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Cover of the first edition (in German) of
Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Franz Kafka (1883; died June 3, 1924) German-speaking Austro-Hungarian novelist and short story writer;
Der Process (
The Trial);
Das Schloss (
The Castle); "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis"); Ein Hungerkünstler (A Hunger Artist)
George M. Cohan (1878; died November 5, 1942) American composer, playwright, perfomer, and producer; "Over There", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "The Yankee Doodle Boy"; "You're a Grand Old Flag"
Tom Stoppard (1937) British playwright;
Arcadia;
The Coast of Utopia;
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour;
Professional Foul;
The Real Thing;
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Died on this day:
Joel Chandler Harris (1908; born December 9, 1848) American journalist and folklorist; the
Uncle Remus series
Kees Boeke (1966; born September 25, 1884) Dutch educator who wrote
Cosmic View;
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