Literature

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

George Maurier
George Maurier
France
English writer, cartoonist
Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty
Australia
Australian bestselling author
Oleg Avramenko
Oleg Avramenko
Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian science fiction writer.
Alistair Maclean
Alistair Maclean
Great Britain
Scottish writer, author of adventure novels. His first novel, HMS Ulysses (1955), is about his wartime experiences.
 Saadi
Saadi
Iran
Persian thinker and writer
Tatiana Galushko
Tatiana Galushko
Russia
Poetess
Ivan Blatny
Ivan Blatny
Czech poet, novelist
Alexandre Andre Jacob
Alexandre Andre Jacob
France
French publicist
Will Cuppy
Will Cuppy
USA
American satirist and literary critic
Carl Spitteler
Carl Spitteler
Switzerland
Swiss poet, essayist, classical novelist; Nobel Prize laureate in Literature in 1919
Robert Kurtz
Robert Kurtz
Germany
Radical publicist and journalist
Hans Grimmelshausen
Hans Grimmelshausen
Germany
German writer
John Coetzee
John Coetzee
South Africa
South African writer, poet and essayist
Andre Alice Norton
Andre Alice Norton
USA
American science fiction writer
Edgar Doctorow
Edgar Doctorow
USA
American novelist
Valerius Maximus
Valerius Maximus
Italy
Roman writer
Aleksey Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff
Aleksey Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff
USA
Poet, writer and scientist
Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello
Italy
Italian writer and playwright, Nobel laureate 1934
Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss
Great Britain
English writer and anthology editor, best known for his science fiction novels and short stories.
Reuben Brainin
Reuben Brainin
Austria
Jewish publicist, biographer, literary critic, Zionist activist
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Poland
Polish writer
Mary Braddon
Mary Braddon
Great Britain
British writer
David Huggins
David Huggins
Great Britain
British novelist, illustrator
Guy Uliy Orlovskiy
Guy Uliy Orlovskiy
Ukraine
Science fiction writer
Andrew Motion
Andrew Motion
Great Britain
English poet, short story writer and biographer
Fekla Bezubova
Fekla Bezubova
Erzya folk storyteller.
Susan Isaacs
Susan Isaacs
USA
American writer and screenwriter.
Namik Kemal
Namik Kemal
Turkey
Turkish poet, journalist, novelist, translator and public figure
Radoje Domanovic
Radoje Domanovic
Serbia
Serbian satirical writer
Peter Viertel
Peter Viertel
Spain
Novelist and screenwriter
Henrih Borovik
Henrih Borovik
Russia
Publicist
Nikolay Vingranovskiy
Nikolay Vingranovskiy
Ukraine
Soviet Ukrainian writer of the sixties, film director, actor, screenwriter and poet.
Philippe Gille
Philippe Gille
France
French publicist and playwright.
Christina Crawford
Christina Crawford
USA
American writer and actress
Julien Gracq
Julien Gracq
France
One of the most famous contemporary French writers
Evgeniy Horvath
Evgeniy Horvath
Germany
Russian poet, then German artist
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
USA
American writer.
Bogdan Chorazuk
Bogdan Chorazuk
Poland
Polish poet, lyricist.
Tsal Melamed
Tsal Melamed
Latvia
Latvian Soviet satirist writer
Yiliam Yeats
Yiliam Yeats
Ireland
Irish poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1923
Thomas Mayne Reid
Thomas Mayne Reid
Great Britain
English writer
Honore De Balzac
Honore De Balzac
France
French writer
Phyllis Dorothy James
Phyllis Dorothy James
Great Britain
British writer
Fransisko Brines
Fransisko Brines
Spain
Spanish poet
Habriela Mistral
Habriela Mistral
Chile
Chilean poetess, Nobel laureate 1945.
Libby Rees
Libby Rees
Great Britain
English writer
Clive Barker
Clive Barker
Great Britain
English horror writer
Iosif Baltsan
Iosif Baltsan
Moldova
Moldavian Soviet poet.
Natsuo Kirino
Natsuo Kirino
Japan
Contemporary Japanese writer.
Olga Kobylianskaya
Olga Kobylianskaya
Ukrainian writer.