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Essayists

592 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Selena MillaresAuthor · BooksIllustration — Selena Millares
Serge Patrice ThibodeauAuthor · BooksSerge Patrice Thibodeau (born August 11, 1959) is a Canadian writer. He is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry—winning at the 1996 Governor…
Sergio SolmiAuthor · BooksSergio Solmi (16 December 1899 – 7 October 1981) was an Italian poet, essayist and literary critic.
Serhiy ZhadanAuthor · BooksSerhiy Viktorovych Zhadan (born 23 August 1974) is a Ukrainian poet, novelist, musician, translator, and social activist. He has been a member of the ska band Zhadan i Sobaky since 2008.
Shungicu UchidaArtist · Comics and comic artShigeko Uchida, known by the pen name 内田春菊, is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, essayist, actress, and singer.
Sid ChaplinAuthor · BooksSid Chaplin (20 September 191611 January 1986) was an English writer whose works (novels, television screenplays, poetry and short stories) are mostly set in the north-east of England, in…
Simon LeysAuthor · BooksPierre Ryckmans (28 September 1935 – 11 August 2014), better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian sinologist and translator. He lived in Australia from 1970.
Simon VestdijkAuthor · BooksSimon Vestdijk (17 October 1898 – 23 March 1971) was a Dutch writer.
Simone de BeauvoirAuthor · BooksSimone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist.
Siri HustvedtAuthor · BooksSiri Hustvedt (born February 19, 1955) is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, seven novels, two books of essays, and several works of non-fiction.
Slavoj ŽižekPerson · Film memorabiliaSlavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.
Srečko KosovelAuthor · BooksSrečko Kosovel (18 March 1904 – 27 May 1926) was a Slovenian poet, now considered one of central Europe's major modernist poets.
Stanisław LemAuthor · BooksStanisław Herman Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy,…
Stanisław PrzybyszewskiAuthor · BooksStanisław Przybyszewski (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf pʂɨbɨˈʂɛfskʲi]; 7 May 1868 – 23 November 1927) was a Polish novelist, dramatist, and poet of the decadent naturalistic school.
Stewart BrandDesigner · Modern designStewart Brand (born December 14, 1938) is an American project developer and writer, best known as the co-founder and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog.
Sully PrudhommeAuthor · BooksRené François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901.
Suzanne BrøggerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Suzanne Brøgger, 1991
Suzanne LilarAuthor · BooksBaroness Suzanne Lilar (née Suzanne Verbist; 21 May 1901 – 11 December 1992) was a Flemish Belgian essayist, novelist, and playwright writing in French.
Sven LindqvistAuthor · BooksSven Oskar Lindqvist (28 March 1932 – 14 May 2019) was a prolific Swedish author whose 35 books range from essays, aphorisms, autobiography, and documentary prose to travel and reportage.
Swami VivekanandaAuthor · BooksSwami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic…
Sylvie RichterováAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sylvie Richterová in 2016
T. S. EliotAuthor · Books
Tao LinPerson · Film memorabiliaTao Lin (born July 2, 1983) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist.
Teresa González de FanningAuthor · BooksTeresa González de Fanning (Nepeña District, Ancash Region, Peru, 12 August 1836 - Miraflores District, Lima, 7 April 1918) was a Peruvian writer and journalist notable for her activism in…
Tetsuko KuroyanagiPerson · Film memorabiliaTetsuko Kuroyanagi is a Japanese actress and television personality. She has hosted the television program since 1975.
Theodor von SickelAuthor · BooksTheodor von Sickel (18 December 1826 – 21 April 1908) was a German-Austrian historian born in Aken, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia.
Thomas DayAuthor · BooksThomas Day (22 June 1748 – 28 September 1789) was an English writer, lawyer and abolitionist.
Thomas De QuinceyAuthor · BooksThomas Penson De Quincey (Thomas Penson Quincey; 15 August 17858 December 1859) was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his Confessions of an English…
Thomas KingPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas King (born April 24, 1943) is an American-born Canadian writer and broadcast presenter who most often writes about First Nations.
Thomas MannPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
Thomas MertonAuthor · BooksThomas Merton (January 31, 1915December 10, 1968), religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, theologian, mystic, poet, and social activist.
Thomas PynchonAuthor · BooksThomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. (commonly; born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist.
Thomas Robert MalthusAuthor · BooksThomas Robert Malthus (13/14 February 1766 – 29 December 1834) was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography.
Thomas WolfeAuthor · BooksThomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Tibor DéryAuthor · BooksTibor Déry (18 October 1894 in Budapest – 18 August 1977 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer and poet. He also wrote under the names Tibor Dániel and Pál Verdes.
Tom SleighAuthor · BooksTom Sleigh is an American poet, dramatist, essayist and academic, who lives in New York City.
Tómas GuðmundssonAuthor · BooksTómas Guðmundsson (6 January 1901 – 14 November 1983) was an Icelandic writer. He was known as Reykjavík's poet (Reykjavíkurskáldið, skáld Reykjavíkur).
Tomas VenclovaAuthor · BooksLithuanian National Prize, Petrarca-Preis, Vilenica International Literary Prize, Zbigniew Herbert Award, Doctor Honoris Causa of Vilnius University
Toru DuttAuthor · BooksTarulatta Datta, popularly known as Toru Dutt (4 March 1856 – 30 August 1877) was an Indian Bengali poet and translator from British India, who wrote in English and French.
Tristan Mendès FrancePerson · Film memorabiliaTristan Mendès France (born 7 March 1970) is a French teacher, columnist, essayist, and film director who works in the digital field.
Uladzimir NyaklyayewAuthor · BooksUladzimir Prakopavich Nyaklyayew (Łacinka: Uładzimir Prakopavič Niaklajeŭ; Vladimir Prokofyevich Neklyayev;
Ulas SamchukAuthor · BooksUlas Oleksiiovych Samchuk (– 9 July 1987) was a Ukrainian writer, publicist, journalist, Nationalist and proponent of Ukrainian independence.
Uroš ZupanAuthor · BooksUroš Zupan (born 25 August 1963) is a Slovene poet and translator. He has published numerous collections of poetry and his poetry has also been translated into German, Polish, Czech,…
Valery LarbaudAuthor · BooksValery Larbaud (29 August 1881 – 2 February 1957) was a French writer and poet.
Varujan VosganianAuthor · BooksNational Liberal Party (2003–2015, Senator during 2004–2016)
Vasilis SteriadisAuthor · Books
Venko AndonovskiAuthor · BooksVenko Andonovski is a Macedonian writer (novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet), essayist, critic and literary theorist.
Vernon LeeAuthor · BooksViolet Paget (14 October 1856 – 13 February 1935), known by the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British art historian and writer.
Vicente Molina FoixAuthor · BooksVicente Molina Foix (born 18 October 1946) is a Spanish writer and film director.
Víctor Hugo MoralesAuthor · Books
Viktor KrivulinAuthor · BooksViktor Borisovich Krivulin (9 July 1944 – 17 March 2001) was a Russian poet, novelist and essayist.
Vintilă HoriaAuthor · BooksVintilă Horia (vinˈtilə ˈhori.a; December 18, 1915 – April 4, 1992) was a Romanian writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt. His best known novel is God Was Born in Exile (1960).
Violeta LunaAuthor · BooksVioleta Luna (born 24 February 1943 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian poet, essayist, professor and literary critic.
Virginia WoolfAuthor · BooksAdeline Virginia Woolf ("wolf";[1] Stephen; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer and one of the most influential 20th-century modernist authors.
Viswanathan RaghunathanArtist · Comics and comic artViswanathan Raghunathan (born 1954) is an academic, businessman, author, and columnist.
Vivian GornickAuthor · BooksVivian Gornick (born June 14, 1935) is an American radical feminist critic, journalist, essayist, and memoirist.
Vladimir BartolAuthor · BooksVladimir Bartol (24 February 1903 – 12 September 1967) was a writer from the Slovene minority in Italy.
Voltairine de CleyreAuthor · BooksVoltairine de Cleyre (De Claire; November 17, 1866 – June 20, 1912) was an American anarchist feminist writer and public speaker.
Walt WhitmanAuthor · BooksWalter Whitman Jr. (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels.
Walther RathenauAuthor · BooksWalther Rathenau (29 September 1867 – 24 June 1922) was a German industrialist, writer and politician who served as foreign minister of Germany from February 1922 until his assassination in…
Washington IrvingAuthor · BooksWashington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.
Wilfrid LaurierAuthor · BooksSir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911.
Wilhelm BuschIllustrator · IllustrationHeinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch (14 April 1832 – 9 January 1908) was a German humorist, poet, illustrator, and painter.
William AuldAuthor · BooksWilliam Auld (6 November 1924 – 11 September 2006) was a British poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto.
William HazlittArtist · PaintingsWilliam Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher.
William T. VollmannPhotographer · PhotographyWilliam Tanner Vollmann (born July 28, 1959) is an American novelist, journalist, war correspondent, short story writer and essayist.
Wisława SzymborskaAuthor · BooksMaria Wisława Anna Szymborska (2 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) was a Polish poet, essayist, translator, and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Wole SoyinkaAuthor · BooksAkinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet.
Wolfgang RihmPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Michael Rihm (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʁiːm]; 13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe.
Xavier VillaurrutiaAuthor · BooksXavier Villaurrutia y González (27 March 1903 – 25 December 1950) was a Mexican poet, playwright, translator, and literary critic whose most famous works are the short theatrical dramas…
Xiao HongAuthor · Books
Yacine KatebAuthor · BooksKateb Yacine (2 August 1929 or 6 August 1929 – 28 October 1989) was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic, and his advocacy of the Berber…
Yaeko NogamiAuthor · Books6 May 1885 – 30 March 1985 was the pen-name of a novelist of the Shōwa period Japan. Her maiden name was Kotegawa Yae.
Yasmine GooneratneAuthor · BooksYasmine Gooneratne (1935 – 15 February 2024) was a Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, university professor and essayist.
Yi SangAuthor · Books
Yoko TawadaAuthor · BooksYōko Tawada (多和田葉子 Tawada Yōko, born March 23, 1960) is a Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany. She writes in both Japanese and German.
Yoshida KenkōAuthor · BooksUrabe Kenkō (卜部兼好; 1283–1350), also known as Yoshida Kenkō (吉田兼好; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) keꜜŋ.koː]), or simply Kenkō (兼好;
Yuki SaitoAuthor · BooksYuki Saito (Saitō Yuki; born September 10, 1966, in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress, singer and narrator.
Yukio MishimaAuthor · BooksKimitake Hiraoka (平岡公威, Hiraoka Kimitake; 14 January 1925 – 25 November 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima (三島由紀夫, Mishima Yukio), was a Japanese novelist, playwright, short story…
Yuri GalanskovAuthor · BooksYuri Timofeyevich Galanskov (19 June 1939 – 4 November 1972) was a Russian poet, historian, human rights activist and dissident.
Yves BonnefoyAuthor · BooksYves Jean Bonnefoy (24 June 1923, Tours – 1 July 2016, Paris) was a French poet and art historian.
Zaal SamadashviliAuthor · BooksZaal Samadashvili (ზაალ სამადაშვილი; 3 October 1953 – 1 November 2024) was a Georgian writer.
Zahra RahnavardArtist · SculptureZahra Rahnavard (born Zohreh Kazemi; 19 August 1945) is an Iranian academic, artist and politician.
Zbigniew HerbertAuthor · BooksZbigniew Herbert (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈxɛrbɛrt]; 29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist.
Zhu ZiqingAuthor · Books
Zoi KareliAuthor · BooksZoé Karelli was the pen-name used by Chryssoulas Argyriadou (1901–1998), a Greek poet, playwright and essayist.
Zsófia BallaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Zsófia Balla, Image: László Horváth

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