Literature

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

Barbara Cartlend
Barbara Cartlend
Great Britain
British writer
Giacomo Leopardi
Giacomo Leopardi
Italy
Italian poet
Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen
USA
American writer
Artur Nils Lundkvist
Artur Nils Lundkvist
Sweden
Swedish poet, novelist and essayist
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
Ireland
Irish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1995
John Silver
John Silver
Fictional character
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
France
French poet, creator of the sensational book 'Flowers of Evil'
Seamus Deane
Seamus Deane
Ireland
Irish poet, novelist, critic, literary scholar, essayist
John Boynton Priestley
John Boynton Priestley
Great Britain
English novelist, essayist, playwright and theatre director.
Katerina Gogou
Katerina Gogou
Greece
Greek anarcho-feminist, poet and theater and film actress
Edward Fitzgerald
Edward Fitzgerald
Great Britain
English writer, poet, first translator of Omar Khayyam
Yves Bonnefoy
Yves Bonnefoy
France
French poet, prose writer, essayist, translator.
Vladimir Korotkevich
Vladimir Korotkevich
Belarus
Belarusian writer, poet, creator of the Belarusian historical novel
Luis Carlos Montalvan
Luis Carlos Montalvan
USA
American writer, former military man
Edward Crowley Aleister
Edward Crowley Aleister
Great Britain
Writer, author of occult works
Lyubov Krichevskaya
Lyubov Krichevskaya
Poetess and writer
Mihail Protopopov
Mihail Protopopov
Russia
A talented critic
Leonid Plyush
Leonid Plyush
France
Mathematician, publicist
Ivan Vagilevich
Ivan Vagilevich
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer, historian of Ukrainian literature, writer, priest
Egerton Castle
Egerton Castle
Great Britain
English writer and historian.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
France
Writer
Vyacheslav Bakulin
Vyacheslav Bakulin
Science fiction writer
Ewald August Konig
Ewald August Konig
Germany
German novelist
David Grossman
David Grossman
Israel
Writer
Johan Wessel
Johan Wessel
Norway
Danish and Norwegian poet
Derenik Demirchian
Derenik Demirchian
Writer
Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy
Great Britain
British writer
Laurell Hamilton
Laurell Hamilton
USA
American writer of horror stories with elements of fantasy and erotica.
Pavel Vezhinov
Pavel Vezhinov
Bulgaria
Bulgarian writer and playwright.
Valeriy Levenko
Valeriy Levenko
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian Russian-speaking poet, journalist, publicist
John Passos
John Passos
USA
American writer
Antoine Eugene Genoud
Antoine Eugene Genoud
France
French publicist.
Evgeniy Kumichich
Evgeniy Kumichich
Croatia
An outstanding Croatian writer.
Kostas Korsakas
Kostas Korsakas
Lithuania
Lithuanian Soviet poet, critic, literary critic and public figure.
Natalka Belotserkovets
Natalka Belotserkovets
Ukraine
Poetess, author of several poetry collections.
Ivan Olbracht
Ivan Olbracht
Czech
Czech writer, publicist, journalist
Kazushi Hosaka
Kazushi Hosaka
Japan
Japanese writer
Alexander Abasheli
Alexander Abasheli
Georgia
Georgian poet and science fiction writer. Author of the first Georgian science fiction novel (1932).
Alexander Dobrolubov
Alexander Dobrolubov
Russia
Poet
Nikolay Vorobyov
Nikolay Vorobyov
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet.
Pol Verlaine
Pol Verlaine
France
French symbolist poet
Alina Vituhnovskaya
Alina Vituhnovskaya
Russia
Russian poetess.
Vasiliy Antonov
Vasiliy Antonov
Writer, translator
Michael Gear
Michael Gear
USA
Writer, archaeologist
Catherine Crowe
Catherine Crowe
Great Britain
English writer.
Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes
Great Britain
British writer and journalist
Fazıl Husnu Daglarca
Fazıl Husnu Daglarca
Turkey
Turkish poet
Hideyuki Kikuchi
Hideyuki Kikuchi
Japan
A Japanese writer known for his novels
Fridrih Durrenmantt
Fridrih Durrenmantt
Switzerland
Swiss writer
Kirsha Danilov
Kirsha Danilov
The alleged compiler of the first collection of Russian epics, historical, lyrical songs, and spiritual poems