Literature

Read about notable figures in Literature: books, literary careers, famous works and the cultural legacy of influential authors.

Garret Patmen Serviss
Garret Patmen Serviss
USA
Science fiction writer
Algis Budrys
Algis Budrys
USA
American science fiction writer, literary critic and editor.
Derenik Demirchian
Derenik Demirchian
Writer
Henrik Pontoppidan
Henrik Pontoppidan
Denmark
Danish novelist
Ilya Gruzdev
Ilya Gruzdev
Russian and Soviet literary scholar, literary critic, playwright, writer
Diane Duane
Diane Duane
USA
American science fiction and fantasy writer.
Alexander Bolnuh
Alexander Bolnuh
Estonia
Russian writer, translator
Ann Granger
Ann Granger
Great Britain
English writer
Dmitriy Lazutkin
Dmitriy Lazutkin
Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian poet living in Ukraine
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon
USA
American writer
Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb
Great Britain
English writer
Paulina Petronela Krakowowa
Paulina Petronela Krakowowa
Poland
Polish writer, journalist, teacher
Carmen Boullosa
Carmen Boullosa
Mexico
Mexican writer.
Boris Vian
Boris Vian
France
French novelist, poet, jazz musician and singer.
Edward Kuznetsov
Edward Kuznetsov
Israel
Israeli public figure, writer, journalist
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
France
French poet, creator of the sensational book 'Flowers of Evil'
Vaclav-Kliment Klicpera
Vaclav-Kliment Klicpera
Czech
Czech writer and political figure.
Vasiliy Trediakovskiy
Vasiliy Trediakovskiy
Russia
Russian writer, reformer of Russian poetry, academician
Joe Dever
Joe Dever
Great Britain
British fantasy writer, game designer
Davtak Kertog
Davtak Kertog
Armenia
Armenian lyric poet of the 7th century
Fransya Anselo
Fransya Anselo
France
Writer
Albrecht Behmel
Albrecht Behmel
Germany
German writer, historian and playwright.
Stephen Benet
Stephen Benet
USA
American poet who wrote "John Brown's Body"
Gleb Bobrov
Gleb Bobrov
Ukraine
Russian writer and journalist
Halldour Laxness
Halldour Laxness
Iceland
Icelandic writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955
John Milton
John Milton
Great Britain
Great English poet
Emmanuelle Arsan
Emmanuelle Arsan
France
French writer
Lauren Weisberger
Lauren Weisberger
USA
American writer
Ken Follett
Ken Follett
Great Britain
English writer
Janos Arany
Janos Arany
Hungary
Outstanding Hungarian poet.
Moisey Altman
Moisey Altman
Ukraine
Jewish writer
Vadim Sobko
Vadim Sobko
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet writer
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Great Britain
Literary character
Henry Monfreid
Henry Monfreid
France
French writer of adventure fiction.
Leonid Plyush
Leonid Plyush
France
Mathematician, publicist
Valentin Ivanov
Valentin Ivanov
Bulgaria
Bulgarian astronomer and science fiction writer
Thomas Brezina
Thomas Brezina
Austria
Austrian children's book writer
Osiph Mandelshtam
Osiph Mandelshtam
Russia
Poet
Akira Abe
Akira Abe
Japan
Japanese writer
Khachatur Abovian
Khachatur Abovian
Armenia
Armenian writer, democratic educator
Jo Graham
Jo Graham
USA
Contemporary American writer
Michelle Reid
Michelle Reid
Great Britain
Popular writer
Asug Kamandar
Asug Kamandar
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Ashug of the 20th century
Viktor Sosnora
Viktor Sosnora
Ukraine
Poet, prose writer
Alexander Ginger
Alexander Ginger
Russian poet
Andrew Motion
Andrew Motion
Great Britain
English poet, short story writer and biographer
Resat Nuri Guntekin
Resat Nuri Guntekin
Turkey
Turkish novelist, writer and playwright.
Senji Kuroi
Senji Kuroi
Japan
Japanese writer
Djoomart Bokonbaev
Djoomart Bokonbaev
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Soviet poet
Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk
USA
American writer