Literature

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

William Hjortsberg
William Hjortsberg
USA
American writer and screenwriter
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
USA
The first American poetess
Oles Ilchenko
Oles Ilchenko
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet and writer.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Israel
Jewish liturgical poet
Nordahl Grieg
Nordahl Grieg
Norway
Norwegian writer, poet, playwright.
Evalds Wilks
Evalds Wilks
Latvia
Latvian writer
Mihail Pinchevski
Mihail Pinchevski
Ukraine
Jewish poet, novelist, playwright
Dmitriy Lazutkin
Dmitriy Lazutkin
Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian poet living in Ukraine
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Great Britain
Author of the famous children's books Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass
Gerhard Knoop
Gerhard Knoop
Germany
German novelist.
Alex Scarrow
Alex Scarrow
Great Britain
British writer
Ruvim Fraerman
Ruvim Fraerman
Writer
Horacio Quiroga
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguay
Uruguayan writer.
Edmond Moore Hamilton
Edmond Moore Hamilton
USA
American science fiction writer
Iogann Haynze
Iogann Haynze
Germany
German poet and writer of the Sturm und Drang era.
Konstantin Tsybulsky
Konstantin Tsybulsky
Belarus
Belarusian poet, writer, songwriter
Darya Aslamova
Darya Aslamova
Russia
Writer
Jeremias Gotthelf
Jeremias Gotthelf
Switzerland
Swiss national writer.
Edward Jung
Edward Jung
Great Britain
English poet and critic.
Rexanne Becnel
Rexanne Becnel
USA
American writer
Santa Montefiore
Santa Montefiore
Great Britain
British writer
Vladimir Vishnevskiy
Vladimir Vishnevskiy
Russia
Poet
Doogy Breamson
Doogy Breamson
Great Britain
English writer, author of books about football fans
Konrad Bussov
Konrad Bussov
Sweden
Writer about Russia
Max Otto von Stierlitz
Max Otto von Stierlitz
Character from the books by Y. Semenov and the film Seventeen Moments of Spring
Catherine Asaro
Catherine Asaro
USA
American writer.
Hans Christian Branner
Hans Christian Branner
Denmark
Danish writer and translator.
Dalia Truskinovskaya
Dalia Truskinovskaya
Latvia
Latvian writer and journalist.
Lucy Clifford
Lucy Clifford
Great Britain
English writer
Emil Quanten
Emil Quanten
Finland
Finnish poet.
George Topyrchanu
George Topyrchanu
Romania
Romanian poet, prose writer, memoirist and publicist, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy since 1936.
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
USA
Poet, novelist and film director
Jerome Jerome
Jerome Jerome
Great Britain
English writer, journalist, author of the stories: "Three Men in a Boat (Not Counting the Dog)", "Three Men on a Bicycle"
Vladimir Buzayev
Vladimir Buzayev
Latvia
Latvian politician and publicist
Vagrik Bahchanian
Vagrik Bahchanian
USA
The man who came up with the line “We were born to make Kafka come true”; pioneer slogan “When you tie a tie, take care of it. He and the red fish are the same color”; pseudonym Limonov for teenager Savenko
Madeline Hunter
Madeline Hunter
USA
American writer
Robert Louell
Robert Louell
USA
American poet, playwright and literary critic, representative of the confessional movement in poetry.
Garret Patmen Serviss
Garret Patmen Serviss
USA
Science fiction writer
Goodman Ace
Goodman Ace
USA
American humorist and comedian
Anthony Burges
Anthony Burges
Great Britain
English writer
Alla Polyanskaya
Alla Polyanskaya
Ukraine
Writer
Mariano Larra
Mariano Larra
Spain
Spanish poet, prose writer, publicist.
Lev Scryagin
Lev Scryagin
Russia
Writer
Alexandr Gonchar
Alexandr Gonchar
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet writer, publicist and public figure
Sabirian Mukhametkulov
Sabirian Mukhametkulov
Bashkir poet
Oskar Luts
Oskar Luts
Estonia
Estonian writer, playwright and pharmacist
Margaret Oliphant
Margaret Oliphant
Great Britain
Scottish writer
Natalia Ginzburg
Natalia Ginzburg
Italy
Italian writer
Natalia Gaydamaka
Natalia Gaydamaka
Ukraine
Ukrainian writer
Ernst Phillip Karl Lange
Ernst Phillip Karl Lange
Germany
German writer known under the pseudonym Philipp Galen.