Events on January 14, 2007:

Author Birthdays: Dos Passos & Mishima

Today is the birthday of John Dos Passos (1896), author of the epic trilogy, U.S.A.

Today is also the birthday of Yukio Mishima (1925), the Japanese novelist and playwright who was the preeminent literary figure of postwar Japan. His exquisitely crafted stories include The Sea of Fertility, The Sound of Waves, and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea.