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31August 24 — Events*49 BC Julius Caesar s general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. * 79 Mount Vesuvius… …
32Toni Morrison — For the Louisiana politician, see deLesseps Morrison, Jr.. Toni Morrison Toni Morrison in 2008 Born February 18, 1931 (1931 02 18) (age 80) Lorain, Ohio, Unit …
33The Color Purple — For other uses, see The Color Purple (disambiguation). The Color Purple   …
34Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. It replaced the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.* 2008: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot… …
35Just Like That (novel) — infobox Book | name = Just Like That title orig = translator = image caption = author = Lily Brett cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Autobiographical novel publisher = Macmillan (Australia) Andre Deutsch… …
36Jhumpa Lahiri — Born Nilanjana Sudeshna (or Svdeshna) Lahiri 11 July 1967 (1967 07 11) (age 44) London, England Genres novel, short story collection, Postcolonial Subjects Bengali American life N …
37Norman Mailer — photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1948 Born Norman Kingsley Mailer January 31, 1923(1923 01 31) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S …
381990 in literature — The year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books. Events*J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just… …
39American literature — For the journal of the same name, see American Literature (journal). American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater,… …
40Michael Cunningham — Cunningham in New York, 2007 Born November 6, 1952 (1952 11 06) (age 59) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States …
