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Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee, known as just Harper Lee, was an American novelist, best known for To Kill A Mockingbird. She was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and quickly came to be regarded as a staple of classic American literature. Soon, no one could graduate from high school, without reading the novel. Let us celebrate Lee’s birthday by getting
Paulo Coelho, the famous author of The Pilgrimage and Aleph, is a prime example of what happens when you don’t give up. Once upon a time, to overcome his procrastination, he swore he’d write a novel if he saw a white feather. The day he saw one in the window of a shop, he began writing. Fast-forward several years, and he’s published 30 books.
He may be well-known for going to college with Nathaniel Hawthrone between 1822 and 1825, but he was a writer in his own right. Born February 27, 1807, Longfellow was an American poet and college professor. Some of his most notable works include Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha. Let’s celebrate Longfwellow’s birthday by learning more about his life! The Basics Born in
“This book is not for you.” House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski isn’t for the faint of heart reader who wants to be catered to. It’s not your typical reading experience, nor does it want to be. If this book were a human, it would be a rebellious, tortured, terrifying human being. And that’s precisely why we love
Is a short story really a short story if it’s a page long? Yes. Utahna Faith’s “All Girl Band,” is a prime example of this. A simple story about what happens when you’ve done something wrong and need to turn yourself in. A story about approval and success. In one page, Faith packed a multitude of symbolism. Surely, more than
Ah, New Year’s. The time of year when everyone reflects on the last twelve months and wonders if they could turn things around in the next twelve. It has become a bit of a joke, hasn’t it? Resolutions people make on New Year’s rarely get kept. More often than not, diets get broken the first 2 months in, if not
David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas has won several awards including the British Book Award for Literary Fiction, and the Rudy and Judy Book of the Year. Originally published in 2004 by Random House, the film adaptation by the same name was released in 2012. The author himself has lived in Italy, Japan, and Ireland, to name a few places. It clearly shows in
What is the The Old Man and The Sea about? Originally published in 1952, The Old Man and The Sea is a short novel written by Ernest Hemingway…and it is rich with symbolism! Regarded as one of his most famous works, this story is read in high schools all over America. What began as a simple story about an aging
Everyone has heard of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Usually, they are sold as one solid book, however, there are adaptations that solely include Alice in Wonderland. Never is there a copy of Through the Looking Glass by itself. In fact, never does anyone talk about it exclusively, without derailing into the topic after bringing up Alice
At a measly 3 pages long, one would think that “The Doctor” by Ann Hood is too short for deep meaning. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. The story touches on topics that resonate with anyone who’s lost a family member, especially a parent. It focuses on love and loss, but perhaps more specifically, the impossibility of love
Before we begin, a warning is in order: this might just be the best Literative article you’ve ever read. The following is a collection of 5 of the best examples of world-building possible. In order to touch on various mediums, each one of these examples is a novel turned into film. Now, to be perfectly clear, the list is in no
Korean novelist and professor of creative writing at Stanford University, Chang-rae Lee, is a prime example of someone to look up to. Born in 1965 in South Korea, he emigrated to the States at the tender age of 3. He grew up, attended Yale, worked on Wall Street for a year, received his M.A. from the University of Oregon, and