Literary Facts - June 5
1898: Federico García Lorca is born. (Explore: Gacela of the Dark Death, Federico García Lorca, How successful is Lorca in depicting the issues faced by women of this time?)
1910: William Sydney Porter (“O. Henry”) dies. (Explore: Mammon and the Archer, O. Henry, Who was O. Henry?)
1921: Georges Feydeau dies. (Explore: Georges Feydeau, A Flea in Her Ear)
1922: Henry Kreisel is born. (Explore: The Broken Globe)
1939: Margaret Drabble is born. (Explore: The Radiant Way, Margaret Drabble, The Red Queen)
1941: Spalding Gray is born. (Explore: Spalding Gray, Monster in a Box, Impossible Vacation)
1949: Ken Follett is born. (Explore: On Wings of Eagles, Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth)