Literature

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

Solomon Kohn
Solomon Kohn
Austria
German writer of Jewish origin.
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer
Ireland
Irish writer, author of the series
Louis Etienne Arthur La Gueronniere
Louis Etienne Arthur La Gueronniere
France
French publicist
Andrey Grirsman
Andrey Grirsman
USA
Poet, essayist, editor of the international poetry magazine Interpoetry
Kenichiro Isozaki
Kenichiro Isozaki
Japan
Japanese writer
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen
USA
American novelist.
Abid Al Memalik
Abid Al Memalik
Iran
In 1906, he was the editor of the Persian newspaper Majlis. Adib al-Memalik was one of the first Persian poets of realistic creativity.
Nansy Mitford
Nansy Mitford
Great Britain
English writer and biographer
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Spain
Spanish novelist, philosopher and literary theorist, Jesuit. The largest representative of Baroque literature.
Edward Frederic Benson
Edward Frederic Benson
Great Britain
Writer
Meysey Goto
Meysey Goto
Japan
Japanese writer
Mihail Balinskiy
Mihail Balinskiy
Lithuania
Novelist
Prosper Merimee
Prosper Merimee
France
French writer
Srecko Kosovel
Srecko Kosovel
Slovenia
Slovenian poet, prose writer and publicist
Saul Below
Saul Below
USA
American writer, Nobel laureate 1976
 Gollum
Gollum
Fictional character
William Cartwright
William Cartwright
Great Britain
English poet, native of Northway, Gloucestershire.
Edward Dahlberg
Edward Dahlberg
USA
American writer, essayist and biographer.
Natalia Gavrilenko
Natalia Gavrilenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer, author of historical novels
Kirsten Hammann
Kirsten Hammann
Denmark
Author of children's books
James Kelman
James Kelman
Great Britain
Influential Scottish writer
James Donleavy
James Donleavy
Ireland
Irish writer
Kostas Karyotakis
Kostas Karyotakis
Greece
Greek poet
Felix Cadet
Felix Cadet
France
French publicist.
Serafim Shashkov
Serafim Shashkov
Russia
Writer
Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubert
France
French moralist and essayist
Masedonio Fernandes
Masedonio Fernandes
Argentina
Argentine poet
Alexander Berdnik
Alexander Berdnik
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet science fiction writer
Salvador Espriu
Salvador Espriu
Spain
Catalan poet, prose writer, playwright, wrote in Catalan.
Naftali Herz Imber
Naftali Herz Imber
USA
Jewish poet, author of the lyrics of "Hatikva" - the anthem of the Zionist movement
Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie Sarraute
France
French novelist, critic and playwright.
 Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam
USA
Symbol of the American government
Zisi Weizman
Zisi Weizman
Israel
Jewish poet
Reiji Ando
Reiji Ando
Japan
Japanese literary critic.
Lina Kostenko
Lina Kostenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer of the sixties
Andrea Zanzotto
Andrea Zanzotto
Italy
Italian poet, wrote in Italian and the Venetian dialect (Veneto).
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Great Britain
English poet, essayist and children's writer
Helene Ghitelman
Helene Ghitelman
Belgium
Belgian poetess.
Hurshudbanu Natavan
Hurshudbanu Natavan
Azerbaijan
Poetess
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman
USA
Fantasy author, creator of the Dragonlance universe
Igor Avilchenko
Igor Avilchenko
Russian writer and artist
Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress
USA
American writer.
Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater
USA
American writer
Robert Ervin Howard
Robert Ervin Howard
USA
American science fiction writer
Vladislav Kozlovskiy
Vladislav Kozlovskiy
Poland
Polish publicist.
Nina Kauhchishvili
Nina Kauhchishvili
Italy
Italian literary scholar.
Hart Catherine
Hart Catherine
USA
American writer
Gaston Leroux
Gaston Leroux
France
French writer, author of the novel 'The Phantom of the Opera'
Samuil Marshak
Samuil Marshak
Poet, translator
 Gesiod
Gesiod
Greece
Greek poet