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Twentieth Century
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Albert Camus

http://www.wolfenet.com/~willej/indexa.htm

Provides a home page for Albert Camus, existentialist author of novels such as The Stranger and The Plague. Includes several essays about Camus, a biography, and photographs of the Algerian/French Absurdist.

Alice Walker

http://www.alchemyweb.com/~alchemy/alicew/

Essays, articles, criticism, poetry, short stories, excerpts—you name it, you'll find it here. Includes a wealth of information about Alice Walker, the author of The Color Purple and many other titles.

Anaïs Nin

http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/privat2/beckmann/public_html/nin.html

This home page includes links to resources concerning Anaïs Nin's work, a bibliography, and a biography. Includes links to other Nin-related sites.

Joyce Carol Oates (Celestial Timepiece)

http://storm.usfca.edu/~southerr/jco.html

Celestial Timepiece gives a full view of author Joyce Carol Oates. Provides a great amount of information on Oates, the author of many novels, including You Must Remember This and The Triumph of the Spider. This site features a well-laid out table of contents that covers her life and gives access to resources for research on Oates and her writing.

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Antoine Marie Roger de Saint-Exupery

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~smfriedm/exupery/

Provides information about twentieth century French author Antoine Marie Roger de Saint-Exupery. Includes a list of quotes, a bibliography, and links to many sites about Saint-Exupery’s work.

Ayn Rand

http://www.mtsu.edu/~m_c_000b/chrono.html

Provides a chronology and bibliography of writer-philosopher Ayn Rand, best known for her books Anthem and The Fountainhead. Includes detailed essays, articles, and links to other Rand and Objectivism sites.

Charles Bukowski

http://realbeer.com/buk/

Provides information about twentieth century author Charles Bukowski. Includes a biography, artwork, letters, and links to other related sites.

Cormac McCarthy

http://pages.prodigy.com/cormac/index.htm

The Cormac McCarthy home page is a good place to start for someone interested both in the writing of Cormac McCarthy and the literature of the American Southwest. Often compared to William Faulkner, McCarthy has recently become very popular among certain literary circles. Perhaps with the proliferation of novels such as All the Pretty Horses, reading will again become an American pastime.

Dorothy Parker

http://www.suck-my-big.org/poems/

Provides a brief background of American writer/poet Dorothy Parker and the full texts poetry books such as Enough Rope, Sunset Gun, and Death and Taxes. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the writing of Ms. Parker.

Edgar Rice Burroughs

http://www.tarzan.com/

Probably as close as a person can come to an "official" Edgar Rice Burroughs page, this site has an autobiographical sketch, essays, and other information about the writer of the Tarzan series (and other fantasies).

Edith Wharton

http://perry.stark.k12.oh.us/library/language/wharton.html

Provides a bibliography, life overview, and chronology of American writer Edith Wharton. Also includes a list of critical sources.

Ernest Hemingway (The Papa Page)

http://www.ee.mcgill.ca/~nverever/hem/cover.html

Probably the definitive Hemingway site, the Papa Page brings pictures, bibliographies, and biography of Ernest Hemingway to the World Wide Web. Includes a wealth of information about the author of such novels such as For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms.

Eudora Welty

http://www.lacollege.edu/depart/ejl/south/welty.html

Eudora Welty is often compared to William Faulkner in both theme and time frame. This site houses her publication history, some essays, criticism, and bibliographies concerning Welty and her work. Includes links to other literature web pages.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

http://www.csd.scarolina.edu/fitzgerald/index.html

Based at the University of South Carolina, this site dedicated to F. Scott Fitzgerald is in celebration of the centennial of his birth. The mission statement of the page states that "this site celebrates his writings, his life, and his relationships with other writers of the 20th century." True to this, you'll find biography, writings, and beautiful photos of the famous author from the Roaring '20s.

The Franz Kafka Home Page

http://www.cowland.com/josephk/josephk.htm

This extensive site is good for any student working on a paper on writer Franz Kafka. Includes a lengthy bibliography, biography, pictures, essays and links to many other Kafka sites.

Franz Kafka Photo Album

http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~eckel/Kafka/kafka.html

This site provides a well put together visual guide to the life of Franz Kafka. Includes many pictures of the Austrian writer and links to other Kafka sites.

Franz KafkaConstructing

http://info.pitt.edu/~kafka/intro.html

Provides bibliography (both of Kafka and critical works), biography, pictures, and more about the author of works such as The Castle, The Trial, and Amerika (among more). Includes a listing of Kafka’s library and links to other related sites.

Gabriel García Márquez-Macondo

http://www.microserve.net/~thequail/libyrinth/garcia.marquez.html

Provides a home site for the author of Love in the Time of Cholera, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and many more. Includes a chronology, bibliography, and biography of Márquez.

Gertrude Stein

http://www.magibox.net/~stein/

The most "official" Gertrude Stein page, this site features a reproduction of the wallpaper Stein and Alice B. Toklas bought for their Paris apartment. Of course, too, there are some pictures and quotes from the author. Includes a bibliography, articles, and much more.

Haruki Murakami

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/3954/haruki1.htm

Provides information about Japanese author Haruki Murakami, best known for his books Hear the Wind Sings and The Trilogy of the Rat. Includes a biography, bibliography, pictures, and an interview with Murakami.

Henry Miller (18, villa seurat)

http://astro.ocis.temple.edu/~bwalsh/miller/miller.htm

At 18, villa seurat, you'll find artwork, a bibliography, a chronology, and criticism concerning Henry Miller, the author of Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, and Time of the Assassins. Includes pictures and links to other Miller-related sites.

J.D. Salinger (The Bananafish Home Page)

http://slf.gweep.net/~sfoskett/jds/index.html

Provides information about J.D. Salinger the author of the Catcher in the Rye. The site includes articles, essays, and more about Salinger’s writing.

Jack Kerouac

http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/People/JackKerouac.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, excerpts, and pictures of Beat author Jack Kerouac. Includes a guide to character names, publications, and much more.

Jack Kerouac

http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~gallaher/k_speaks/kerouacspeaks.html

Provides sound files of Jack Kerouac, author of the seminal On the Road, reading selections of his writing. Includes links to other literature sites.

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James Joyce (Work in Progress)

http://www.2street.com/joyce/

There are many joys to this site—pictures of the author, his family, and those people mentioned in his work; important songs and readings by Joyce himself; links to articles and Internet groups who study Joyce; and maps of the places mentioned in his work. Give yourself some time, though—this site is worth it.

John Steinbeck

http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/steinbec/srchome.html

The San Jose State University is home to the Steinbeck Research Center, and this is its home on the Web. There are chronologies, biographical information, bibliographies, and an interesting link called Steinbeck Country with pictures and other tidbits. Includes links to other Steinbeck-related sites.

John Updike: The Centurian

http://www.users.fast.net/~joyerkes/

Provides information and a discussion area for the works of American author John Updike, best known for the Witches of Eastwick, A Month of Sundays, and Rabbit Run (among many others). Includes a bibliography (both of critical and Updike works), a biography, essays, articles, and pictures.

Jorge Luis BorgesThe Garden of Forking Paths

http://www.microserve.net/~thequail/libyrinth/borges.html

The Garden of Forking Paths (El Jardín de Senderos que se Bifurcan) is home to the Magical Realist Jorge Luis Borges. Not only good-looking, this site is also quite complete. Certainly worth the time. Includes links to other related sites.

Kurt Vonnegut

http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/boon/vonnegut/kv.html

Provides information about the writings of American author Kurt Vonnegut. Includes pictures, essays, articles, and links to other sites for the author of Slaughterhouse Five and many more. Also includes a list of books about Vonnegut.

Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse Five

http://www.spcc.com/ihsw/kv.htm

This site created by the Indiana Historical Society provides a lengthy background of Kurt Vonnegut and the story behind his novel Slaughterhouse Five. Includes a Vonnegut FAQ, chronology, and links to other related sites.

The Libyrinth

http://www.microserve.net/~thequail/libyrinth/index.html

A very large and intricate Web unto itself, the Libyrinth features information and links about twentieth century authors and their influence on (and by) Magical Realism or Post Modernism. Several authors are included here, and several more are in the midst of being added.

Literary and Critical Theory

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/SSPCluster/theorists.html

Provides a wide array of information on literary theory and theorists. Includes many different essays and links to other literary criticism sites.

Literature is news that stays news.

—Ezra Pound

Literary Kicks

http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/

This extensive site provides an introduction and background information on beat era writers such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Greg Corso, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroghs, and more. Includes biographies, bibliographies, pictures, and links to other beat related sites.

Margaret Atwood Information Site

http://www.io.org/~toadaly/

This is the official Margaret Atwood site, open mainly to students and scholars of her work. There are several sections, including bibliographical information, essays on writing and other subjects, as well as a link to ameliorate the search for more information on the writer of such novels as The Handmaid's Tale and Cat's Eye.

Marguerite Duras

http://www.uta.fi/~trkisa/duras/duras.html

Provides information about the French writer Marguerite Duras, author of Hiroshima Mon Amour. Includes essays, articles, and ses oeuvres in three languages.

Milan Kundera

http://www.georgetown.edu/irvinemj/english016/kundera/kundera.html

Provides a bibliography, biography, and essays about writer Milan Kundera, the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and many others. Includes links to site about Prague, Kundera, and other literary pages.

Modernism Timeline 18901940

http://weber.u.washington.edu/~eckman/timeline.html

Provides a timeline of literary works and their historical context in the modernism era (1890–1940). Includes a search index and many links to other literary based sites.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

http://www.access.digex.net/~bardsley/prampage.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and more on Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer. Includes an extensive list of essays, articles, reviews, abstracts, letters, and interviews.

Ray Bradbury

http://www.on-ramp.com/johnston/bradbury.htm

Provides a home site for Ray Bradbury, author of novels such as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Dandelion Wine. Includes a biography and a list of books, films, and TV works by Bradbury.

Raymond Carver

http://world.std.com/~ptc/

This site has biographical information and essays about modern realist short story writer and poet Raymond Carver. His stories have become very popular in the recent past, perhaps because of Robert Altman's film Short Cuts; however, Carver died of cancer in 1988. This page is the only one of its kind.

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Richard Wright

http://www.itvs.org/ITVS/programs/RW/

Provides a look at the life and writings of African-American writer Richard Wright. Includes a bibliography, pictures, interviews, and chronology of the author of novels such as Native Son and The Long Dream.

Roald Dahl

http://www.nd.edu/~khoward1/Roald.html

Provides a Web site for author Roald Dahl, best known for his children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. Includes a biography, bibliography, and background of many of his novels.

Samuel Beckett

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kadaca/beckett.html

Provides an online source of information on twentieth century playwright and author Samuel Beckett. Presents many different articles and essays about Beckett’s works such as Endgame and Waiting for Godot. Site includes a bibliography, biography, pictures, and links to other related sites.

T.S. Eliot

http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~232/eliot.taken.html

This site provides information on American poet T.S. Eliot. Includes a biography, bibliography, and poetry by Eliot. Also includes links to other related sites.

Thomas Clayton Wolfe

http://www.cms.uncwil.edu/~connelly/wolfe.html

Provides a biography, chronology, pictures, and quotes of American author Thomas Wolfe, best known for his novel Look Homeward, Angel. Includes a list of critical studies, examples of humor used in his writing, and information about a commemorative stamp campaign.

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Thomas Mann

http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/dshep/modern_students/zw1363a/home.html

Provides a detailed biographical sketch, bibliography, and timeline of 1929 Nobel Prize winning author Thomas Mann. Includes links to other related literature sites.

Thomas Pynchon: HyperArts Pynchon Pages

http://www.hyperarts.com/

Provides indexes and Web guides to the writings of the mysterious American author Thomas Pynchon. Includes detailed background and articles on Pynchon novels such as Gravity’s Rainbow, Vineland, and V.

Toni Morrison

http://www.en.utexas.edu/~mmaynard/Morrison/home.html

Provides a biography, bibliography, and pictures of 1993 Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Includes articles about Morrison’s books such as Tar Baby, Sula, Beloved, and many more.

Truman Capote

http://www.sgi.net/marbles/zeno/capote.html

Mainly dedicated to the new-journalistic novel In Cold Blood, this site also has biographical information and other points of interest about Truman Capote. Also provides information about Capote novels such as Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Umberto Eco

http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/m/mcmesser/www/eco.html

Provides information about Italian writer and essayist Umberto Eco. Includes a bibliography, a brief biography, and links to other related sites.

Virginia Woolf

http://www.aianet.or.jp/~orlando/VWW/

The Virginia Woolf Web has quotes, e-texts, and information about Bloomsbury group with which Woolf is associated. This page is consistently updated, and contains information about Woolf that is found nowhere else on the Web. Includes a vast amount of links to other literature related sites.

Vladmir Nabokov (Zembla)

http://www.libraries.psu.edu/iasweb/nabokov/nsintro.htm

A formidable presence on the World Wide Web in terms of layout, content, and conciseness, Zembla offers a great amount and breadth of information concerning Vladmir Nabokov, the author of novels such as Lolita and Bend Sinister.

William Faulkner

http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/

The site to visit for any sort of information about William Faulkner. John B. Padgett, currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Mississippi (located at Oxford, whence Faulkner hailed), maintains this completists' page with a great amount of information.

Zora Neale Hurston

http://pages.prodigy.com/zora/

Provides a site dedicated to the writer of the famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. There are links, many photographs, and links to other Hurston and literature sites.