Literature

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

Stanislav Kurilov
Stanislav Kurilov
Russia
Former Soviet, and later Canadian and Israeli oceanographer, writer
Giovannino Guareschi
Giovannino Guareschi
Italy
Italian writer, journalist, cartoonist and humorist
Tommaso Landolfi
Tommaso Landolfi
Italy
Italian writer and translator
Joshua
Joshua
Leader of the Jewish people during the conquest of Canaan, successor of Moses
David Gemmell
David Gemmell
Great Britain
English writer
Anwar Ridhwan
Anwar Ridhwan
Malaysia
One of the prominent contemporary writers of Malaysia
Anatoliy Avrutin
Anatoliy Avrutin
Belarus
Belarusian poet, translator, publicist, literary critic of Belarus.
Graham Masterton
Graham Masterton
Great Britain
British horror writer
Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt
USA
American writer, Pulitzer Prize winner
Olga Fokina
Olga Fokina
Russia
Soviet Russian poetess
Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard
USA
American cartoonist, humorist and journalist
Vincent Dunin-Martsinkevich
Vincent Dunin-Martsinkevich
Belarus
Belarusian writer and playwright, classic of Belarusian literature.
Konstanty Galczynski
Konstanty Galczynski
Poland
Polish poet, one of the greatest national lyricists of the 20th century
Sapargali Begalin
Sapargali Begalin
Kazakhstan
Kazakh Soviet writer
Mark Clifton
Mark Clifton
USA
American science fiction writer
Margit Auer
Margit Auer
Germany
German children's writer
Edouard Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye
Edouard Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye
France
French writer, scientist, publicist and political figure
Igor Krishtafovich
Igor Krishtafovich
USA
Scientist, inventor, publicist, poet-parodist
Antony Trollope
Antony Trollope
Great Britain
English writer
Giovanni della Casa
Giovanni della Casa
Italy
Italian writer of the 16th century.
Jean Gabriel Capo de Feuillide
Jean Gabriel Capo de Feuillide
France
French publicist and writer.
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
USA
Popular detective writer
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson
USA
American writer
Adrien Lambelet
Adrien Lambelet
Switzerland
Russian poet and translator of Swiss origin, author of the most complete of all available translations of Charles Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil.
Giovanni Chiampoli
Giovanni Chiampoli
Italy
Italian writer.
Matteo Boiardo
Matteo Boiardo
Italy
Italian poet
 Nasreddin
Nasreddin
Turkey
Folklore character of the Muslim East
Nonna Kuhina
Nonna Kuhina
Israel
Writer
Elena Teliga
Elena Teliga
Ukraine
Ukrainian poetess and literary critic.
Pavel Daletsky
Pavel Daletsky
Russian Soviet writer and poet
Dmitry Bykov
Dmitry Bykov
Israel
Publicist writer, poet
Albert Verwey
Albert Verwey
Netherlands
Dutch poet, translator, essayist
Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong
Canada
Science fiction writer
Gabriel Garsiya Markes
Gabriel Garsiya Markes
Colombia
Colombian writer
Ahmet Ahundov-Gurgenli
Ahmet Ahundov-Gurgenli
Turkmen writer, poet and literary figure of the Soviet era
 Tole-be
Tole-be
Kazakhstan
Poet
Vladimir Yatsenko
Vladimir Yatsenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian and Russian writer, science fiction writer
Lorenzo Mascheroni
Lorenzo Mascheroni
Italy
Italian scientist and poet
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Great Britain
English poet, essayist and children's writer
Vladimir Sverjin
Vladimir Sverjin
Ukraine
Ukrainian science fiction writer
Herman Finkers
Herman Finkers
Netherlands
Comedian from the Dutch region of Twente
Ellen Key
Ellen Key
Sweden
Swedish writer, critic, teacher
Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed
USA
American writer
Jan Otcenasek
Jan Otcenasek
Czech
Czech writer, novelist and screenwriter
Marsha Canham
Marsha Canham
Canada
Canadian writer
Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin
Great Britain
English poet
Mikhail Kulesh
Mikhail Kulesh
Belarus
Belarusian writer
David Chapkis
David Chapkis
Ukraine
Writer.
Matthew Phipps Shiell
Matthew Phipps Shiell
Great Britain
Prolific British writer
Vincenzo Cartari
Vincenzo Cartari
Italy
Italian poet.