October 5

Magda Szabó

Magda Szabó (born October 5, 1917) Hungarian novelist – Az ajto / The Door (1987)

Visit the Goodreads page for Magda Szabó here

Watch a film trailer about Magda Szabó's novel The Door here

Watch a 2003 interview (Hungarian language) of Magda Szabo
 here


Karin Karakaşlı

Karin Karakaşlı (born October 5, 1972) Turkish-Armenian poet, novelist, short story writer – Insufficient Funds (2015)

Read more about Karin Karakaşlı here

Listen to Karin Karakaşlı's poem "Deserted"

An interview with Karin Karakasli at a 2017 poetry festival (Turkish language)
 here


Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac (Bernard Jeffrey McCullough) (born October 5, 1957) U.S. comedian, actor – Maybe You Never Cry Again (2004 memoir)

Read more about Bernie Mac at the website for the
Bernie Mac Foundation

Read excerpts from Bernie Mac's memoir
I Ain't Scared of You

Watch an episode of the Bernie Mac Show
 here

Bernie Mac performs standup comedy
here


Zoran Živković

Zoran Živković (born October 5, 1948) Serbian writer, essayist of fantasy/science fiction – Seven Touches of Music (2006)

Visit Zivkovic's website https://wp.zoranzivkovic.com/about/

Watch a 2019 interview (Serbo-Croatian language) of
 Zoran Zivkovic