10 November 2007. Influential and award-winning novelist and non-fiction writer, Norman Mailer, died (aged 85). His novels include The Naked and the Dead, An American Dream, and The Executioner’s Song. His non-fiction includes The Fight and Oswald’s Tale: An American Mystery. pic.twitter.com/wwzQWqhQ87

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 10, 2023

11 November 1821. The Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, was born in Moscow. His most acclaimed works include: Crime and Punishment, Notes from Underground, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. He’s rated as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature. pic.twitter.com/sU1C0DX8PT

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 11, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1855, philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author, the “Father of Existentialism”, Søren Kierkegaard died in Frederik’s Hospital in Copenhagen, aged 42. Assistens Kirkegård in the Nørrebro section of Copenhagen https://t.co/sT2qLmeG4d pic.twitter.com/97QqL7MBhC

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11 November 1922. Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. His best-selling novel was Slaughterhouse-Five, which follows the life and experiences of American soldier Billy Pilgrim who survives WW1, and the bombing of Dresden in WW2 while a Prisoner of War. pic.twitter.com/ijzlkJjEAK

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 11, 2023

12 November 1865. Novelist and biographer, Elizabeth Gaskell, died (aged 55). Her novels give a detailed portrait of Victorian slums and poverty. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Her other novels include: Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters. pic.twitter.com/Z84RPvVQ1q

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 12, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2007 novelist (A Kiss Before Dying, Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives, This Perfect Day, The Boys from Brazil, Sliver), playwright, songwriter Ira Levin died of a heart attack at his home in Manhattan aged 78. cremation https://t.co/vm7I4ygSbH pic.twitter.com/k5SEsvfJih

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 12, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2018, United States Army veteran, Marvel
Comics' creative leader, comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer Stan Lee died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the age of 95. Cremation https://t.co/vm7I4ygSbH pic.twitter.com/NXWjxvEu9U

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13 November 1850. Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and other classic novels, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is ranked as the 26th most-translated author in the world, ahead of authors such as Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe. pic.twitter.com/f7NNYfbtJz

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 13, 2023

#RIP #OTD 1952 writer of children's books, including Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, Margaret Wise Brown died in Nice, France from an embolism, aged 42. Cremated remains scattered at her island home, "The Only House," in Vinalhaven, Maine https://t.co/aw7IZX1SSs pic.twitter.com/w8xenokGPF

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#RIP #OTD in 1844 French-Peruvian writer and socialist activist who made important contributions to early feminist theory, Paul Gauguin’s grandmother, Flora Tristan died aged 41. Cimetière de la Chartreuse, Bordeaux, France https://t.co/6jwmRtUiZm pic.twitter.com/rtjbpNoUAS

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 14, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1915, educator, author, orator, advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker T. Washington died of kidney failure brought on by high blood pressure, in Tuskegee, Alabama, aged 59. Campus of Tuskegee University near the University Chapel https://t.co/6jwmRtUiZm pic.twitter.com/DT3szgnNhW

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15 November 1917. Émile Durkheim died (aged 59). He was a key figure in the establishment of Sociology with his book, The Rules of Sociological Method, which became a standard work during his lifetime. He also wrote a seminal study on the causes of suicide. pic.twitter.com/CE4wVoj0nd

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 15, 2023

16 November 1928. The obscenity trial of Radclyffe Hall for her crusading lesbian novel, The Well of Loneliness, ended. Chartres Biron, the chief magistrate at Bow Street, ruled that the novel was an ‘obscene libel’ and that all copies in print should be destroyed. pic.twitter.com/GZOR9eWkRL

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 16, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1992 writer, professor, philosopher, poet, civil rights activist, self-described black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet, Audre Lorde died of breast cancer in St. Croix aged 58. Cremated remains scattered in the Caribbean https://t.co/ca5nWHykHS pic.twitter.com/tWPcXZx4Q9

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 17, 2023

17 November 2013. Nobel prize winning novelist, Doris Lessing, died (aged 94). Her novels include: The Grass Is Singing, 5 novels collectively called Children of Violence (1952–1969), The Good Terrorist, and 5 novels known as Canopus in Argos: Archives (1979–1983). pic.twitter.com/vTMAnToa9I

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 17, 2023

18 November 1477. William Caxton completed “Sayengis of the Philosophres”, which was the first printed book published in English that bore a clear publication date, but also, for the first time, a printer’s logotype which revealed his name and the place of publication. pic.twitter.com/91ZgDu8LrD

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 18, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1909 poet (Cendres et Poussières, La Vénus des aveugles, A l'heure des mains jointes, Flambeaux éteints, Sillages, Dans un coin de violettes), "Muse of the Violets" Renée Vivien died in Paris from pneumonia, aged 32. Passy Cemetery, Paris https://t.co/SOEuyW3Qx1 pic.twitter.com/h2FwQt9Qw0

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 18, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1922, novelist (À la recherche du temps perdu, In Search of Lost Time) Marcel Proust, died from pneumonia in Paris at the age of 51. Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris https://t.co/SOEuyW3Qx1 pic.twitter.com/ksUKVtCpJx

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 18, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1952 poet (Capitale de la douleur, L'Amour la Poésie, "Liberté") a founder of the Surrealist movement, Paul Éluard died from a heart attack at his home, in Charenton-le-Pont, Paris, aged 56. Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris https://t.co/SOEuyW3Qx1 pic.twitter.com/qWSlum4yUj

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 18, 2023