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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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5 Sexiest Writers in History

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(Newser) – The Pulitzer is fine and all, but James Brady Ryan issues a different sort of a honor in Nerve. The five sexiest authors of all time:

  • Sylvia Plath: A tragic figure for sure, but still a beauty.
  • Jack Kerouac: So he’s a little bit of a cliché at this point; he’s still got that “roguish charm.”

  • Zadie Smith: Her novels explore “standards of beauty” in a deep and meaningful way, but let’s simplify: “She’s very pretty.”
  • Anais Nin: Let this French writer speak for herself: “I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another.”
  • Langston Hughes: A  “giant of the Harlem Renaissance” and handsome to boot.
 

Anais Nin.
Anais Nin.   (Wikimedia Commons)
Langston Hughes.
Langston Hughes.   (Wikimedia Commons)
Sylvia Plath.
Sylvia Plath.   (Flickr)
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac   (Wikimedia Commons)
Zadie Smith.
Zadie Smith.   (Getty Images)
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polstroad
Oct 10, 09 3:06 PM CDT
Marquis de Sade? he had a way with the ladies ... Reply
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schmidtkoff
Oct 11, 09 10:50 AM CDT
and other things plstroad.
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zentenai
Oct 10, 09 3:32 PM CDT
Well, this article is... different. A step up from pointless celebrity news, anyway. Who even reads that garbage? People with boring lives, I bet. Reply
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schmidtkoff
Oct 11, 09 10:45 AM CDT
I've traveled the world twice over, Met the famous; saints and sinners, Poets and artists, kings and queens, Old stars and hopeful beginners, I've been where no-one's been before, Learned secrets from writers and cooks All with one library ticket To the wonderful world of books. ~ Anonymous ~
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HeatherCC09
Oct 10, 09 3:33 PM CDT
What?? No Papa Hemingway?? What'smore rugged than writing under an umbrella on the beach. Alone. Reply
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