Literature

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

Maksimilian Voloshin
Maksimilian Voloshin
Russian poet, translator, landscape painter, art and literary critic.
Nikolay Dubov
Nikolay Dubov
Russian writer
Leon Bloy
Leon Bloy
France
French writer, mystic thinker
Alex Haley
Alex Haley
USA
African-American writer, famous for his book 'Roots: The Saga of an American Family'
Leopold Katscher
Leopold Katscher
Austria
Austrian journalist, writer and pacifist.
Abdulhamid Mohmand
Abdulhamid Mohmand
Afghanistan
Afghan poet, translator, follower of the “Indian style” in poetry.
Tomas Iriarte
Tomas Iriarte
Spain
Spanish poet and fabulist, nephew of Juan Iriarte
Antanas Venclova
Antanas Venclova
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet, prose writer, critic, translator, statesman.
Kazis Puyda
Kazis Puyda
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet, prose writer, playwright, translator.
James Alan Gardner
James Alan Gardner
Canada
Canadian writer
Kazimir Barancevich
Kazimir Barancevich
Russia
Novelist
Greg Bir
Greg Bir
USA
American science fiction writer.
Lorenzo Ponte
Lorenzo Ponte
Italy
Italian librettist and translator.
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Great Britain
English writer, author of <Jane Eyre>
Lucy Prebble
Lucy Prebble
Great Britain
Screenwriter, novelist, Enron novel
Valentin Dimitrov
Valentin Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Writer, aphorist
Blanka Andreu
Blanka Andreu
Spain
Poetess
 Uncle Stepan
Uncle Stepan
Character from books by S. Mikhalkov
Augustin-Mari Ximenes
Augustin-Mari Ximenes
France
French writer.
Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo
Norway
Norwegian writer and musician. Winner of several literary awards.
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood
Canada
Canadian science fiction writer
Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
Great Britain
Fictional character of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda
Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda
Cuba
Spanish-Cuban writer.
Joaquim Braga
Joaquim Braga
Portugal
Portuguese writer
Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley
USA
American writer, satirist
Pavel Bagram
Pavel Bagram
Belarus
Belarusian poet.
Olga Ilnitskaya
Olga Ilnitskaya
Ukraine
Russian writer, poet, journalist.
Vladimir Vaysblat
Vladimir Vaysblat
Publisher, translator, playwright, writer, art critic.
Eustachius Knobelsdorff
Eustachius Knobelsdorff
Germany
German poet
Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel
Great Britain
British writer and literary critic
Lyubov Sirota
Lyubov Sirota
Ukraine
Poet, prose writer, translator, publicist, playwright.
Franciszek Kowalski
Franciszek Kowalski
Poland
Polish poet, writer, teacher, memoirist, translator.
Linda Howard
Linda Howard
USA
American writer, author of contemporary romance novels and thrillers.
Modus Vivenda
Modus Vivenda
Chile
Chilean writer
Arnost Lustig
Arnost Lustig
Czech writer
Henrih Keiter
Henrih Keiter
Germany
German writer
Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Spain
Spain's greatest romantic writer
Julius Zeyer
Julius Zeyer
Czech
Czech poet
David Duncan
David Duncan
Canada
Canadian fantasy writer.
Fernando Marias
Fernando Marias
Spain
Spanish novelist
Brian Lumley
Brian Lumley
Great Britain
An English writer specializing in the fantasy horror genre
Edward Hale
Edward Hale
USA
American author, historian, and Unitarian minister
Alexander Zavgorodny
Alexander Zavgorodny
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet and translator from Estonian.
Antero Quental
Antero Quental
Portugal
Portuguese lyricist, publicist
Diane Duane
Diane Duane
USA
American science fiction and fantasy writer.
Robert Henryson
Robert Henryson
Great Britain
One of the first major Scottish Renaissance poets.
Johann Arndt
Johann Arndt
Germany
German Lutheran theologian and religious writer
Karl Hans Strobl
Karl Hans Strobl
German novelist
Dhanpatray Shryvastav
Dhanpatray Shryvastav
India
An Indian writer and publicist who wrote in Urdu and Hindi.
Eugenie de Guerin
Eugenie de Guerin
France
French writer, poetess