Authors
American Masters has profiled some of the country's greatest authors, including novelists, playwrights, and poets.
The story of the author of the “The Joy Luck Club.”
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Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller.
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
An unvarnished look at the unlikely “Little House” series author.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear
Delve into the enigmatic life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday
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N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear
Explore the legacy of the feminist author who transformed U.S. literature with her science
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Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
Explore the Pulitzer Prize-winning woman behind classic novel Gone With the Wind
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Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Explore the life of activist and playwright Lorraine Hansberry.
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
See a new side of innovative writer Edgar Allan Poe, best known for Gothic horror tales.
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Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth
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