is ▁Less ing , ▁Pers ian - born ▁English ▁novel ist ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁November ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁P . ▁F . ▁St raw son , ▁English ▁phil os opher ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁November ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁Freder ik ▁P ohl , ▁American ▁science ▁fiction ▁author ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁November ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁Frank ▁K erm ode , ▁Man x - born ▁literary ▁critic ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁December ▁ 1 7 ▁Charlotte ▁Jay , ▁Australian ▁susp ense ▁writer ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁Es ' k ia ▁M ph ah le le , ▁South ▁African ▁writer ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁January ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Mat ilda ▁Beth am - Ed wards , ▁English ▁novel ist , ▁poet ▁and ▁travel ▁writer ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 6 ) ▁January ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Kaz im ierz ▁Z ale w ski , ▁Polish ▁dram at ist , ▁critic ▁and ▁publish er ▁( born ▁ 1 8 4 9 ) ▁January ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁Rosa ▁Luxemb urg , ▁Polish - born ▁German ▁revolution ary ▁social ist ▁( ass ass in ated , ▁born ▁ 1 8 7 1 ) ▁January ▁ 3 1 ▁– ▁Paul ▁Lind au , ▁German ▁dram at ist ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 9 ) ▁February ▁ 2 6 ▁–