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franz kafka’s grave
from franz kafka posted in literature by pete_nice
On June 3, 1924, writer Franz Kafka died of laryngeal tuberculosis in a Vienna sanatorium. Kafka was editing "The Hunger Artist" in his bed when his throat seized up. He was 40 years old.
Kafka was buried in the New Jewish Cemetery in Prague-Žižkov on June 11, 1924.
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from j.d. salinger posted in literature by pete_nice
Closed since the facade collapsed in 2007, Chumley's has been undergoing renovations for seven years. In early 2014, the classic tavern faced a new challenge- neighbors who are sick of unruly tourists flocking to the destination (NY Times article link here).
view full location details...convent of the barefoot trinitarians
from miguel de cervantes, don quixote posted in literature by speedy_dee
Author of Don Quixote and founder of the modern novel format, Miguel de Cervantes worked as an errand-runner for this convent after they paid his ransom to the pirates that had kidnapped him.
After he died penniless at the age of 69, Cervantes was buried in this small church. Today, his remains are being excavated by Spanish forensic anthropologist Francisco Etxeberria, who participated in the autopsies of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and former Chilean president Salvador Allende.
view full location details...maine geneneral hospital
from stephen king posted in literature by crabapple
The American writer Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947 at the Maine General Hospital in Portland, ME.
Today, the hospital is called the Maine Medical Center, and contains the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (named after the former First Lady).
view full location details...the hobbit boutique hotel
from j.r.r. tolkien posted in literature by pete_nice
The Hobbit Boutique Hotel is a Tolkien-themed hotel with rooms named after characters from his writings.
Tolkien was born a couple of blocks away on January 2, 1892. At the time, the area was known as the Orange Free State. The original Tolkien home was destroyed in a flood during the 1920s, but portions of the home were incorporated into the hotel.
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