Literature

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

George Rodenbah
George Rodenbah
Belgium
Belgian writer, wrote in French.
Luc de Clapiers de Vauvenargues
Luc de Clapiers de Vauvenargues
France
The famous French moralist
Kerstin Gier
Kerstin Gier
Germany
German writer, working mostly in the genre of contemporary women's literature
John Seabrook
John Seabrook
USA
Essay writer
Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva
USA
American writer, author of a number of bestsellers; known for his thrillers and spy novels.
Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris
USA
American writer and journalist
Sergey Bulyga
Sergey Bulyga
Belarus
Belarusian writer and screenwriter
Francesca Cavallo
Francesca Cavallo
Italy
Italian writer, entrepreneur and activist
Roman Ivanychuk
Roman Ivanychuk
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian writer, political and public figure
Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough
Australia
Writer
Maksim Rylskiy
Maksim Rylskiy
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet poet
Elishka Krasnogorskaya
Elishka Krasnogorskaya
Czech
Czech writer, translator, poet, playwright and librettist.
Richard Lahautiere
Richard Lahautiere
France
French publicist, lawyer, socialist
Ada Vladimirova
Ada Vladimirova
Russian poetess, translator
Sergey Grigoriev
Sergey Grigoriev
Russian writer, author of historical, adventure and fantasy works for children and young people
Nikolay Burlyuk
Nikolay Burlyuk
Ukraine
Russian poet and prose writer
Kajetan Kozmian
Kajetan Kozmian
Poland
Polish poet, critic, publicist, prose writer. Grandfather of Stanislav Kozmian.
Peter S. Peter S. Beagle
Peter S. Peter S. Beagle
USA
American writer, famous for his novel The Last Unicorn
Ilya Kvitka
Ilya Kvitka
Kharkov writer, close to the clergy.
Kostandin Erznakatsi
Kostandin Erznakatsi
Armenia
He is considered one of the founders of love lyrics in Armenian poetry.
Henry Monfreid
Henry Monfreid
France
French writer of adventure fiction.
Herold Belger
Herold Belger
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani translator, prose writer, publicist
Farley Mowat
Farley Mowat
Canada
Canadian writer
Salah Abd Al-Sabur
Salah Abd Al-Sabur
Egypt
Egyptian poet, playwright, literary critic, one of the founders of modern Arabic poetry, graduate of Cairo University, publisher of the magazine "Al-Katib"
Mary Shelli
Mary Shelli
Great Britain
Writer, author of the book 'Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus'
Evgeniy Korsch
Evgeniy Korsch
Ukraine
Lawyer, attorney, publicist.
Lisa Kleypas
Lisa Kleypas
USA
American writer
Akira Abe
Akira Abe
Japan
Japanese writer
Antoine Arnauld
Antoine Arnauld
France
French publicist
Dihan Abilev
Dihan Abilev
Kazakhstan
Outstanding Kazakh writer, poet, journalist.
Moisey Altman
Moisey Altman
Ukraine
Jewish writer
Kazys Boruta
Kazys Boruta
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet, writer, translator, public figure
Ruben Dario
Ruben Dario
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan poet
Peter Vail
Peter Vail
USA
Writer
Aleksey Mateevich
Aleksey Mateevich
Moldova
Moldovan poet and translator
Jozef Matskevich
Jozef Matskevich
Poland
Polish writer and publicist.
Edvard Jelinek
Edvard Jelinek
Czech
Czech writer.
Bela Ellish
Bela Ellish
Hungary
Hungarian writer
Oskar Ernst Abdrushin
Oskar Ernst Abdrushin
Writer
Svetlana Klimkevich
Svetlana Klimkevich
Ukraine
Esotericist, philosopher
Elizabeth Goudge
Elizabeth Goudge
Great Britain
English writer, author of short stories, novellas and children's books
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
Germany
German poet and writer, Nobel laureate 1946. Born in Germany, lived in Switzerland. His most famous works are "Steppenwolf" and "The Glass Bead Game".
Rudolf Baumbach
Rudolf Baumbach
Germany
German poet.
Raymond Arthur Palmer
Raymond Arthur Palmer
USA
American science fiction writer
Mauri Kunnas
Mauri Kunnas
Finland
Finnish writer, novelist
Aldous Leonard Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley
Great Britain
English writer
Lazar Ervin
Lazar Ervin
Hungary
Hungarian children's writer.
Junko Morimoto
Junko Morimoto
Japan
Japanese writer who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Denmark
Danish prose writer and poet, playwright, famous storyteller
Alphonse Lamartine
Alphonse Lamartine
France
French poet and statesman.amartine