Category: Literature

“We are expected to be pretty and well-dressed until we drop.” About the Author Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) Edith Wharton was a multi-dimensional player in the field of writing. She played a crucial role as a short story writer, playwright, and designer. She became the first woman ever to be […]

“You do things and do things, and nobody really has a clue.” About the Author John Updike John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, United States, on March 18, 1932. His series of work named Rabbit series gained him fame and Pulitzer Prize too. The works like Rabbit, Run; Rabbit is Rich; Rabbit at rest […]

“There are spaces of sorrow; only God can touch.” Author: Helen Prejean (born April 21, 1939, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Genre:  Memoir (Non-Literary Fiction) Tone: Determined  Setting: Louisiana, the early 1980s Themes The Redemptive Power of Love The Linked Symptoms of Social Injustice The Importance of Personal Responsibility   Main Characters in Dead Man Walking Sister Helen […]

“Freedom so often means that one isn’t needed anywhere.” About the Author Willa Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) Willa Cather was a famous American Novelist who gained a reputation for the novels of frontier life, including the O Pioneers! She has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for one of her stories. Genre: Historical […]

“Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.” About the Author George Orwell George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, a renowned English author, and journalist. He was born in Motihari, Bihar, India, on June 25, 1903. His fictional works are generally related to the genre of politics and journalism. […]

“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it to hope.” About the Author Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) Jane Austen was an English Novelist and has written six of the best-selling novels in her career. Sense and Sensibility was one of them which […]