Anne Tyler Well-known contemporary novelist and short story writer, Anne Tyler, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1941 to Lloyd, an industrial chemist, and Phyllis Tyler, a social worker. ... In 1965, the couples first daughter, Tezh, was born, followed by Mitra in 1967, prompting the family to move to Baltimore, the place in which Tyler still resides, although now widowed, and where many of her novels and short stories are set, especially Baltimore's Roland Park-the "epitome of upper-middle class waspdom in all its glory" (DISCovering Authors). ... Perhaps one of Tyler's gre...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The short story First Confession is about a problem, which is very relevant to be occupied with in our contemporary society. ... Secondly Frank O"Connor is one of the well-known Irish authors, and the story can very well be a incident from his own life and native country. ...

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Angelou is known as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and also as a remarkable Renaissance woman. Being a poet, educator, historian, author, and a civil-rights activist, Angelou continues to travel all over the world making appearances and spreading her wisdom ...

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• Grade Level: High School