Literature

Explore the world of renowned authors, poets, and literary icons. Discover the lives and works of celebrated figures from Shakespeare to Maya Angelou. Get insights into their inspiration, themes, and impact on the literary landscape.

Joseph Addison Joseph Addison
Great Britain
English writer, publicist, educator, politician, founder of English journalism.
Carter Brown Carter Brown
Australia
Detective writer
Poul Anderson Poul Anderson
USA
American science fiction writer
Matvey Geyser Matvey Geyser
Israel
Russian writer and publicist, journalist, teacher, theater critic, literary scholar
Jure KASTELAN Jure KASTELAN
Croatia
One of the greatest poets of Croatia
Arnaldur Indridason Arnaldur Indridason
Iceland
Icelandic crime writer
Gerald Kersh Gerald Kersh
USA
American writer born in England
Roy Campbell Roy Campbell
South African poet and translator
Tomas Lermont Tomas Lermont
Great Britain
The poet is considered the founder of Scottish literature
Sid Chaplin Sid Chaplin
Great Britain
English writer
James Ellroy James Ellroy
USA
American mystery writer
Christopher Isherwood Christopher Isherwood
USA
Anglo-American writer
Honore De Balzac Honore De Balzac
France
French writer
Thomas Harris Thomas Harris
USA
Writer and journalist, famous for the series of novels about Hannibal Lecter
Karol Irzykowski Karol Irzykowski
Poland
Polish literary critic, film critic, poet, writer, playwright, film theorist, translator, chess player
Yulia Shilova Yulia Shilova
Russia
Writer
Margaret Mitchell Margaret Mitchell
USA
Writer 'Gone with the Wind'
Mihail Balinskiy Mihail Balinskiy
Lithuania
Novelist
Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes
Great Britain
English poet and writer
Antoine Clesse Antoine Clesse
Belgium
Belgian national poet
Paul Celan Paul Celan
Romania
Poet, translator
Paruir Sevak Paruir Sevak
Armenia
Armenian poet and literary critic, Doctor of Philology, laureate of the State Prize of the Armenian SSR (1967)
Pavel Glazovoy Pavel Glazovoy
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, humorist and satirist
Gary Snyder Gary Snyder
USA
American writer, poet, translator, teacher
Imre Kertesz Imre Kertesz
Hungary
Hungarian writer, Nobel Prize in Literature, 2002
Novella Matveeva Novella Matveeva
Russia
Poetess
Joanna Chmielewska Joanna Chmielewska
Poland
Writer of ironic detective stories
Vladimir Kirillov Vladimir Kirillov
Russian Soviet poet, belonged to the so-called "proletarian poetry"
Justinus Kerner Justinus Kerner
Germany
German poet and medical writer
Yoji Arakawa Yoji Arakawa
Japan
Contemporary Japanese Gendaishi poet and essayist
Antoni Gorecki Antoni Gorecki
Poland
Polish poet, satirist, fabulist
Marilyn Ferguson Marilyn Ferguson
USA
American writer, editor and speaker
Anthony Berkeley Anthony Berkeley
Great Britain
English writer, author of psychological detective stories
Doris Lessing Doris Lessing
Great Britain
English science fiction writer
Jon Kyst Jon Kyst
Denmark
Danish literary scholar and translator.
Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore
Great Britain
Fictional character
Mirza Shafi Vazeh Mirza Shafi Vazeh
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani poet and thinker, educator and teacher
Ivo Andric Ivo Andric
Yugoslav poet and novelist, author of novels and short stories, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1961
Jonathan Safran Foer Jonathan Safran Foer
USA
American novelist
Antony Trollope Antony Trollope
Great Britain
English writer
Jan Klecanda Jan Klecanda
Czech
Czech novelist.
Tony Parsons Tony Parsons
Great Britain
British journalist and writer
James Herbert James Herbert
Great Britain
English horror writer
Charles Bernstein Charles Bernstein
USA
American poet, writer, essayist, translator.
Markus Zusak Markus Zusak
Australia
Australian writer
Anatole France Anatole France
France
French writer, Nobel Prize for Literature, 1921
Malcolm de Chazal Malcolm de Chazal
France
East African poet and artist, wrote in French
Federico Garcia Lorca Federico Garcia Lorca
Spain
Spanish poet and playwright
Freya Stark Freya Stark
Great Britain
British traveler and writer

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