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Abelardo CastilloAuthor · BooksAbelardo Castillo (March 27, 1935 – May 2, 2017) was an Argentine writer, novelist, essayist, diarist, born in the city of San Pedro, Buenos Aires. He practised amateur boxing in his youth.
Abraham CowleyAuthor · BooksAbraham Cowley (161828 July 1667) was an English poet and essayist born in the City of London late in 1618.
Akram AylisliAuthor · BooksAkram Najaf oglu Naibov (Əkrəm Nəcəf oğlu Naibov, born December 6, 1937), better known by his pen name Akram Aylisli (Əkrəm Əylisli), is an Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist and…
Alexander SumarokovAuthor · BooksAlexander Petrovich Sumarokov (Villmanstrand –) was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the…
Alexander VvedenskyAuthor · BooksHe was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Kazan.
Alphonse DaudetAuthor · BooksLouis Marie Alphonse Daudet (lang; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist and writer of short stories.[1][2] He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and…
Anar RzayevAuthor · BooksAnar Rasul oghlu Rzayev (Anar Rəsul oğlu Rzayev; born 14 March 1938, Baku), known mononymously as Anar, is an Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, film director, and the Chairman of the Writers'…
Carmen Martín GaiteAuthor · BooksCarmen Martín Gaite (8 December 1925 – 23 July 2000) was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres.
Christoph HeinAuthor · BooksChristoph Hein (German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈhaɪn]; born 8 April 1944) is a German author and translator.
Daniel Day-LewisPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor.[1] Widely considered one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method…
David MitchellPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist and screenwriter, who has also translated two children's books.
Dea LoherAuthor · Books
Frederic Pujulà i VallèsAuthor · BooksFrederic Pujulà i Vallès (12 November 1877 – 14 February 1962) was a Spanish journalist, dramatist, and an Esperantist and contributor to the field of Esperanto literature.
Grazia DeleddaAuthor · BooksGrazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda (Italian: [ˈɡrattsja deˈlɛdda]; Sardinian: Gràssia or Gràtzia Deledda [ˈɡɾa(t)si.a ðɛˈlɛɖːa];
Henrik IbsenAuthor · BooksHenrik Johan Ibsen (lang; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright.
Ivan TurgenevAuthor · BooksIvan Turgenev was a Russian writer, poet, playwright, novelist and translator (1818–1883). He was born in Oryol and died in Bougival.
Kosta KhetagurovAuthor · BooksKosta Levanovich Khetagurov (Xetægkaty Lewany fyrt Khosta; 15 October 18591 April 1906) was a national poet of the Ossetian people who is generally regarded as the founder of Ossetian…
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.
Paavo HaavikkoAuthor · BooksPaavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931 – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet, playwright, essayist and publisher, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers.
Pavlo ArieArtist · PaintingsPavlo Valentynovych Alieksieiev (born 16 October 1977) is a Ukrainian playwright, screenwriter, conceptual artist and translator for Polish and German.
Sarah ClarkePerson · Film memorabiliaSarah Clarke is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on 24, and also for her roles as Renée Dwyer, Bella Swan's mother, in the 2008 film Twilight, Erin McGuire on the…
Sergey MikhalkovAuthor · BooksSergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (27 August 2009) was a Russian author of children's books and satirical fables. He wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems.
Stephen KingAuthor · BooksStephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them…
T. S. EliotAuthor · Books
Yehuda AmichaiAuthor · BooksYehuda Amichai (born Ludwig Pfeuffer 3 May 1924 – 22 September 2000) was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times.
Yordan YovkovAuthor · BooksYordan Stefanov Yovkov, Aka Jordan Jovkov or Iordan Iovkov (November 9, 1880 – October 15, 1937) was a prominent Bulgarian writer from the interwar period.
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…
Zsuzsa BánkAuthor · BooksZsuzsa Bánk (born 24 October 1965 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German writer.

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