{"id":1603,"date":"2014-09-29T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/?p=1603"},"modified":"2015-04-21T10:28:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T06:28:28","slug":"celebrating-authors-of-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/celebrating-authors-of-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme of the Week: Celebrating Authors of September"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"September<\/a>(Top, L-R:<\/em> Roald Dahl, Truman Capote, Agatha Christie. Bottom, L-R:<\/em> F. Scott Fitzgerald, H.G. Wells, Ken Kesey)<\/p>\n

This week we celebrate authors of the past who had birthdays in the month of September. Check them out below.<\/p>\n

Truman Capote <\/strong><\/p>\n

(September 30, 1924- August 25, 1984)<\/p>\n

Capote wrote favorites such as:<\/p>\n

Breakfast at Tiffany’s<\/em> and Children on Their Birthdays<\/em><\/p>\n

\"breakfast<\/a>\"children<\/a><\/p>\n

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Agatha Christie<\/strong><\/p>\n

(September 15, 1890- January 12, 1976)<\/p>\n

Appointed the title of \u201cDame\u201d by the Queen of England, she is also the best-selling author of all time with books like:<\/p>\n

The Labours of Hercules<\/em> and\u00a0Poirot: The\u00a0Perfect Murders:\u00a0Omnibus<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Labours<\/a>\"Perfect<\/a><\/p>\n

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Roald Dahl<\/strong><\/p>\n

(September 13, 1916- November 23,1990)<\/p>\n

Few children\u2019s authors have been as influential and prolific as Roald Dahl. Some of his works include:<\/p>\n

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory <\/em>as well as\u00a0Matilda<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Charlie<\/a>\"Matilda\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/strong><\/p>\n

(September 24, 1896- December 21, 1940)<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age in many novels such as:<\/p>\n

The Great Gatsby,<\/em>\u00a0Babylon Revisited <\/em>and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories<\/em><\/p>\n

\"great<\/a>\"babylon<\/a>\"curious\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ken Kesey<\/strong><\/p>\n

(September 17, 1935- November 10, 2001)<\/p>\n

Kesey gained fame for his novel\u00a0One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-a-novel\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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H.G. Wells <\/strong><\/p>\n

(September 21, 1866- August 13, 1946)<\/p>\n

Regarded as \u201cthe father of science fiction\u201d, Wells wrote many novels, including:<\/p>\n

The Time Machine <\/em>and\u00a0The War of the Worlds<\/em><\/p>\n

\"time<\/a>\"War<\/a><\/p>\n

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