Which philosophical writer, Tom Robbins or Maurice Blanchot, was born first?
Tom Robbins Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins (born July 22, 1932) is an American novelist. His best-selling novels are "seriocomedies" (also known as "comedy-drama"), often wildly poetic stories with a strong social and philosophical undercurrent, an irreverent bent, and scenes extrapolated from carefully researched bizarre facts. His novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" was made into a movie in 1993 by Gus Van Sant and stars Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, and Keanu Reeves.
E. Mark Stern Erwin Mark Stern (December 5, 1929 – March 11, 2014) was a humanistic/existential psychologist.