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    The document provides biographical information on several authors from around the world, including their major works and contributions to literature. Key authors discussed are Lady Murasaki Shikibu from Japan, who wrote The Tale of Genji considered the world's first novel; Rabindranath Tagore from India who was the first non-European Nobel laureate; and Chinua Achebe from Nigeria who is considered the father of African literature and wrote the seminal novel Things Fall Apart.

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    The document provides biographical information on several authors from around the world, including their major works and contributions to literature. Key authors discussed are Lady Murasaki Shikibu from Japan, who wrote The Tale of Genji considered the world's first novel; Rabindranath Tagore from India who was the first non-European Nobel laureate; and Chinua Achebe from Nigeria who is considered the father of African literature and wrote the seminal novel Things Fall Apart.

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    LADY MURASAKI SHIKIBU

    - born/died in Heain-Kyó (Kyoto Japan)


    -real name is unknown
    - Murasaki from her novel "Tale of Genji"
    - Murasaki is a Japanese word of "purple/violet"
    - Shikibu came from her father's position in court
    - came from Fujiwara clan
    - her great/grandfather are well-known poets
    - her father is well-respected scholar of Chinese classics and poetry
    - she married to Fujiwara no Nobutaka (older 2nd cousin)
    - court lady or lady-in-waiting of Empress Shoshi
    - rival and contemporary of Sei Shonagon (author of "The Pillow Book")
    - Most Famous Work
    1. The Tale of Genji
    - world's 1st novel
    - reflects the court life/ etiquettes, custom and traditions (historical document of Heian period)
    - life and romantic relationship of Hikaru Genji
    - themes: love, loss, complexities of relationship

    RABINDRANATH TAGORE
    - May 7, 1861
    - Poet, Writer, Playwright, Composer, Philosopher, Social Reformer, Educationist and Painter
    - wrote novels, essays, short stories, travelogues, dramas, and thousands of songs.
    - 1913, 1st non-European, 1st lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
    - sent to England (studies of advocacy)
    - wrote “Jana Gana Mana” (national anthem of the Republic of India)
    - 1883, married to Mrinalini Devi born in Bhabatarini(10yrs.old) had five children, two of whom died in
    childhood.
    -marrying young women in 1873–1902 common practice
    - work is imbued with sadness. Famous Work 1. Gītāñjali, 1910
    - collection of poetry 1910. (translated it into prose poems in English) Gitanjali: Song Offerings, 1912
    with an introduction by William Butler Yeats.

    NADINE GORDIMER
    - born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng), an East Rand mining town outside Johannesburg in
    1923. Father: Isidore Gordimer (Jewish jeweler from Latvia) Mother: Nan Myers (British descent.)
    - began writing at 9; 1st short story was published at 15yrs.old (Liberal Johannesburg magazine,
    Forum)
    - 1948, I moved to Johannesburg -awarded 10 honorary doctorates in literature (various universities)
    - 1949, marry Gerald Gavron (Gavronsky) and published 1st collection of short stories, "Face to
    Face".
    - 1951, the New Yorker magazine published one of my short stories.
    - 1954, I married again, to Reinhold Cassirer (Jewish refugee) and have 2 children.
    - involved in grassroots political-literary organization
    - founder member and patron of the Congress of South African Writers (COSAW)
    - 1991, awarded the Nobel Prize. 1st South African won the award and the 1st women won in 25
    years. Famous Work 1. Burger's Daughter, 1979
    - political novel

    NASRA AL ADAWI
    - Poet, Omani Writer, Advocate for cancer awareness
    - Born in Zanzibar, raised in United Arab Emirates
    - started writing poem in Arabic later in English
    - wrote number of articles published in Al Mar'a (leading women magazine in Oman)
    - In 2001, one of her pieces was selected and featured on a promotional T-shirt of one of the leading
    brands of paint, Jotun Paints.
    - her father died from cancer same year when she published Within Myself
    - the proceeds from the sales of "Collective Thoughts" was donated to children touched by cancer at
    Sultan Qaboos University.
    - the proceeds from the sale of "Within Myself" went to benefit children suffering with cancer in Oman
    - Pink ribbon represent an extra strength and courage to fight cancer.
    - 3 Major Works 1. Collective Thoughts ,2002
    - is a book of poems interspersed with paintings made by children afflicted with cancer. 2. Within
    Myself: The Willpower to Live beyond Cancer, 2004
    - contains of few real-life stories contributed by the people who are cancer survivors. 3. Brave Faces:
    The Daring Stand Against Cancer, 2007
    - a poetry and true to life stories about women with breast cancer in Tanzania.

    JOSE GARVIA VILLA (Filipino)


    - Poet, Writer, Painter and Teacher
    - born on August 5, 1908, Singalong District of Manila
    Parents:
    Mother: Simeon Villa (personal physician of Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine Revolution)
    Father: Guia Garcia (wealthy landowner)
    - grew up in a privileged environment, surrounded by arts and literature.
    - went to University of the Philippines (studied medicine switched to law.)
    - began writing short stories and poetry in college years and gained recognition for his talent and
    unique style.
    - 1920s, fully immersed in the world of art, focus on painting.
    - “Harlequin” (one of his paintings)
    - 1930 moved in US - studied at the University of New Mexico (Bachelor of Arts degree)
    - settled in Greenwich Village, New York City, (part of the modernist literary community) Famous
    Literary Works 1. “Footnote to Youth” 1933
    - 1st book of fiction published by a major U.S. press.
    - best known for his poetry, innovative techniques and experimentation.
    - “reversed consonance rhyme scheme”
    - known as “Comma Poet” (use extensive punctuation marks "commas.")
    - He is also known as Doveglion (Dove, Eagle, Lion) - Notable poetry collections 1. “Have Come,
    Am Here” (1942) 2. “The Anchored Angel”. Awards - received Guggenhe

    CHINUA ACHEBE "Father of African Literature" (Albert Chinualumogu Achebe)


    Born: November 16, 1930, Ogidi, Nigeria
    Died: March 21, 2013, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (aged 82)
    - Chinua Achebe wrote more than 20 books
    - novels, short stories, essays and collections of poetry
    - including Things Fall Apart (1958), which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and been
    translated into more than 50 languages.
    -Things Fall Apart, published in 1958, which tells the story of an Igbo village's reaction to British
    missionaries and colonial authorities. In 1960 Achebe published a sequel called No Longer at Ease.
    -Achebe never won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

    WOLE SOYINKA

    PAZ MARQUEZ

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