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H T Tsiang

(1899-1971) Poet, novelist. Hsi Tseng Tsiang was born in China and came to America as a child. He was involved with the Greenwich Village literary scene.

Studs Terkel

(1912-2008) Writer. Studs Terkel was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Chicago, Illinois. He won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1985.

Lionel Trilling

(1905-1975) Literary critic. Lionel Trilling was born and died in New York City. He taught at Columbia University from 1931 until 1975. He was the husband of Diana Trilling.

Arthur Train

(1875-1945) Lawyer, writer. Arthur Cheney Train was an assistant district attorney in New York County, New York.

Walter Tevis

(1928-1984) Walter Tevis was born in San Francisco, California and died in New York City, New York. He wrote seven novels, three of which were the basis for major motion pictures. He also wrote thirteen short stories. In 1978 Tevis moved to New York City to continue his writing.

John Kennedy Toole

(1937-1969) Novelist. John Kennedy Toole received his master’s degree from Columbia University. He also taught at Hunter College.

Lawrence Treat

(1903-1998) Lawrence Treat was the pseudonym for Lawrence Arthur Goldstone. Goldstone was born in New York City and received a law degree from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.