Alex K.'s English Blog: Short Story Authors

Saki

·Real name is Hector Hugh Munro

·Born on December 18, 1870

·Also known as H. H. Munro

·Died on November 16, 1916

·Born in Burma

·British short story author

·First worked as a journalist

·Two of his works are Tobermory and The Open Window

Edgar Allen Poe

·Born on January 19, 1809

·Died on October 7, 1849

·Attended the University of Virginia in 1826

·Attended The U.S. Military Academy at West Point

·Known as “Father of the Detective Story”

·Published his first book in 1827

·First book- Tamerlane and Other Poems

·Author of The Raven

·Best known for his stories and poems of horror and mystery

O’Henry

·Real name is William Sydney Porter

·Born on September 11, 1862

·Died on June 5, 1910

·Born in Greensboro, North Carolina

·Author of The Last Leaf and The Gift of the Magi

·Released for prison in 1902

·Most representative collection is The Four Million

Julie Otsuka

·Born on May 15, 1962

·Born and raised in Palo Alto, California

·An undergraduate of Yale

·Failed at becoming an artist

·First novel- When the Emperor was Divine

·Second novel- The Buddha in the Attic

·Still alive

Sources

Alex K.'s English Blog