Prose

Prose: biographies of writers, poets and literary figures, their major works, creative ideas and influence on literature and culture.

Arthur Buchwald
Arthur Buchwald
USA
American journalist and satirical writer
Vladimir Illyashevich
Vladimir Illyashevich
Estonia
Baltic Russian writer, prose writer, cultural scientist, documentary filmmaker
Paul Jouvencel
Paul Jouvencel
France
French publicist and political figure.
Frants Vayskopf
Frants Vayskopf
Germany
German writer, publicist
Louis Boussenard
Louis Boussenard
France
Writer
Irina Komarova
Irina Komarova
Writer
Ashkol Nevo
Ashkol Nevo
Israel
Israeli novelist
Louis Gallet
Louis Gallet
France
French writer and librettist
Kurbandurdy Kurbansahatov
Kurbandurdy Kurbansahatov
Turkmenistan
Turkmen Soviet writer, screenwriter, translator.
George Croly
George Croly
Great Britain
English writer
Reks Staut
Reks Staut
USA
American writer and publicist
Lawrence Darrell
Lawrence Darrell
Great Britain
English novelist, poet
Jose Balza
Jose Balza
Venezuela
Venezuelan writer and critic
Sergey Donskoy
Sergey Donskoy
Ukraine
Writer
Joe Hill
Joe Hill
USA
American writer, son of Stephen King
Junot Diaz
Junot Diaz
USA
American novelist
Ulirih Von Gutten
Ulirih Von Gutten
Germany
German humanist writer
John Ford
John Ford
USA
American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, poet
Andre Gide
Andre Gide
France
French writer, novelist, playwright and essayist
Santa Montefiore
Santa Montefiore
Great Britain
British writer
Joseph Hansen
Joseph Hansen
USA
Detective writer
Viktor Petrov
Viktor Petrov
Ukraine
Ukrainian philosopher, literary critic, historian and writer
Alexander Glezer
Alexander Glezer
France
Poet, journalist, writer, publisher.
Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis
Great Britain
English novelist, poet and critic
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Alain Robbe-Grillet
France
writer, film director, creator of the literary movement 'new novel'
Roggla Roggla
Roggla Roggla
Austria
Contemporary Austrian writer
Baroja-y-Nessi Pio
Baroja-y-Nessi Pio
Spain
Spanish novelist.
Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo
Norway
Norwegian writer and musician. Winner of several literary awards.
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
France
French writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 2008
 Laozi
Laozi
China
philosopher
Joris-Karl Huysmans
Joris-Karl Huysmans
France
French writer
Sabine Baring-Gould
Sabine Baring-Gould
Great Britain
English antiquarian, writer, scholar and hagiographer
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Poland
American writer of Jewish-Polish descent
Oskar Ernst Abdrushin
Oskar Ernst Abdrushin
Writer
James Patterson
James Patterson
USA
American writer of thrillers and detective fiction
Vladimir Kozlov
Vladimir Kozlov
Belarus
Russian writer, screenwriter and director.
Sergey Dyachenko
Sergey Dyachenko
Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian writer, psychiatrist
Michael Green
Michael Green
Great Britain
British journalist and author of a series of humorous works
Mikhail Grabovski
Mikhail Grabovski
Poland
An outstanding Polish writer, critic, and Ukrainophile
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Great Britain
English writer
Ejvind Jonson
Ejvind Jonson
Sweden
Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 1974
Martin Amis
Martin Amis
Great Britain
British novelist and critic
Alexander Kielland
Alexander Kielland
Norway
Norwegian writer and playwright.
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
USA
American folklorist, anthropologist and writer
Peter Hoeg
Peter Hoeg
Denmark
Danish novelist
Hayashi Kyoko
Hayashi Kyoko
Japan
Japanese writer
Ken Follett
Ken Follett
Great Britain
English writer
James Grover Thurber
James Grover Thurber
USA
American writer, cartoonist and outstanding humorist.
Sei Shonagon
Sei Shonagon
Japan
Medieval Japanese writer
Garrett Serviss
Garrett Serviss
USA
American popular astronomer