1892 – Mar. 6, 1973) also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu, 賽珍珠. American writer (until 1934 in China). Her best known novel was The Good Earth . 1939: Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888 – 1964) Finnish writer. 1944: Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873 – 1950) Danish writer. 1945: Gabriela Mistral (1889 – 1957)