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May 11 Literary Facts
Camilo José Cela is born
Explore: The Family of Pascual Duarte, The Hive, Camilo José Cela
Stanley L. Elkin is born
Explore: A Bad Man, Stanley Elkin, A Poetics for Bullies
Edward Brathwaite is born
Explore: Edward Kamau Brathwaite
Victor E. Villasenor is born
Explore: Macho!, Rain of Gold
Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner is published
Explore: Go Down, Moses, William Faulkner
Michael Palmer is born
Douglas Adams dies
Explore: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams