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

Aidi VallikAuthor · BooksIllustration — Aidi Vallik in 2017
Ales AdamovichAuthor · BooksAleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich (3 September 1927 – 26 January 1994) was a Soviet Belarusian writer, screenwriter, literary critic and democratic activist.
Alexander FadeyevAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev (24 December 1901 – 13 May 1956) was a Soviet writer, one of the co-founders of the Union of Soviet Writers and its chairman from 1946 to 1954.
Alexander PushkinAuthor · BooksEugene Onegin is dated 1823. The Fountain of Bakhchisaray is dated 1821.
Alexander VvedenskyAuthor · BooksHe was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Kazan.
André GideAuthor · BooksLes caves du Vatican (The Vatican Cellars; sometimes published in English under the title Lafcadio's Adventures)
Andrei PlatonovAuthor · BooksAndrei Platonovich Platonov (ɐnˈdrʲej plɐˈtonəvʲɪtɕ plɐˈtonəf; Klimentov [Климе́нтов];
Anna MitgutschAuthor · BooksIllustration — Anna Mitgutsch (2016).
Arnold StadlerAuthor · Books
Arnulf ØverlandAuthor · BooksOle Peter Arnulf Øverland (27 April 1889 – 25 March 1968) was a Norwegian poet and artist.
Attar of NishapurAuthor · BooksFaridoddin Abu Hamed Mohammad Attar Nishapuri (c. 1145 – c.
Benoîte GroultAuthor · BooksBenoîte Groult (31 January 1920 – 20 June 2016) was a French journalist, writer, and feminist activist.
Charlotte LinkAuthor · BooksCharlotte Link (born 5 October 1963) is a German writer. She is among the most successful contemporary authors writing in German.
Christoph HeinAuthor · BooksChristoph Hein (German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈhaɪn]; born 8 April 1944) is a German author and translator.
Czesław MiłoszAuthor · BooksCzesław Miłosz (USalso; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat.
Dea LoherAuthor · Books
Eduard BagirovAuthor · BooksEduard Ismaylovich Bagirov (25 October 1975 – 12 April 2023) was a Russian writer, radio presenter, and politician.
Ernest HemingwayAuthor · BooksErnest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist.
Eva MenasseAuthor · BooksEva Menasse (born 11 May 1970 in Vienna) is an Austrian author and journalist. She has studied history and German literature.
Evgeny ShvartsAuthor · BooksEvgeny Lvovich Schwartz (October 21 1896, in Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, in Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays,…
Fazil IskanderAuthor · BooksFazil Abdulovich Iskander (6 March 1929 – 31 July 2016) was a Soviet and Russian writer and poet known in the former Soviet Union for his descriptions of Caucasian life.
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.
Friedrich DürrenmattArtist · PaintingsFriedrich Dürrenmatt (German: [ˈfriːdrɪç ˈdʏrənˌmat]; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.
Georgy IvanovAuthor · BooksGeorgy Vladimirovich Ivanov (Russian: Георгий Владимирович Иванов; 10 November [O.S.
Gordana KuićAuthor · BooksGordana Kuić (Гордана Куић; 29 August 1942 – 13 January 2023) was a Serbian novelist.
Grigol RobakidzeAuthor · BooksGrigol Robakidze (Georgian: გრიგოლ რობაქიძე; October 28, 1880 – November 19, 1962) was a Georgian writer, publicist, and public figure primarily known for his prose and anti-Soviet émigré…
Guzal SitdikovaAuthor · BooksGuzal Ramazanovna Sitdykowa is a Bashkir writer, poet, publicist and translator. She is a member of the Union of Writers of Russia and the Union of Writers of Bashkortostan.
Hanns Heinz EwersPerson · Film memorabiliaHanns Heinz Ewers (3 November 1871 – 12 June 1943) was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels.
Hans Magnus EnzensbergerAuthor · BooksHans Magnus Enzensberger (11 November 1929 – 24 November 2022) was a German author, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, and editor.
Heiner MüllerPerson · Film memorabiliaHeiner Müller (lang; 9 January 1929 – 30 December 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director.
Henrik PontoppidanAuthor · BooksHenrik Pontoppidan (lang; 24 July 1857 – 21 August 1943) was a Danish realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of…
Ilya IlfPhotographer · Photography
Isaak BabelPerson · Film memorabilia
Ivan KrylovAuthor · BooksIvan Andreyevich Krylov (13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors.
J. R. R. TolkienIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and academic philologist.
Jacqueline WoodsonAuthor · BooksJacqueline Amanda Woodson (born February 12, 1963) is an American writer of books for children and young adolescents.
Jaroslav RudišPerson · Music memorabiliaJaroslav Rudiš (born 8 June 1972 in Turnov) is a Czech writer, journalist and musician.
José CadalsoAuthor · BooksJosé de Cadalso y Vázquez (Cádiz, 1741 – Gibraltar, 1782) was a Spanish soldier, novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. He was one of the major authors of Spanish Enlightenment literature.
José SelgasAuthor · BooksJosé Selgas y Carrasco (born Lorca, Murcia on 27 November 1822; died Madrid on 5 February 1882) was a Spanish poet, novelist and journalist.
Jozef Cíger-HronskýArtist · PaintingsJozef Cíger-Hronský (born Jozef Cíger; 23 February 1896 – 13 July 1960) was a Slovak writer, teacher, publicist, later secretary and chair of the Matica slovenská.
Józef WeyssenhoffAuthor · BooksJózef Weyssenhoff (8 April 1860 – 6 July 1932) was a Polish novelist, poet, literary critic, publisher.
Judith HermannAuthor · BooksJudith Hermann (born 15 May 1970) is a German author. She has published several books of short stories and her first novel was published in 2014.
Judith SchalanskyDesigner · Modern designJudith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher.
Karl-Markus GaußAuthor · BooksKarl-Markus Gauß (born 14 May 1954, in Salzburg) is an Austrian contemporary writer, essayist and editor. He lives in Salzburg.
Katharina HackerAuthor · BooksKatharina Hacker (born 11 January 1967) is a German author best known for her award-winning novel Die Habenichtse (The Have-Nots).
Khushwant SinghAuthor · BooksPunjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat: Reflections on a Land and its People
Kim Chi-haAuthor · BooksKim Jiha or Kim Chi-ha (born Kim Yeongil; 4 February 1941 – 8 May 2022) was a South Korean poet and playwright.
Klaus MerzAuthor · BooksKlaus Merz (born 3 October 1945 in Aarau, canton Aargau) is a Swiss writer, who writes in German.
Konstantin VanshenkinAuthor · BooksKonstantin Yakovlevich Vanshenkin (17 December 1925 – 15 December 2012; born Konstantin Weinschenker) was a Soviet poet and lyricist from Moscow.
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…
Leonhard FrankArtist · PaintingsLeonhard Frank (4 September 1882 in Würzburg – 18 August 1961 in Munich) was a German expressionist writer.
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…
Luise RinserAuthor · BooksIllustration — Luise Rinser (1987)
Lukas BärfussAuthor · BooksLukas Bärfuss (born 30 December 1971) is a Swiss writer and playwright who writes in German. He won the Georg Büchner Prize in 2019.
Marica BodrožićAuthor · BooksIllustration — Marica Bodrožić (2015)
Markus WernerAuthor · BooksMarkus Werner (lang; 27 December 1944 – 3 July 2016) was a Swiss writer, known as the author of the novels Zündels Abgang (Zündel’s Exit), Am Hang (On the Edge), and Die kalte Schulter…
Mateiu CaragialeAuthor · BooksMateiu Ion Caragiale (25 March 1885 – 17 January 1936), also credited as Matei or Matheiu, or in the antiquated version Mateiŭ, was a Romanian poet and prose writer, best known for his…
Max FrischDesigner · DesignMax Rudolf Frisch (German: [maks ˈfʁɪʃ]; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist.
Melinda Nadj AbonjiAuthor · BooksMelinda Nadj Abonji (born 22 June 1968 in Bečej, Yugoslavia) is a Hungarian-Swiss writer, musician, and performance artist.
Nikolay GumilevAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gumilev during his senior years in gymnasium
Pablo NerudaAuthor · BooksPablo Neruda (nə-ROO-də; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo neˈɾuða]; born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto;
Panait IstratiPhotographer · PhotographyPanait Istrati (Romanian: [panaˈit isˈtratʲ]; sometimes rendered as Panaït Istrati;
Patrick WhiteAuthor · BooksFor the football player, see Pat White. For other people of this name, see Patrick White (disambiguation).
Rainer Maria RilkeAuthor · BooksRené Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet.
Reiner KunzeAuthor · BooksReiner Kunze (born 16 August 1933 in Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge, Saxony) is a German writer and GDR dissident. He studied media and journalism at the University of Leipzig.
Robert SchneiderAuthor · BooksRobert Schneider (16 June 1961) is an Austrian writer, who published novels including Schlafes Bruder, texts for the theatre, and poetry. His works have been translated into many languages.
Saša StanišićAuthor · BooksSaša Stanišić (Саша Станишић; born 7 March 1978) is a Bosnian-German writer.
Sylwia ChutnikAuthor · BooksSylwia Chutnik (born 1979 in Warsaw) is a Polish novelist, writer, feminist and social activist.
Tankred DorstPerson · Film memorabiliaTankred Dorst (19 December 1925 – 1 June 2017) was a German playwright and storyteller.
Thomas BernhardAuthor · BooksNicolaas Thomas Bernhard (lang; 9 February 1931 – 12 February 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, poet and polemicist who is considered one of the most important German-language…
Vasilis SteriadisAuthor · Books
Viktoriya TokarevaAuthor · BooksViktoriya Samuilovna Tokareva (born 20 November 1937) is a Soviet and Russian screenwriter and short story writer.
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.
Vita Sackville-WestAuthor · BooksVictoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, CH (née Sackville-West; 9 March 1892 – 2 June 1962), usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer.
Vitaly KorotichAuthor · BooksVitaly Alekseevich Korotich (Vitaliy Oleksiyovych Korotych; 26 May 1936 – 29 September 2025) was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian writer, journalist, poet and KGB agent.
Vladimir VysotskyAuthor · BooksVladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (25 January 193825 July 1980) was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture.
Wolfgang HerrndorfIllustrator · IllustrationWolfgang Herrndorf (12 June 1965 in Hamburg – 26 August 2013 in Berlin) was a German author, painter, and illustrator.
Yevgeny YevtushenkoPhotographer · PhotographyYevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor, university professor,…
Yury OleshaAuthor · BooksYury Karlovich Olesha (3 March 1899 – 10 May 1960) was a Russian and Soviet novelist.
Zinaida GippiusAuthor · BooksZinaida Nikolayevna Gippius (Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius.ru.vorb.oga; 20 November 1869 – 9 September 1945) was a Russian poet, playwright, novelist, editor and religious thinker.

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