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  1. 1 day ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway ( / ˈɜːrnɪst ˈhɛmɪŋweɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TypewriterTypewriter - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper by striking an inked ribbon selectively against the paper with a type element.

  3. 2 days ago · Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre ( / ˈsɑːrtrə /, US also / ˈsɑːrt /; [4] French: [saʁtʁ]; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leo_TolstoyLeo Tolstoy - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (/ ˈ t oʊ l s t ɔɪ, ˈ t ɒ l-/; Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, IPA: [ˈlʲef nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj] ⓘ; 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of ...

  5. May 3, 2024 · Robert Walser (born April 15, 1878, Biel, Switz.—died Dec. 25, 1956, Herisau) was a Swiss poet and novelist hailed after his death as a genius. After abandoning his studies at age 14, Walser took accounting lessons and attempted unsuccessfully to become an actor.

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  6. 2 days ago · The history of writing traces the development of writing systems [1] and how their use transformed and was transformed by different societies. The use of writing prefigures various social and psychological consequences associated with literacy and literary culture. With each historical invention of writing, true writing systems were preceded by ...

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