Ĭimetière de Montparnasse, Paris, France Division 2, Section 2, 1 East, 28 North, concession number 3PA2005 What to know: Plath’s gravestone has been repeatedly vandalized-first fans erased the “Hughes” from her name (at least three times), then the gravestone went missing, then “masculinists” erased the “Plath” from her name. Beckett Churchyard, Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, England Below, a guide to the graves of 75 famous writers, at home and abroad. But others are available to visit, for the curious, morbid, and devoted. Some are private, like Chinua Achebe’s-he is buried in a mausoleum on his private family compound. Kurt Vonnegut’s grave is in a secret location.

Apparently Shirley Jackson’s son has hers. Maya Angelou’s ashes were scattered, as were Djuna Barnes’s-the latter on Storm King Mountain, before a dogwood grove was planted on the spot in her honor. Graveyards, in general, are peaceful places-good for writing, and for thinking about writing-and of course there is a long history of people making pilgrimages to the last resting places of those they loved, either in person or on paper. Of course, not every author has a grave, as such. It’s nice to visit the grave of a favorite departed writer.

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