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Paul D. (Danny Glover) and Sethe (Oprah Winfrey)
in the 1998 film version of Toni Morrison's Beloved |
Here are today's milestones:
Born this on day:
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836; died August 16, 1886) Indian mystic and yogi;
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Alexander Kielland (1849; died April 6, 1906) Norwegian writer of short stories, plays, essays, novels, including
Skipper Worse; with
Ibsen,
Lie, and
Bjørnson, one of Norway's "Four Greats."
Nikos Kazantzakis (1883; died October 26, 1957) Greek novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist; epic poem
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel; novels
Zorba the Greek;
The Greek Passion;
Captain Michalis;
The Last Temptation of Christ; essay
The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises
Wallace Stegner (1909; died April 13, 1993) American novelist, short story writer, and historian;
Angle of Repose;
The Spectator Bird;
Crossing to Safety; Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1972)
Toni Morrison (1931; died August 5, 2019) American novelist;
Beloved;
Song of Solomon;
The Bluest Eye; Nobel Prize in Literature (1993); Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988)
Died this on day:
Martin Luther (1546; born November 10, 1483) German monk, theologian, and religious founder;
The Ninety-Five Theses;
Address to the Christian Nobility;
Concerning Christian Liberty
Michelangelo (1564; born March 6, 1475) Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet;
Pietà;
David;
The Last Judgment; Sistine Chapel ceiling; erotic poetry
Ryokan Taigu (1831; born November 2, 1758) Japanese monk and poet; numerous short poems
Albert Bierstadt (1902; born January 7, 1830) German-American painter; large landscapes like
The Rocky Mountains;
Among the Sierra Nevada, California;
Mount Corcoran
Tsushima Yuko (2016; born March 30, 1947) Japanese writer, essayist and critic;
Child of Fortune;
Woman Running in the Mountains;
The Shooting Gallery & Other Stories; Laughing Wolf
Furui Yoshikichi (2020; born November 19, 1937) Japanese author;
White-Haired Melody;
Child of Darkness: Yoko and Other Stories;
Ravine and Other Stories
Bonus Classic:
Epic of King Gesar (12th century) Tibetan epic cycle about a legendary hero
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