Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer (1905–1994). Elias Canetti was born on 25 July 1905 in what is now Bulgaria. Elias Canetti is remembered as a writer, aphorist and playwright, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Bulgaria. Notable works include “Auto-da-Fé”, “Tongue Set Free” and “Crowds and Power”.
Before and after
- 16 May 1905Birth of Henry Fonda
- 28 May 1905Battle of Tsushima
- 21 June 1905Birth of Jean-Paul Sartre
- from July 1905 to August 1907Majimaji War
- 25 July 1905Birth of Elias Canetti
- 29 July 1905Birth of Dag Hammarskjöld
- 5 September 1905Treaty of Portsmouth
- 18 September 1905Birth of Greta Garbo
- 14 October 1905Founding of World Air Sports Federation
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The era
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