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.
William O'Rourke William O'Rourke (born 1945) is an American writer of both novels and volumes of nonfiction; he is the author of the novels "The Meekness of Isaac" (Thomas Y. Crowell, Co., 1974), "Idle Hands" (Delacorte Press, 1981), "Criminal Tendencies" (E. P. Dutton, 1987), and "Notts" (Marlowe & Co, 1996), as well as the nonfiction books, "The Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left" (Thomas Y. Crowell, Co., 1972), "Signs of the Literary Times: Essays, Reviews, Profiles" (SUNY Press, 1993), and "On Having a Heart Attack: A Medical Memoir" (U of Notre Dame P, 2006). He is the editor of "On the Job: Fiction About Work by Contemporary American Writers" (Random House, 1977) and the co-editor of "Notre Dame Review: The First Ten Years" (U of Notre Dame P, 2009). His book, "Campaign America ‘96: The View From the Couch", first published in 1997 (Marlowe & Co.), was reissued in paperback with a new, updated epilogue in 2000. A sequel, "Campaign America 2000: The View From the Couch", was published in 2001 (PreviewPort Editions).