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.

Count Dracula
Count Dracula
Romania
Fictional character, vampire
Espido Freire
Espido Freire
Spain
Spanish writer
Fujishima Kosuke
Fujishima Kosuke
Japan
Writer, famous and popular mangaka, both in Japan and abroad
Julius Wolf
Julius Wolf
Germany
German poet and prose writer
Blanka Andreu
Blanka Andreu
Spain
Poetess
Antonin Klastersky
Antonin Klastersky
Czech poet
Karlos Fuentes
Karlos Fuentes
Mexico
Mexican writer and essayist
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg
USA
Contemporary American writer and artist
Gai Catullus
Gai Catullus
Italy
The very first Roman poet
Jonas Avyzius
Jonas Avyzius
Lithuania
Lithuanian Soviet writer, prose writer, People's Writer of the Lithuanian SSR
Yankev Groper
Yankev Groper
Israel
Jewish poet
Pierre Hyacinthe Azais
Pierre Hyacinthe Azais
France
French writer, essayist and philosopher
Akiko Yosano
Akiko Yosano
Japan
Japanese poetess
Alfred Edward Housman
Alfred Edward Housman
Great Britain
English poet
Hans Christian Heg
Hans Christian Heg
USA
Norwegian-American journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and military officer
Robert Collier
Robert Collier
USA
Was the author of self-help and New Thought metaphysical books in the 20th century.
Nina Kauhchishvili
Nina Kauhchishvili
Italy
Italian literary scholar.
Abraham Merritt
Abraham Merritt
USA
American writer, journalist and editor.
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben
USA
American writer
Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley
Great Britain
English poet
Fricis Dziesma
Fricis Dziesma
Latvia
Latvian poet, journalist, photographer and librarian
 Tarzan
Tarzan
Fictional character
Antoniy Slonimski
Antoniy Slonimski
Poland
Polish poet, playwright, literary critic.
James Herriot
James Herriot
Great Britain
English writer, veterinarian and pilot, author of books about animals and people
Alya Rahmanova
Alya Rahmanova
Switzerland
Swiss writer of Russian origin
Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce
USA
American satirist, master of humorous improvisation, author of books, articles and records, who gained fame in the 1950s and 1960s
Petr Katerinichev
Petr Katerinichev
Ukraine
Writer
Julia Peterkin
Julia Peterkin
USA
American writer and actress
Elizabeth Goudge
Elizabeth Goudge
Great Britain
English writer, author of short stories, novellas and children's books
Evgenia Kononenko
Evgenia Kononenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer and translator.
Tobias George Smollett
Tobias George Smollett
Great Britain
Scottish writer
Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje
Canada
Canadian writer and poet
Melinda Leigh
Melinda Leigh
USA
American writer
Frederic Stendhal
Frederic Stendhal
France
French writer
Owen Barfield
Owen Barfield
Great Britain
Bitanese philosopher, writer, poet and critic
Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
Great Britain
Fictional character of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dorothy James
Dorothy James
Great Britain
British writer, author of popular detective stories.
Ivan Kereselidze
Ivan Kereselidze
Georgia
Georgian poet, publicist, journalist, public figure
Sergey Sakanskiy
Sergey Sakanskiy
Writer
Vasiliy Trediakovskiy
Vasiliy Trediakovskiy
Russia
Russian writer, reformer of Russian poetry, academician
Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell
Great Britain
English writer and reporter
Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck
USA
American comedian
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
A fictional character, the protagonist of a number of works by Daniel Defoe.
Robert Bringhurst
Robert Bringhurst
Canada
He is best known as the author of The Elements of Typographic Style. He is a translator of the Haida epic into English. He lives on Quadra Island near the Campbell River in British Columbia with his
Petr Orlov
Petr Orlov
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian writer, poet, translator
Jakob Wassermann
Jakob Wassermann
Germany
German writer and short story writer
Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver
USA
American poet and short story writer
James Kelman
James Kelman
Great Britain
Influential Scottish writer
Ewald Christian von Kleist
Ewald Christian von Kleist
Germany
German poet
Junzo Shono
Junzo Shono
Japan
Japanese writer, representative of the literary group "third new".