The first time Harry Coumnas hit the headlines was in 1950, when an African woman named Olivia Simpson, 29, said that one of Harry’s novels is based on her life.

1. Harry Coumnas - A Hundred
Years Old Novelist

2. Harry Coumnas is a hundred years old
novelist known for his prodigious work, gritty
narratives, & crackling naturalistic dialogues.
He has been writing for more than seven
decades, and his work has always been
appreciated by his fans and critics, both.

3. The novelist has consistently been in news
not only for his work, but also for weird
stories surrounding his work. The first time
Harry Coumnas hit the headlines was in
1950, when an African woman named Olivia
Simpson, 29, said that one of Harry’s novels
is based on her life.

4. The shocking part of the whole story was that
despite not having known or met Olivia ever,
Harry had narrates many things in the novel
that only Olivia knew about her life. To a
leading newspaper, she told, “Reading his
novel felt like reading my personal diary.

5. Initially, I felt it was a co-incidence, but as I
went ahead reading the novel, I knew it was
entirely my story. From secretly dating my
best friend’s boyfriend in high school,
deciding to wear a yellow gown on my
wedding instead of white, to naming my first
baby “Marlyn”; there are so many things that
the character in his novel does exactly the
way I did.

6. Thank You!

7. Thank You!