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November 2 in literary history
Literary history for November 2: 16 writers born and 10 writers who died from 1418 to 2024. Born on this day: Dale Brown, Thomas Mallon, Lois McMaster Bujold.
Writers born on November 2
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Dale Brown | American writer (born 1956) |
| 1951 | Thomas Mallon | American novelist, essayist, and critic (born 1951) |
| 1949 | Lois McMaster Bujold | American speculative fiction author (born 1949) |
| 1938 | Josse Goffin | Belgian artist and graphic novelist (1938–2024) |
| 1935 | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Bengali author from India (born 1935) |
| 1929 | Robert Gover | American novelist |
| 1928 | Paul Johnson (writer) | British writer and journalist (1928–2023) |
| 1911 | Odysseas Elytis | Greek poet and art critic |
| 1906 | Daniil Andreyev | Russian writer and mystic (1906–1959) |
| 1905 | Isobel Andrews | New Zealand playwright, novelist, short-story writer and poet (1905–1990) |
| 1905 | Georges Schéhadé | Lebanese playwright and poet |
| 1890 | Moa Martinson | Swedish writer (1890–1964) |
| 1837 | Émile Bayard | French illustrator (1837–1891) |
| 1808 | Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly | French writer (1808–1889) |
| 1777 | Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski | Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor and translator (died 1822) |
| 1418 | Gaspare Nadi | Gaspare Nadi, Italian builder and writer (died 1504) |
Writers who died on November 2
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Janey Godley | Scottish actress, writer and comedian (1961–2024) |
| 2012 | Han Suyin | Chinese-Belgian-British physician and author (1916–2012) |
| 2009 | Nien Cheng | Chinese author (1915–2009) |
| 2002 | Charles Sheffield | British mathematician, physicist and writer (1935–2002) |
| 2000 | Robert Cormier | American writer and journalist (1925–2000) |
| 1994 | Peter Taylor (writer) | American author (1917–1994) |
| 1981 | Wally Wood | American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (1927–1981) |
| 1975 | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Italian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual (1922–1975) |
| 1961 | James Thurber | American cartoonist, author, journalist, and playwright (1894–1961) |
| 1950 | George Bernard Shaw | Irish writer (1856–1950) |
Featured
Dale Brown (1956) — Dale Brown is an American writer and aviator known for aviation techno-thriller novels. At least thirteen of his novels have been New York Times Best Sellers.
Thomas Mallon (1951) — Thomas Mallon is an American novelist, essayist, and critic. He is the author of ten books of fiction, including Henry and Clara, Two Moons, Dewey Defeats Truman, Aurora 7, Bandbox, Fellow Travelers, Watergate, Finale, Landfall, and most recently Up With the Sun.
Lois McMaster Bujold (1949) — Lois McMaster Bujold is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record.
Sources & data
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