Literature

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

Erle Stanley Gardner
Erle Stanley Gardner
USA
American writer
Ozaki Minami
Ozaki Minami
Japan
Writer, Queen of Doujinshi" and one of the classics of the "yaoi" genre
Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Great Britain
English science fiction writer.
Gail Sheehy
Gail Sheehy
USA
Journalist and publicist
Annie Swan
Annie Swan
Great Britain
Scottish journalist, novelist and short story writer
Gai Catullus
Gai Catullus
Italy
The very first Roman poet
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Great Britain
World famous English writer, author of detective novels and plays
Lune Yanushite
Lune Yanushite
Lithuanian feuilletonist, translator, author of plays and humorous novels.
Venedikt Myakotin
Venedikt Myakotin
Russia
Historian, writer.
William Golding
William Golding
Great Britain
English writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 1983
Naum Korgavin
Naum Korgavin
USA
Poet
Julijs Vanags
Julijs Vanags
Latvia
Latvian writer, Honored Cultural Figure of the Latvian SSR
Abdulla Qahhor
Abdulla Qahhor
Uzbek Soviet writer, playwright and translator
Mihailo Stelmah
Mihailo Stelmah
Ukraine
Soviet Ukrainian writer and playwright, winner of the Stalin Prize
Ken Coates
Ken Coates
Great Britain
British politician, writer and publicist
Joanne Rowling
Joanne Rowling
Great Britain
British writer
Awhadi Maraghai
Awhadi Maraghai
Azerbaijan
Persian Sufi poet
Nicolae Manolescu
Nicolae Manolescu
Romania
Romanian literary critic, novelist, editor, teacher
Carter Brown
Carter Brown
Australia
Detective writer
Pamela Lyndon Travers
Pamela Lyndon Travers
Great Britain
English writer
Eliseo Diego
Eliseo Diego
Cuba
Cuban poet, novelist, translator, author of children's books
Kirill Andreev
Kirill Andreev
Writer, prose writer
Juan de Tassis Villamediana
Juan de Tassis Villamediana
Spain
Spanish courtier, diplomat, and Baroque poet
Uri Zvi Greenberg
Uri Zvi Greenberg
Israel
Jewish poet and publicist, wrote in Hebrew and Yiddish
Takiji Kobayashi
Takiji Kobayashi
Japan
Japanese proletarian writer.
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
USA
American singer and songwriter
Semen Reznik
Semen Reznik
Famous prose writer and publicist
Pietro Chiari
Pietro Chiari
Italy
Abbot, Italian poet and novelist.
Yan Valetov
Yan Valetov
Ukraine
Writer
Jan Jakob Lodewijk Ten Kate
Jan Jakob Lodewijk Ten Kate
Netherlands
Dutch poet
Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn
Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn
Germany
German writer and poet, author of historical novels.
Visente Ibanies
Visente Ibanies
Spain
Spanish writer
Ovanes Tumanian
Ovanes Tumanian
Armenia
Armenian poet, publicist, public figure; his work is considered the pinnacle of Armenian poetry.
Hall Caine
Hall Caine
Great Britain
English novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras
Theo Dorgan
Theo Dorgan
Ireland
Irish poet, writer and teacher
Terrence Brooks
Terrence Brooks
USA
American science fiction writer.
Irina Bezladnova
Irina Bezladnova
USA
Publicist and radio show host, as well as the author of the song 'You are no more beautiful'
Kalman Kalocsay
Kalman Kalocsay
Hungary
Poet and translator in Esperanto
Juli Zen
Juli Zen
Germany
German writer, novelist
Robert Parker
Robert Parker
USA
American writer, author of detective novels and winner of many prestigious literary awards.
Pam Ayres
Pam Ayres
Great Britain
English poet, comedian, songwriter and television and radio presenter
Akakij Tsereteli
Akakij Tsereteli
Georgia
Outstanding modern Georgian poet
Naftaly Hertzs-Imber
Naftaly Hertzs-Imber
USA
Poet
Yoysef Burg
Yoysef Burg
Ukraine
Ukrainian Jewish writer
Grigor Tutunnik
Grigor Tutunnik
Ukrainian writer and prose writer. Younger brother of the writer Grigory Tyutyunnik.
Artur Rembo
Artur Rembo
France
French poet
Krastyo Krastev
Krastyo Krastev
Bulgaria
Bulgarian literary critic and journalist.
Catherine Coulter
Catherine Coulter
USA
American writer
Paolo Buzzi
Paolo Buzzi
Italy
Italian writer, one of the founders of futurism
Piers Anthony
Piers Anthony
USA
English-born American writer