Thomas Merton

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Also Known As	Father M. Louis • Father Louis
Born	January 31, 1915 • France
Died	December 10, 1968 (aged 53) • Bangkok • Thailand
Notable Works	“A Man in the Divided Sea” • “Figures for an Apocalypse” • “My Argument with the Gestapo” • “Seven Storey Mountain” • “Thirty Poems”

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Gordon Parks

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Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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John Updike

John Updike

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Stein, Gertrude

Gertrude Stein

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Hearn, Lafcadio

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Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver

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Mary Austin.

Mary Austin

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Marya Mannes

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Jessamyn West

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Claude McKay

Claude McKay

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James Dickey

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May Sarton

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June Jordan.

June Jordan

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Babette Deutsch

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