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Aad NuisAuthor · BooksAdrianus "Aad" Nuis (18 July 1933 – 8 November 2007) was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and political scientist.
Abdourahman WaberiAuthor · BooksAbdourahman A. Waberi (Cabdiraxmaan Waaberi) is a novelist, essayist, poet, academic, and short-story writer from Djibouti.
Abe de VriesPhotographer · PhotographyAbe de Vries (10 January 1965) is a Frisian poet, essayist, literary critic, journalist, editor, translator and photographer.
Adam MüllerAuthor · BooksAdam Heinrich Müller (30 June 1779 – 17 January 1829; after 1827 Ritter von Nitterdorf) was a German-Austrian conservative philosopher, literary critic, and political economist, working…
Adam RobertsAuthor · BooksHe was born in London.
Adolf BartelsAuthor · BooksAdolf Bartels (15 November 1862 – 7 March 1945) was a German journalist, writer and poet, known today mainly for his antisemitic and national-socialist stance.
Adolf MüllnerAuthor · BooksAmandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (18 October 177411 June 1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Adolfo Sánchez VázquezAuthor · BooksAdolfo Sánchez Vázquez (September 17, 1915 – July 8, 2011) was a Spanish-born Mexican philosopher, writer and professor born in Algeciras, Andalucia.
Adrian PăunescuAuthor · BooksAdrian Păunescu (adriˈan pə.uˈnesku; 20 July 1943 – 5 November 2010) was a Romanian writer, publisher, cultural promoter, translator, and politician.
Adrien BertrandAuthor · BooksAdrien Bertrand (4 August 1888, Nyons – 18 November 1917) was a French novelist whose short career was punctuated by a series of striking surrealist anti-war novels, written as Bertrand lay…
AdunisAuthor · BooksAli Ahmad Said Esber (North Levantine; born 1 January 1930), also known by the pen name Adonis or Adunis (أدونيس), is a Syrian poet, essayist and translator.
Agha Shahid AliAuthor · BooksAgha Shahid Ali Qizilbash (4 February 1949 – 8 December 2001) was an Indian-born American poet.
Agustín Díaz YanesPerson · Film memorabiliaAgustín Díaz Yanes (born 1950, in Madrid) is a Spanish Goya Award-winning screenwriter and film director.
Agustín DuránAuthor · BooksAgustín Durán (14 October 17891 December 1862), Spanish scholar, was born in Madrid, where his father was the court physician.
Ahmad JavadAuthor · BooksAhmad Javad (Əhməd Məhəmmədəli oğlu Cavad; May 5, 1892 – October 13, 1937) was an Azerbaijani poet who is best known for writing the words of the National Anthem of Azerbaijan used under…
Alan HollinghurstAuthor · BooksSir Alan James Hollinghurst (born 26 May 1954) is an English novelist, poet, short story writer and translator.
Albert MockelAuthor · BooksAlbert Mockel (27 December 1866 – 30 January 1945) was a Belgian Symbolist poet. He died in January 1945
Albert ThibaudetAuthor · BooksAlbert Thibaudet (1 April 1874 – 16 April 1936) was a French essayist and literary critic. A former student of Henri Bergson, he was a professor of Jean Rousset.
Alberto Asor RosaAuthor · BooksAlberto Asor Rosa (23 September 1933 – 21 December 2022) was an Italian literary critic, historian, and politician, born in Rome.
Alecu RussoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Alecu Russo
Alejandra PizarnikAuthor · BooksFlora Alejandra Pizarnik (29 April 1936 – 25 September 1972) was an Argentine poet.
Alejo CarpanterAuthor · BooksAlejo Carpentier y Valmont (karpanˈtje; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its…
Aleksey PleshcheyevAuthor · BooksAleksey Nikolayevich Pleshcheyev (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Плеще́ев; 4 December [O.S.
Ales AdamovichAuthor · BooksAleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich (3 September 1927 – 26 January 1994) was a Soviet Belarusian writer, screenwriter, literary critic and democratic activist.
Aleš ŠtegerAuthor · BooksAleš Šteger (born 31 May 1973) is a Slovene poet, writer, translator and editor. Aleš belongs to a generation of writers that started to publish right after the fall of Yugoslavia.
Alessandro TassoniAuthor · BooksAlessandro Tassoni (28 September 156525 April 1635) was an Italian poet and writer, from Modena, best known as the author of the mock-heroic poem La secchia rapita (The Rape of the Bucket,…
Alexander BlokAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Blok (Александр Александрович Блок; 7 August 1921) was the most well-known Russian lyrical poet during the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.
Alexander MezhirovAuthor · BooksIllustration — Alexander Mezhirov 1980
Alexander PushkinAuthor · BooksEugene Onegin is dated 1823. The Fountain of Bakhchisaray is dated 1821.
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…
Alexandre AstrucPerson · Film memorabiliaAlexandre Astruc (13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film director, film critic, screenwriter, and novelist.
Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La ReynièreAuthor · BooksIllustration — Grimod de La Reynière
Alexandru Bogdan-PiteștiArtist · PaintingsAlexandru Bogdan-Pitești (born Alexandru Bogdan, also known as Ion Doican, Ion Duican and Al. Dodan;
Alexandru MacedonskiAuthor · BooksAlexandru Macedonski (alekˈsandru mat͡ʃeˈdonski; also rendered as Al.
Alexandru RobotAuthor · BooksAlexandru Robot (alekˈsandru ˈrobot; born Alter Rotmann, also known as Al. Robot; Moldovan Cyrillic: Александру Робот; January 15, 1916 – c.
Alfonso GattoArtist · PaintingsAlfonso Gatto (17 July 1909 – 8 March 1976) was an Italian poet and writer. Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti he is one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century and a major exponent of…
Alfred KerrAuthor · BooksAlfred Kerr (né Kempner; 25 December 1867 – 12 October 1948, surname: langno) was an influential German theatre critic and essayist of Jewish descent, nicknamed the Kulturpapst ("Culture…
Alfredo BosiAuthor · BooksAlfredo Bosi (26 August 1936 – 7 April 2021) was a Brazilian historian, literary critic, and professor.
Algernon Charles SwinburneAuthor · BooksAlgernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic.
Ali Sardar JafriAuthor · BooksAli Sardar Jafri (29 November 1913 – 1 August 2000) was an Indian writer of Urdu language. He was also a poet, critic and film lyricist.
Allen HoeyAuthor · BooksAllen Hoey (October 21, 1952 – June 16, 2010) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic who received numerous honors during his lifetime, including a Pulitzer Prize nomination for…
Amal El-MohtarAuthor · BooksAmal El-Mohtar (born 13 December 1984) is a Canadian poet and writer of speculative fiction, best known for the 2019 novella This Is How You Lose the Time War.
Amalia von HelvigAuthor · BooksAnna Amalia von Helvig (August 16, 1776 – September 17, 1831) was a German and Swedish artist, writer, translator, socialite, Salonist and culture personality.
Amichai ChassonAuthor · BooksAmichai Chasson (also Amichai Hasson, Hebrew: עמיחי חסון; born 1987) is an Israeli poet, curator and filmmaker.
Amit ChaudhuriAuthor · BooksAmit Chaudhuri (born 15 May 1962) is a novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer, and music composer from India.
Anatol SternAuthor · BooksAnatol Stern (24 October 1899 in Warsaw – 19 October 1968 in Warsaw) was a Polish poet, writer and art critic.
Anatole FranceAuthor · BooksAnatole France (born François-Anatole Thibault frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. Several of his books were best-sellers.
Anders OlssonAuthor · BooksAnders Olsson (born 19 June 1949) is a Swedish writer, professor of literature at Stockholm University, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy.
Anders ÖsterlingAuthor · BooksAnders Österling (13 April 1884 – 13 December 1981) was a Swedish poet, critic and translator.
André BellessortAuthor · BooksAndré Bellessort (19 March 1866 in Laval, Mayenne – 22 January 1942 in Paris) was a French writer.
André du BouchetAuthor · BooksAndré du Bouchet (April 7, 1924 – April 19, 2001) was a French poet.
André GideAuthor · BooksLes caves du Vatican (The Vatican Cellars; sometimes published in English under the title Lafcadio's Adventures)
André MauroisAuthor · BooksAndré Maurois (French: [mɔʁwa]; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author.
André SchmitzAuthor · BooksAndré Schmitz (17 August 1929 – 15 January 2016) was a Belgian poet.
André SuarèsAuthor · BooksAndré Suarès, born Isaac Félix Suarès (12 June 1868, Marseille – 7 September 1948, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés) was a French poet and critic.
Andrei BelyIllustrator · IllustrationBoris Nikolaevich Bugaev (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev.ru.vorb.oga; – 8 January 1934), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely, was a Russian and Soviet novelist, Symbolist poet,…
Andrii MalyshkoAuthor · BooksAndriy Samiylovych Malyshko (Ukrainian: Андрій Самійлович Малишко; 14 November [O.S. 1 November] 1912, Obukhiv – 17 February 1970, Kyiv) was a Soviet Ukrainian poet and translator.
Andrzej StasiukAuthor · BooksAndrzej Stasiuk (born 25 September 1960 in Warsaw, Poland) is a contemporary Polish writer, journalist and literary critic.
Ángel RamaAuthor · BooksÁngel A. Rama (ˈaŋxel rama; April 30, 1926November 27, 1983) was a Uruguayan writer, academic, and literary critic, known for his work on modernismo and for his theorization of the concept…
Angèle Bassolé-OuédraogoAuthor · BooksAngèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo (born 8 February 1967) is an Ivoirian-born Canadian poet and journalist. She has won the Trillium Book Award and been nominated for the Ottawa Book Award.
Anna Laetitia BarbauldAuthor · BooksAnna Laetitia Barbauld (by herself possibly, as in French, Aikin; 20 June 1743 – 9 March 1825) was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and author of children's…
Anna MitgutschAuthor · BooksIllustration — Anna Mitgutsch (2016).
Anne EnrightPerson · Film memorabiliaAnne Teresa Enright (born 11 October 1962) is an Irish writer. The first Laureate for Irish Fiction (2015–2018) and winner of the Man Booker Prize (2007), she has published eight novels,…
Anne StevensonAuthor · BooksAnne Katharine Stevenson (January 3, 1933 – September 14, 2020) was an American-British poet and writer and recipient of a Lannan Literary Award.
Anne TylerAuthor · BooksAnne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic.
Annette KolodnyAuthor · BooksAnnette Kolodny (August 21, 1941 – September 11, 2019) was an American feminist literary critic and activist, held the position of College of Humanities Professor Emerita of American…
Antiochus KantemirAuthor · BooksAntiochus or Antioch Kantemir or Cantemir (Russian: Антиох Дмитриевич Кантемир, romanized: Antiokh Dmitrievich Kantemir; Romanian: Antioh Cantemir; Turkish: Antioh Kantemiroğlu;
Antje Rávic StrubelAuthor · BooksAntje Rávik Strubel, also known as Antje Rávic Strubel (born 12 April 1974) is a German writer, translator, and literary critic. She lives in Potsdam.
Antoine Léonard ThomasAuthor · BooksAntoine Léonard Thomas (1 October 1732 – 17 September 1785) was a French poet and literary critic, best known in his time for his great eloquence, especially for éloges in praise of past…
Antoni LangeAuthor · BooksPrecursor to existentialism, collage, imagism and science-fiction
Antoni SłonimskiArtist · PaintingsAntoni Słonimski (15 November 1895 – 4 July 1976) was a Polish poet, artist, journalist, playwright and prose writer, president of the Union of Polish Writers in 1956–1959 during the Polish…
Antonio GramsciAuthor · BooksAntonio Francesco Gramsci (22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist and politician.
Antonio LarretaPerson · Film memorabiliaGualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor.
Armand PravielAuthor · BooksArmand Praviel (13 October 1875 – 15 January 1944) was a French journalist, writer and lawyer.
Armand RobinAuthor · BooksArmand Robin (January 19, 1912 – March 29, 1961) was a French poet, translator, and journalist.
Arne NovákAuthor · BooksIllustration — Arne Novák before 1929
Arqueles VelaAuthor · BooksArqueles Vela (Guatemala/Tapachula 1899 – Mexico City 1977) was a Mexican writer, journalist and teacher, of Guatemalan origin.
Arsène HoussayeAuthor · BooksArsène Houssaye (28 March 1814 – 26 February 1896) was a French novelist, poet and man of letters.
Arturo GrafAuthor · BooksArturo Graf (18 January 1848 – 30 May 1913), was an Italian poet and literary critic.
August Wilhelm SchlegelAuthor · BooksAugust Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; lang; 8 September 176712 May 1845) was a German scholar, critic, Orientalist, Indologist, translator and poet.
Augustin BuzuraAuthor · BooksAugustin Buzura (awɡusˈtin buˈzura; September 22, 1938 – July 10, 2017) was a Romanian novelist and short story writer, also known as a journalist, essayist, and literary critic.
Augustine BirrellAuthor · BooksAugustine Birrell KC (19 January 1850 – 20 November 1933) was a British Liberal Party politician, who was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916.
Augusto MeyerAuthor · BooksAugusto Meyer (born in Porto Alegre on January 24, 1902; died in Rio de Janeiro on July 10, 1970) was a Brazilian poet, journalist, literary critic, and folklorist.
Aurobindo GhoshAuthor · BooksSri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghosh; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi and nationalist, who is noted for his participation in the movement for India's…
Austin WrightAuthor · BooksAustin McGiffert Wright (1922 – April 23, 2003) was an American novelist, literary critic and professor emeritus of English at the University of Cincinnati.
Avital RonellAuthor · BooksAvital Ronell (born 15 April 1952) is an American academic who writes about continental philosophy, literary studies, psychoanalysis, political philosophy, and ethics.
Ayn RandAuthor · BooksAlice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, 1905March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher.
Azar BigdeliAuthor · BooksHajji Lotf-Ali Beg Azar Bigdeli, better known as Azar Bigdeli ("Azar" was his pen name; 1722–1781), was an Iranian anthologist and poet.
B. S. JohnsonAuthor · BooksBryan Stanley William Johnson (5 February 1933 – 13 November 1973) was an English experimental novelist, poet and literary critic. He also produced television programmes and made films.
Babette DeutschAuthor · BooksBabette Deutsch (September 22, 1895 – November 13, 1982) was an American poet, critic, translator, and novelist.
Beatrice HastingsAuthor · BooksBeatrice Hastings was the pen name of Emily Alice Haigh (27 January 1879 – 30 October 1943), an English writer, literary critic, poet and theosophist.
Ben JonsonAuthor · BooksBen Johnson (disambiguation)
Ben LernerAuthor · BooksBenjamin S. Lerner (born February 4, 1979) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and critic.
Benjamin CrémieuxAuthor · BooksBenjamin Crémieux (1888–1944) was a French author, critic and literary historian.
Benjamin TammuzArtist · SculptureBenjamin Tammuz (Hebrew: בנימין תמוז; 11 July 1919 – 19 July 1989) was an Israeli writer and artist who contributed to Israeli culture in many disciplines, as a novelist, journalist,…
Bernard NoëlAuthor · BooksBernard Noël (19 November 1930 – 13 April 2021) was a French writer and poet. He received the Grand Prix national de la poésie (National Grand Prize of Poetry) in 1992, the Prix Robert…
Bertolt BrechtAuthor · BooksEugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.[61] Coming of age…
Birgitta TrotzigAuthor · BooksBirgitta Trotzig (11 September 1929 – 14 May 2011)[1] was a Swedish writer who was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1993.[2] She was one of Sweden's most celebrated authors, and wrote…
Bishnu DeyAuthor · BooksBishnu Dey (July 18, 1909 – December 3, 1982) was a Bengali poet, writer, essayist, academician, art appreciator, and connoisseur in the era of modernism and post-modernism.
Blanca de los RíosArtist · PaintingsBlanca de los Ríos Nostench (15 August 1859 – 13 April 1956) was a Spanish writer and painter.
Bogdan PopovićAuthor · BooksBogdan Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Поповић; 20 December 1863 – 7 November 1944) was Serbian university professor, literary critic and academic.
Bogomil RaynovAuthor · BooksBogomil Nikolaev Raynov (19 June 1919 – 8 June 2007) was a Bulgarian writer and professor of aesthetics.
Bohdan LepkyAuthor · BooksBohdan Teodor Nestor Sylvestrovych Lepky (9 November 1872 – 21 July 1941) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, scholar, public figure, and artist.
Boris AlmazovAuthor · BooksBoris Nikolayevich Almazov (Бори́с Никола́евич Алма́зов; –) was a Russian poet, translator, writer and literary critic.
Brian AldissAuthor · BooksBrian Wilson Aldiss (18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science-fiction novels and short stories.
C. W. CeramAuthor · BooksKurt Wilhelm Marek (20 January 1915 – 12 April 1972), best known by the pen name C. W.
Camille MauclairAuthor · BooksSéverin Faust (December 29, 1872, Paris – April 23, 1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair (kamij moklɛʁ), was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art…
Carl Jóhan JensenAuthor · BooksIllustration — Carl Jóhan Jensen
Carlos MastronardiAuthor · BooksCarlos Mastronardi (1901 – June 5, 1976) was an Argentine journalist, poet, and translator.
Carmen CondeAuthor · BooksCarmen Conde Abellán (15 August 1907 – 8 January 1996) was a Spanish poet, narrative writer and teacher.
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.
Carmen OlléAuthor · BooksCarmen Ollé (born 29 July 1947) is a Peruvian poet, narrator, and literary critic.
Carolina Michaëlis de VasconcelosAuthor · BooksCarolina Michaëlis de Vasconcelos, born Karoline Michaelis (15 March 1851 – 18 November 1925) was a German-Portuguese romanist.
Caroline SchellingAuthor · BooksCaroline Schelling (Karoline), née Michaelis, widowed Böhmer, divorced Schlegel (2 September 1763 Göttingen – 7 September 1809 Maulbronn), was a German intellectual.
César Antonio MolinaAuthor · BooksCésar Antonio Molina Sánchez (born 14 September 1952) is a Spanish writer, translator, university professor, cultural manager and politician.
Cesare PaveseAuthor · BooksCesare Pavese (9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist.
Charles BaudelaireAuthor · BooksCharles-Pierre Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, essayist, translator and art critic.
Charles de RémusatAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Rémusat by Paul Delaroche
Charles Du BosAuthor · BooksCharles Du Bos (lang; 27 October 1882 – 5 August 1939) was a French essayist and critic, known for works including Approximations (1922–37), a seven-volume collection of essays and letters,…
Charles Le GofficAuthor · BooksCharles Le Goffic (14 July 1863 – 12 February 1932) was a Breton poet, novelist and historian whose influence was especially strong in his native Brittany.

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