Amy Hemple

1. When and where was Amy Hempel born?

Amy Hempel was born on December 14, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. (Goldwater)

Goldwater, Mitchell. "Amy Hempel." American Short-Story Writers Since World War II: Second Series. Ed. Patrick Meanor and Gwen Crane. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 218. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.

2. When did Angela Carter live in Japan?

Angela Carter lived in Japan in 1969. (Lorna)

Lorna. "Angela Olive Carter." British Novelists Since 1960: Third Series. Ed. Merritt Moseley. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 207. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.

3. When and where did Charlotte Perkins Gilman die?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman died in Pasadena, California, in 1935. (knight)

Knight Denise D. "The Dying of Charlotte Perkins Gilman." ATQ [The American Transcendental Quarterly] 13.2 (1999): 137. Literature Resource Center. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.

4. Where can I find Biographical information on Franz Kafka?

Lawson Richard H. "Franz Kafka." Austrian Fiction Writers, 1875-1913. Ed. James N. Hardin and Donald G. Daviau. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 81. Literature Resource Center. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.

Aldiss Brian W. "Franz Kafka: Overview." St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers. Ed. Jay P. Pederson. 4th ed. New York: St. James Press, 1996. Literature Resource Center. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.

Preece Julian. "Practising 'binding girls with writing': Kafka's failed correspondence with Hedwig Weiler." Journal of European Studies (2002): 209+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.

5. Margaret Atwood’s short story “Happy Endings” is a story with many different versions, but each one has the same ending, which is that everyone dies. Version D is a bit more difficult because “its the reader's introduction to a story made up of only plot, with no character development or "how and...