Achebe, Chinua

Achebe, Chinua ah CHAY bay, CHIHN oo ah (1930-...), is a leading Nigerian author best known for... More >>

Andric, Ivo

Andric, AHN drihch, Ivo (1892-1975), a Yugoslav writer, won the 1961 Nobel Prize for literature.... More >>

Antonius, George

Antonius, George (1892-1942), was a Palestinian writer and political activist. In January 1939,... More >>

Archer, William

Archer, William (1856-1924), was a Scottish-born drama critic and playwright. He is best known... More >>

Barbour, John

Barbour, John (1316?-1395), was the first known Scottish poet and historian. His national epic... More >>

Boyd, Martin

Boyd, Martin (1893-1972), was one of the most celebrated Australian novelists of the first half... More >>

Brathwaite, Kamau

Brathwaite, Kamau (1930-...), is a West Indian poet, critic, and historian. Brathwaite's poetry... More >>

Bridie, James

Bridie, James (1888-1951), was the pen name of Osborne Henry Mavor, a distinguished Scottish... More >>

Brown, George Mackay

Brown, George Mackay (1921-1996), was a Scottish writer who won fame for his poetry, short... More >>

Canetti, Elias

Canetti, Elias (1905-1994), a Bulgarian-born author, won the 1981 Nobel Prize for literature. He... More >>

Capek, Karel

Capek, Karel, CHAH pehk, KAR uhl (1890-1938), a Czech author, became famous for introducing the... More >>

Carew, Jan

Carew, Jan (1925-...), is a West Indian writer whose work concentrates on the Caribbean identity... More >>

Cavafy, Constantine

Cavafy, kah VAH fee,Constantine (1863-1933), was an Egyptian-born Greek poet who developed a... More >>

De Boissiere, Ralph

De Boissiere, Ralph (1907-...), is a novelist and short-story writer who was born in Trinidad. He... More >>

De Jesus, Jose

De Jesus, Jose (1894-1932), was a Filipino poet. He wrote the anthem "Bayon Ko" ("My Country"),... More >>