 1991 single Mr. Tung Twista. For four minutes he stacks and twists syllables at seemingly impossible speeds."

Twista music video "Wetta"
 here