September 21

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells (born September 21, 1866) U.K. novelist – The Time Machine

Read the Authors Calendar biography of Herbert George Wells

Watch a documentary about H.G. Wells
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Édouard Glissant

Édouard Glissant (born September 21, 1928) French (Martinique) writer, poet, literary critic

Read more about Glissant here

Visit the website (French language) about slavery, based on Glissant's scholarship and anthology, "Memoirs of the slave trade, slavery and its abolition" here

Listen to a commentary on Glissant's writing here

Watch part of a documentary (French language) on Glissant and his writings about slavery
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Frédéric Beigbeder

Frédéric Beigbeder (born September 21, 1965) French novelist, literary critic – A Dam against the Atlantic (2022)

Visit the Goodreads page for Frédéric Beigbeder here

Read an interview of Frédéric Beigbeder here

Watch an interview with Beigbeder
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Stephen King

Stephen King (born September 21, 1947) U.S. novelist, short-story writer – The Shining (1977)

Read a 2004 interview of Stephen King here

Watch Stephen King on a late-night talk show
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