Sendak is a writer and illustrator of children's literature. His first published illustration appeared in a textbook called Atomics for the Millions in 1947. Throughout the 50's his drawings were found in a number of children's books including the series Little Bear. His most noted work is Where t
Chatwin is admired for his spare, lapidary style and his innate story-telling abilities. However, he has also been strongly criticised for his fictionalised anecdotes of real people, places, and events. Frequently, the people he wrote about recognised themselves and did not always appreciate his dist
Innovator of the nonfiction novel, a towering figure in American literature for nearly 60 years. Norman Mailer developed in the 1960s and 1970s a form of journalism that combined actual events, autobiography, and political commentary with the richness of the novel. (See also Truman Capote and the cla