Literature

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

Gleb Bobrov
Gleb Bobrov
Ukraine
Russian writer and journalist
Johann Christian Gunther
Johann Christian Gunther
Germany
German Baroque poet
James Allen
James Allen
Great Britain
British writer known for his motivational books and poetry.
Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer
USA
American novelist
Marcel Allain
Marcel Allain
France
French writer and journalist
Austin Clarke
Austin Clarke
Ireland
Irish poet, playwright, novelist, essayist
Eustache Deschamps
Eustache Deschamps
France
French poet and versifier of the 14th century
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson
USA
American writer
Nonna Kuhina
Nonna Kuhina
Israel
Writer
Tezuka Osamu
Tezuka Osamu
Japan
"God of Manga", one of the key figures in the history of Japanese culture of the 20th century, creator of the aesthetics and techniques of modern manga and anime
Georg Koberle
Georg Koberle
Germany
German writer.
Mikel Laboa
Mikel Laboa
Spain
Poet-songwriter
Markus Werner
Markus Werner
German-speaking Swiss writer
Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth Bowen
Ireland
Irish novelist
John Collier
John Collier
Great Britain
Writer
Adora Svitak
Adora Svitak
USA
American teenage girl, child prodigy, writer and blogger
Iakov Yakir
Iakov Yakir
Israel
Bessarabian Jewish writer.
Orest Miller
Orest Miller
Germany
A famous historian of Russian literature
Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver
USA
American writer
Valeriy Shambarov
Valeriy Shambarov
Russia
A contemporary Russian writer and publicist of a national-patriotic persuasion.
Giuseppe Giusti
Giuseppe Giusti
Tuscan satirical poet
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau
France
French writer, poet, essayist, translator
Pierre de Ronsard
Pierre de Ronsard
France
French poet, chapter of "Pleiades"
Irakliy Abashidze
Irakliy Abashidze
Georgia
Georgian poet.
Georgi Abadzhiev
Georgi Abadzhiev
Macedonia
Macedonian writer, one of the founders of national historical prose
Henri-Frederic Amiel
Henri-Frederic Amiel
Switzerland
Swiss writer, poet, thinker and essayist
 Lucifer
Lucifer
Fictional character
Rafael Grugman
Rafael Grugman
Ukraine
Writer, journalist, engineer, programmer, teacher
Busbee Shirlee
Busbee Shirlee
USA
Writer
Roy Campbell
Roy Campbell
South African poet and translator
Abdulrahim Tileshup Otkur
Abdulrahim Tileshup Otkur
Uyghur poet and novelist
Konrad Wurzburg
Konrad Wurzburg
Germany
German lyric poet, epic poet and didactic writer.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Great Britain
English folklore character
Ahsar Kozati
Ahsar Kozati
Ossetian poet, prose writer, translator, editor
Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell
USA
American poet and critic
Filipp Vigel
Filipp Vigel
One of the remarkable Russian memoirists
Jean-Baptiste Carnandet
Jean-Baptiste Carnandet
France
French writer and archaeologist.
Max Blecher
Max Blecher
Romania
Romanian poet and prose writer.
Isaac Mayer Dick
Isaac Mayer Dick
Lithuania
Jewish writer, author of short stories.
Vladimir Gringmut
Vladimir Gringmut
Russia
Teacher, publicist.
Ivan Goran Kovacic
Ivan Goran Kovacic
Croatia
Croatian poet and writer, critic, anti-fascist
Per Enquist
Per Enquist
Sweden
Swedish novelist
Eugene Field
Eugene Field
USA
American writer, known for his poems for children and humorous stories.
Claude Vigee
Claude Vigee
France
French poet, essayist, translator
Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers
USA
American writer
Aphra Ben
Aphra Ben
Great Britain
English novelist and playwright
Valentin Ickelzamer
Valentin Ickelzamer
Germany
German writer of the 16th century.
Georg Herwegh
Georg Herwegh
Germany
German revolutionary democratic poet and publicist
 Gorgiy
Gorgiy
Greece
Ancient Greek sophist, the greatest theorist and teacher of eloquence of the 5th century BC. e.
Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel
USA
American novelist, author of numerous bestsellers.