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Jan Erik VoldPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Erik Vold (born 18 October 1939) is a Norwegian lyric poet, reciter, translator and author.
Janne TellerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Janne Teller in Mexico City, 2016
Jaron LanierPerson · Music memorabiliaJaron Zepel Lanier (born May 3, 1960) is an American computer scientist,[1] futurist, and composer. Considered a founder of the field of virtual reality,[2] Lanier and Thomas G.
Jaroslav SeifertAuthor · BooksJaroslav Seifert (23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist.
Jean Lemaire de BelgesAuthor · BooksJean Lemaire de Belges (c. 1525) was a Walloon poet, historian, and pamphleteer who, writing in French, was the last and one of the best of the school of poetic 'rhétoriqueurs'…
Jean MoréasAuthor · BooksJean Moréas (French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁeɑs, -as]; born Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos, Ιωάννης Α. Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος;
Jean PrévostAuthor · BooksJean Prévost (13 June 1901 – 1 August 1944) was a French writer, journalist, and Resistance fighter.
Jean-Antoine de BaïfPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Antoine de Baïf[1] (19 February 1532 – 19 September 1589) was a French poet and member of the Pléiade.
Jean-Baptiste RondeletDesigner · DesignJean-Baptiste Rondelet (ʒɑ̃ batist ʁɔ̃dlɛ; 4 June 1743 – 25 September 1829) was an architectural theorist of the late Enlightenment era and chief architect of the church of Sainte-Geneviève…
Jean-Daniel LafondPerson · Film memorabiliaJean-Daniel Lafond (born August 18, 1944) is a French-Canadian filmmaker, teacher of philosophy, and the husband to the former Governor General Michaëlle Jean, making him the viceregal…
Jean-Marc DesgentAuthor · BooksJean-Marc Desgent est né à Montréal le 15 septembre 1951. Il habite le Vieux-Longueuil.
Jean-Philippe ToussaintPerson · Film memorabiliaJean-Philippe Toussaint (29 November 1957, Brussels) is a Belgian novelist, photographer and filmmaker.
Jeanne ModiglianiArtist · PaintingsJeanne Modigliani (born Giovanna Hébuterne, 29 November 1918 – 27 July 1984) was an Italian-French historian of Jewish art mostly known for her biographical research on her father, School…
Jeannette ArmstrongAuthor · BooksShe was born and grew up on the Penticton Indian reserve in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, and f
Jeffrey FordAuthor · BooksJeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery.
Jenny DiskiAuthor · BooksJenny Diski FRSL (née Simmonds; 8 July 1947 – 28 April 2016) was an English novelist, non-fiction writer and memoirist. She was a regular contributor to the London Review of Books;
Jerzy KosińskiAuthor · BooksJerzy Kosiński (born Józef Nikodem Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933May 3, 1991) was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in…
Jessie Redmon FausetAuthor · BooksJessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 – April 30, 1961) was an American editor, poet, essayist, novelist, and educator.
Jindřich ChalupeckýAuthor · BooksJindřich Chalupecký (12 February 1910 – 19 June 1990) was a Czech art and literary theorist and critic, essayist, art historian, and translator. He was the husband of poet Jiřina Hauková.
Joan Alcover MasponcioAuthor · BooksJoan Alcover i Maspons (1854 – 1926) was a Spanish Balearic writer, poet, essayist and politician.
Joan Ferraté i SolerAuthor · BooksJoan Ferraté i Soler, born 1924 in Reus (Catalunya), died 2003 in Barcelona (Catalunya), was a Catalan poet, critic and translator.
Joan LindsayArtist · PaintingsJoan à Beckett Weigall, Lady Lindsay (16 November 189623 December 1984) was an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and visual artist.
Joaquim Amat-PiniellaAuthor · BooksJoaquim Amat-Piniella (November 22, 1913 – August 3, 1974) was a Catalan writer. He is best known for his semi-autobiographic novel K.L.
Johannes V. JensenArtist · SculptureJohannes Vilhelm Jensen (joˈhænˀəs ˈvilhelˀm ˈjensn̩; 20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century.
John AubreyAuthor · Books
John BurroughsAuthor · BooksJohn Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States.
John FowlesAuthor · BooksJohn Robert Fowles (31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism.
John Perry BarlowAuthor · BooksJohn Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist.
John Taylor GattoAuthor · BooksJohn Taylor Gatto (December 15, 1935 – October 25, 2018) was an American author, school teacher, and public figure.
John UpdikeAuthor · BooksJohn Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Jon FosseAuthor · BooksJon Olav Fosse (lang; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright.
Jon JuaristiAuthor · BooksJon Juaristi Linacero (born in Bilbao in 1951) is a Spanish poet, essayist and translator in Spanish and Basque, as well as a self-confessed former ETA militant. He lives in Madrid.
Jorge de SenaAuthor · BooksJorge Cândido Alves Rodrigues Telles Grilo Raposo de Abreu de Sena (2 November 1919 – 4 June 1978) was a Portuguese-born poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and…
Jorge Luis BorgesAuthor · BooksJorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges[2] (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and…
José BergamínAuthor · BooksJosé Bergamín Gutiérrez (Madrid, 30 December 1895 – Hondarribia, 28 August 1983) was a Spanish writer, essayist, poet, and playwright.
José Emilio PachecoAuthor · BooksJosé Emilio Pacheco Berny (30 June 1939 – 26 January 2014) was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer.
José María ArguedasPerson · Film memorabiliaJosé María Arguedas Altamirano (18 January 1911 – 2 December 1969) was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist.
José María EgurenArtist · PaintingsJosé María Eguren Rodríguez (July 7, 1874, Lima – April 19, 1942, Lima) was a Peruvian writer.
José MartíAuthor · BooksJosé Julián Martí Pérez (Spanish: [xoˈse maɾˈti]; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who…
José SaramagoAuthor · BooksJosé de Sousa Saramago (lang; 16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese writer.
Josep Vicenç FoixAuthor · BooksIllustration — Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas
Joseph BrodskyAuthor · BooksIosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996), anglicized as Joseph, was a Russian and American poet and essayist.
Joseph ConradAuthor · BooksJoseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.
Josephine JohnsonAuthor · BooksJosephine Winslow Johnson (June 20, 1910 – February 27, 1990) was an American novelist, poet, and essayist.
Józef CzapskiArtist · PaintingsJózef Czapski (3 April 1896 – 12 January 1993) was a Polish artist, author, and critic, as well as an Major of the Polish Army reserves.
Juan María SolarePerson · Music memorabiliaJuan María Solare (born August 11, 1966) is an Argentine composer and pianist.
Judith Sargent MurrayAuthor · BooksJudith Sargent Stevens Murray (May 1, 1751 – June 9, 1820) was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essay writer, playwright, poet, and letter writer.
Julia HartwigAuthor · BooksJulia Hartwig-Międzyrzecka (14 August 1921 – 14 July 2017) was a Polish writer, poet and translator, considered to be one of Poland's most important poets.
Julián MaríasAuthor · Books
Juliette AdamAuthor · BooksIllustration — Juliette Adam, c.
Julio CortázarAuthor · BooksJulio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984) was an Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator.
Jurga IvanauskaitėAuthor · BooksJurga Ivanauskaitė (14 November 1961 – 17 February 2007) was a Lithuanian writer.
Karl DedeciusAuthor · BooksKarl Dedecius (20 May 1921 in Łódź – 26 February 2016) - was a Polish-born German translator of Polish and Russian literature.
Karl KrausAuthor · BooksKarl Kraus (lang; 28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.
Karl KrolowAuthor · BooksKarl Krolow (11 March 1915 – 21 June 1999) was a German poet and translator. In 1956 he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize.
Karl Philipp MoritzAuthor · BooksKarl Philipp Moritz (Hameln, 15 September 1756 – Berlin, 26 June 1793) was a German author, editor and essayist of the Sturm und Drang, late Enlightenment, and classicist periods,…
Karl SchlögelAuthor · BooksKarl Schlögel (born 7 March 1948 in Hawangen, Bavaria, Germany) is a noted German historian of Eastern Europe who specialises in modern Russia, the history of Stalinism, the Russian…
Karl-Markus GaußAuthor · BooksKarl-Markus Gauß (born 14 May 1954, in Salzburg) is an Austrian contemporary writer, essayist and editor. He lives in Salzburg.
Kate Douglas WigginAuthor · BooksKate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856August 24, 1923) was an American educator, author and composer.
Katha PollittAuthor · BooksKatha Pollitt (born October 14, 1949) is an American poet, essayist and critic. She is the author of four essay collections and two books of poetry.
Kathy AckerAuthor · BooksKathy Acker (April 18, 1947 [disputed] – November 30, 1997) was an American experimental novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, critic, performance artist, and postmodernist writer, known…
Kawai KanjirōArtist · CeramicsIllustration — circa 1950
Kazimierz WierzyńskiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Kazimierz Wierzyński, 1928
Kedarnath SinghAuthor · BooksKedarnath Singh (7 July 1934 – 19 March 2018) was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi.[1] He was also an eminent critic and essayist.
Kenzaburō ŌeAuthor · BooksKenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature.
Keorapetse KgositsileAuthor · BooksKeorapetse William Kgositsile (19 September 1938 – 3 January 2018), also known by his pen name Bra Willie, was a South African Tswana poet, journalist and political activist.
Kōki MitaniPerson · Film memorabiliaKōki Mitani is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director. He was named after Taihō Kōki, the youngest sumo wrestler to become yokozuna.
Konstantin VanshenkinAuthor · BooksKonstantin Yakovlevich Vanshenkin (17 December 1925 – 15 December 2012; born Konstantin Weinschenker) was a Soviet poet and lyricist from Moscow.
Konstantinos TsatsosAuthor · BooksKonstantinos D. Tsatsos (July 1, 1899 – October 8, 1987) was a Greek diplomat, professor of law, scholar and politician.
Kostas VarnalisAuthor · BooksKostas Varnalis (14 February 1884 – 16 December 1974) was a Greek poet and writer.
Kurt HillerAuthor · BooksKurt Hiller (17 August 1885, Berlin – 1 October 1972, Hamburg) was a German essayist, lawyer, and expressionist poet. He was also a political (namely pacifist) journalist.
Lajos KassákDesigner · DesignIllustration — Portrait of Kassák by Lajos Tihanyi
Langston HughesAuthor · BooksJames Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.
Lauri ViljanenAuthor · BooksLauri Viljanen (1900–1984) was a Finnish literary critic and writer.
Leo ButnaruAuthor · BooksIllustration — Butnaru in 2011
Leo TolstoyAuthor · BooksCount Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (–), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
Léon WerthAuthor · BooksIllustration — Werth in 1914 in a military uniform
Leopoldo LugonesAuthor · BooksLeopoldo Antonio Lugones Argüello (13 June 1874 – 18 February 1938) was an Argentine poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, historian, professor, translator, biographer, philologist,…
Lila GuerreroAuthor · BooksLila Guerrero (born Elizabeth Innokentevna Yakovlev; June 16, 1906 – December 24, 1986) was a Jewish poet, translator, essayist, playwright and literary critic famous for translating…
Liliane WoutersAuthor · BooksLiliane Wouters (5 February 193028 February 2016) was a Belgian poet, playwright, translator, anthologist and essayist.
Lily BrettAuthor · BooksLily Brett (born Lilijahne Brajtsztajn 5 September 1946) is an Australian novelist, essayist and poet.
Lima de FreitasArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Lima de Freitas
Linor GoralikAuthor · BooksLinor Goralik (born Yuliya Borisovna Goralik; on 9 July 1975) is an Israeli author, poet, artist, essayist and marketing specialist.
Lou Andreas-SalomemAuthor · BooksLou Andreas-Salomé (born either Louise von Salomé or Luíza Gustavovna Salomé or Lioulia von Salomé;
Louis AragonAuthor · BooksLouis Aragon (French: [lwi aʁaɡɔ̃]; 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the surrealist movement in France.
Louis BertrandAuthor · BooksLouis Bertrand (disambiguation)Louis Bertrand
Louis-Honoré FréchetteAuthor · BooksLouis-Honoré Fréchette (November 16, 1839 – May 31, 1908) was a Canadian poet, politician, playwright and short story writer.
Lu XunAuthor · Books
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de VauvenarguesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Lucian BlagaAuthor · BooksLucian Blaga (Romanian: [lutʃiˈan ˈblaɡa]; 9 May 1895 – 6 May 1961) was a Romanian philosopher, poet, playwright, poetry translator and novelist.
Lucien KrollDesigner · DesignLucien Kroll (13 March 1927 – 1 August 2022) was a Belgian architect. They are considered to be the founders—as early as 1960—of p
Ludvig HolbergAuthor · BooksLudvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the…
Luís Espinal CampsArtist · PaintingsLuís Espinal Camps (2 February 1932 – 21 March 1980), also known by the nickname Lucho and by the Catalan name Lluís Espinal i Camps, was a Spanish Jesuit priest, poet, journalist,…
Luise GottschedAuthor · BooksLuise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched (née Kulmus; 11 April 1713 – 26 June 1762) was a German poet, playwright, essayist, and translator, and is often considered one of the founders of modern…
Lydia SigourneyAuthor · BooksLydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), Lydia Howard Huntley, was an American poet, author, and publisher during the early and mid 19th century.
Madeleine L'EngleAuthor · BooksMadeleine L'Engle (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Mahatma GandhiAuthor · BooksMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer,[2] anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the…
Mahavir Prasad DwivediAuthor · BooksMahavir Prasad Dwivedi (15 May 1864 – 21 December 1938) was an Indian Hindi writer and editor.
Makoto WadaIllustrator · IllustrationMakoto Wada (10 April 1936 – 7 October 2019) was a Japanese illustrator, essayist, and film director.
Manès SperberAuthor · BooksManès Sperber (12 December 1905 – 5 February 1984) was an Austrian-French novelist, essayist and psychologist. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Jan Heger and N.A. Menlos.
Manfredi NicolettiDesigner · DesignManfredi Nicoletti (16 June 1930 – 29 October 2017) was an Italian architect.
Manuel RivasAuthor · BooksIllustration — Manuel Rivas, 2022
Manuel RojasAuthor · BooksManuel Rojas Sepúlveda (maˈnwel ˈroxas; 8 January 1896 – 11 March 1973) was a Chilean writer and journalist.
Marc FumaroliAuthor · BooksMarc Fumaroli (10 June 1932 – 24 June 2020) was a French historian and essayist who was widely respected as an advocate for French literature and culture.
Marcel ArlandAuthor · BooksMarcel Arland (5 July 1899, Varennes-sur-Amance, Haute-Marne – 12 January 1986, Haute-Marne) was a French novelist, literary critic, and journalist.
Marcel BeyerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Marcel Beyer in 2008
Marcel ProustAuthor · BooksValentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (lang; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps…
Marguerite YourcenarAuthor · BooksMarguerite Yourcenar (born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour;
Maria KonopnickaAuthor · BooksMaria Konopnicka (Wasiłowska; 23 May 1842 – 8 October 1910) was a Polish poet, novelist, children's writer, translator, journalist, critic and activist for women's rights and for Polish…
Marianne MooreAuthor · BooksMarianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor.
Marie d'AgoultAuthor · BooksMarie Catherine Sophie, Comtesse d'Agoult (born de Flavigny; 31 December 18055 March 1876), was a French romantic author and historian, known also by her pen name, Daniel Stern.
Mario Vargas LlosaAuthor · BooksJorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (28 March 1936 – 13 April 2025) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician.
Marius BarbeauAuthor · BooksCharles Marius Barbeau, FRSC (March 5, 1883 – February 27, 1969), also known as C.
Marthe BibescoAuthor · BooksPrincess Martha Bibescu (Martha Lucia; née Lahovary; 28 January 1886 – 28 November 1973), also known outside of Romania as Marthe Bibesco, was a Romanian-French writer, socialite, known for…
Mary Hunter AustinAuthor · BooksMary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903)…
Mary ShelleyAuthor · BooksMary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein;
Masaoka ShikiAuthor · BooksOctober 14, 1867 – September 19, 1902, pen-name of Masaoka Noboru (正岡升), was a Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan.
Masaru EmotoAuthor · BooksMasaru Emoto (Japanese: 江本勝, Hepburn: Emoto Masaru; July 22, 1943 – October 17, 2014) was a Japanese businessman, author and pseudoscientist who claimed that human consciousness could…
Matthew ArnoldAuthor · BooksMatthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic.
Maurice GenevoixAuthor · BooksMaurice Genevoix (29 November 1890 – 8 September 1980) was a French author and WWI veteran who is best known for his book Ceux de 14 (Those of 14 or 'The Men of 1914'), regarded as one of…

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