Tennessee Williams
American playwright and screenwriter
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Oscar Wilde
Irish poet and playwright
Oliver Sacks
British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer
Richard Rodriguez
American writer who became famous as the author of Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez , a narrative about his intellectual development.
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel In Search of Lost Time , originally published in French in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.
Reynolds Price
American poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist and James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University
Armistead Maupin
American writer who wrote Tales of the City, a series of novels set in San Francisco.
Thomas Mallon
American novelist, essayist, and critic
Tony Kushner
American author, playwright, and screenwriter
Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children’s books