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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
Wallace Thurman
Born: August 16, 1902
Died: December 26, 1934 (aged 32)
Bio: Wallace Henry Thurman was an American novelist active during the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals.
Known for:
- The Blacker the Berry (1929)
- Infants of the spring (1932)
- The collected writings of Wallace Thurman