(Encyclopedia) Modiano, Patrick (Jean Patrick Modiano)Modiano, PatrickzhäN pätrēkˈ mōdyänōˈ [key], 1945–, French novelist. He has been acclaimed for his treatment of memory, loss, and the puzzle of…
(Encyclopedia) Vargas Llosa, MarioVargas Llosa, Mariomärˈyō värˈgäs yōˈsä [key], 1936–, Peruvian novelist and politician, b. Arequipa. Although his works contain much external realism, emphasizing…
(Encyclopedia) ScythiaScythiasĭthˈēə [key], ancient region of Eurasia, extending from the Danube on the west to the borders of China on the east. The Scythians flourished from the 8th to the 4th cent…
(Encyclopedia) Baryshnikov, MikhailBaryshnikov, Mikhailmĭˈkhail bərĭˌshnĭkävˈ [key], 1948–, Russian-American dancer and choreographer, b. Riga, Latvia (then in the USSR). He studied in Riga and…
actorBorn: 5/27/1936Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lanky actor equally able to play the hero or the villain, Gossett won an Emmy for his appearance in the TV mini-series Roots (1977) and an Oscar…
LOFGREN, Zoe, a Representative from California; born in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., December 21, 1947; B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1970; J.D., Santa Clara University…
KLECZKA, Gerald Daniel, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 26, 1943; graduated from Don Bosco High School, Milwaukee, Wis., 1961; attended…
writerBorn: 1964Birthplace: Columbia, MD Voted one of the 20 Best American Writers under 40 by The New Yorker in 1999, Chabon has been compared to Nabokov, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo. In 1988, at…
jazz musicianBorn: 11/16/1964Birthplace: Nanaimo, Canada Touted as the hottest pianist/singer/songwriter on the contemporary U.S. jazz scene, Krall grew up in a musical family. As a child she…
