Were Michael Herr and Joseph Brodsky known for their writing?
Joseph Brodsky Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky ( ; Russian: Ио́сиф Алекса́ндрович Бро́дский , ] ; 24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996) was a Russian and American poet and essayist.
Mike Gold Michael "Mike" Gold (April 12, 1894 – May 14, 1967) was the pen-name of Jewish American writer Itzok Isaac Granich. A lifelong communist, Gold was a novelist and literary critic. His semi-autobiographical novel "Jews Without Money" (1930) was a bestseller. During the 1930s and 1940s Gold was considered the preeminent author and editor of U.S. proletarian literature.