Who should I write about for my research paper?

I have to write a paper about a 20th century writer (1900-1985). Who would be interesting to write about?

Who should I write about for my research paper?
I would look at some of the best selling authors of that time...you'll probably find the most material on a best selling author.





I would reccomend Mark Twain but he might be before that time period. He was a very funny smart political man and i bet he would be great to do a paper on.





Shel Silverstein might be a good one too, he wrote all those books of poems and the giving tree and just from reading his stuff i bet he has an intersting story.





Tony Morrison is always a good choice, she has written so many amazing things and lead a very intersting life.
Reply:One interesting person might be Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of Scott Fitzgerald (the guy who wrote the Great Gatbsy). She was a writer and a poet, but alchoholism and mental illness had a devastating effect on her career. Also, her husband was not supportive of her writing and often tried to take her ideas. She was a very interesting figure.





Another interesting person would be W. Somerset Maugham. He was an incredibly popular writer in the eary nineteen twenties and thirties (he wrote Of Human Bondage). He served as a spy during World War I and he holds the record for the most books being adapted to movies (a new one is coming out staring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts in The Painted Veil). He is not very well remembered today, but there is a lot of info on him and he was a very interesting guy.
Reply:Tolkien is a great choice too. You can find a lot about him on Internet and you can add interesting things about him and his work. You can find his letters and get to know a lot about his own words about his books, and his toughs of Luise Carol and Mark Twain.