1 Selected November Birthdays: As this is my birthday month, and it is a big year for me (no, I’m revealing how big), I thought I would highlight some famous writers also born in November.  As it turns out, there are some pretty big hitters in the literary world this month… I’ve included a famous work or two for each in case you fancy trying them out. Kazuo Ishiguro (Nov 8th 1954) Nobel prize winning novelist, most famous for The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go . Remains of the Day - ‘Will I like it?’  If you are interested in British history (especially early 20th century); if you enjoy first person, diary style novels; if you enjoy romance, then the answer is ‘yes’. Margaret Mitchell (Nov 8th 1900) American novelist most famous for Gone with the Wind .  Polls have found it to be America’s favourite book after the Bible. Gone with the Wind - If you enjoy an epic bildungsroman (coming of age story) or a historical romance...

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