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.

Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
A fictional character by Mark Twain
John Champlin Gardner
John Champlin Gardner
USA
American writer
Paul Jouvencel
Paul Jouvencel
France
French publicist and political figure.
Edward Kammings
Edward Kammings
USA
American poet, writer, artist, playwright.
Eduard Vilde
Eduard Vilde
Estonia
Estonian writer
Stepan Oleynik
Stepan Oleynik
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet poet
John Davidson
John Davidson
Great Britain
British poet and writer
Aliakbar Zhumataev
Aliakbar Zhumataev
Kazakhstan
Kazakh akyn, zhyrau, poet
Ronni Sue Chasen
Ronni Sue Chasen
USA
American publicist and advertising agent
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
USA
American writer and philosopher
Maxim Goretsky
Maxim Goretsky
Belarusian writer, literary scholar, translator, folklorist, activist of the Belarusian national movement of the early 20th century
Pelham Wodehous
Pelham Wodehous
Great Britain
English humorist
Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison
USA
Science fiction writer
Anthony Houp
Anthony Houp
Great Britain
English writer.
Charlotte Aisse
Charlotte Aisse
France
French writer
Anais Nin
Anais Nin
France
American and French writer, known for her erotic novels and the diary she kept for over 60 years.
Valentin Bardak
Valentin Bardak
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer and journalist
Sokyu Gen'yu
Sokyu Gen'yu
Japan
Japanese writer and monk of the Rinzai school.
Shira Gorshman
Shira Gorshman
Israel
Jewish writer
Vasiliy Ajaev
Vasiliy Ajaev
Russian Soviet writer
Bantsion Fradkin
Bantsion Fradkin
Ukraine
Jewish poet, playwright, translator
Tom Arden
Tom Arden
Australia
Science fiction writer
Anna Zegers
Anna Zegers
Germany
German writer
Neringa Abrutyte
Neringa Abrutyte
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet and translator.
Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
Great Britain
Famous English poet
Kate O\'Brien
Kate O\'Brien
Ireland
Irish writer and playwright
Alistair Maclean
Alistair Maclean
Great Britain
Scottish writer, author of adventure novels. His first novel, HMS Ulysses (1955), is about his wartime experiences.
Adam Globus
Adam Globus
Belarus
Belarusian writer, essayist, poet, publisher and artist
Yulia Shilova
Yulia Shilova
Russia
Writer
Iain Banks
Iain Banks
Great Britain
Scottish writer
Su Manshu
Su Manshu
China
Chinese writer and translator, artist, public figure, journalist, teacher
Fridrih Neznansky
Fridrih Neznansky
Belarus
Lawyer, publicist, writer
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Great Britain
English poet, essayist and children's writer
Andrey Ignatiev
Andrey Ignatiev
Russian-Bulgarian Orthodox publicist, Church historian
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb
USA
Writer and game designer
Kathleen Woodiwiss
Kathleen Woodiwiss
USA
Writer of women's novels
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
Ireland
Anglo-Irish satirist, publicist, philosopher, poet and public figure.
William Golding
William Golding
Great Britain
English writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 1983
Jo Beverley
Jo Beverley
Canada
English-Canadian writer
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Great Britain
English actor, writer and playwright
Alexandr Kusikov
Alexandr Kusikov
Russian and partly Soviet poet
Isaac Singer
Isaac Singer
Poland
Jewish novelist (Nobel Prize in Literature 1978)
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison
USA
American writer
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
USA
American writer
Algernon Blackwood
Algernon Blackwood
Great Britain
English writer and traveler, one of the leading mystical authors, a classic of horror literature and the "ghost stories" genre of the first half of the 20th century.
Paul Kalanithi
Paul Kalanithi
USA
A neurologist who later became a patient
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood
Canada
Canadian science fiction writer
Richard Bach
Richard Bach
USA
American science fiction writer, journalist, pilot.
Countess of Segur
Countess of Segur
France
French writer of Russian origin
Rufin Gordin
Rufin Gordin
Moldova
Russian writer, journalist, author of historical prose.