Authors
SenLinYu -
SenLinYu is a fantasy and science fiction writer who began her literary career by publishing online works from 2020. He grew up in the Northwest Pacific of the United States, where he studied classical liberal arts and culture, a formation that has i...
Aristóteles -
Greek philosopher, scientist and polymata. Considered together with Plato, the father of Western philosophy, his ideas have had an enormous influence on the intellectual history of the West.
Demóstenes -
He was one of the most relevant speakers in history and an important Athenian politician. He was born in Athens in 384 a. C. and died in Calauria, in 322 a. C.
Esquilo -
Greek Dramaturgo, the predecessor of Sophocles and Euripides, is considered the first great representative of the Greek tragedy.
Eurípides -
Euripides was one of the three great Greek tragic poets of ancient times, along with Esquilo and Sophocles. He was born in Salamina around 480 BC and wrote about 90 works, of which 19 have survived to this day.
Homero -
It is the name given to the aedo to which the authorship of the main Greek epic poems is traditionally attributed: the Iliad and the Odyssey. There is no single biography that can be considered final.
Esopo -
Esopo was a famous former Greek fabulous who lived around the 7th and 6th centuries. C. Despite being a slave to a philosopher, he managed to become a writer recognized by his more than 400 fables.
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian novelist, known for "Everything crumbles," a fundamental work of African literature.
Douglas Adams
English writer and humorist, known mainly for his comic science fiction novel "The Guide to Galactic Self-Stopist." Adams also worked as a television and radio screenwriter.
Leopoldo Alas Clarín
Spanish writer, his work is linked to the city of Oviedo. After his doctorate in law from 1871 to 1878, he returned to Asturias to occupy the chair of Roman law at the University.
Rafael Alberti
Spanish writer, especially recognized as a poet and member of the generation of 27. It is considered one of the greatest literates of the so-called Silver Age of Spanish literature.
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was a prolific American writer. Daughter of an educator and philosopher, he grew up and lived in New England. His novel Mujercitas and his sequelas are considered classic.
Vicente Aleixandre
Spanish poet, prominent member of the Generation of 27. Considered one of the great Spanish poets of the 20th century, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1977.
Mateo Alemán
Spanish writer of the Golden Century, author of "Guzmán de Alfarache." He began his studies in Seville; he continued his training in Salamanca and Alcalá de Henares where he studied medicine between 1564- 1568.
Sherman Alexie
Novelist, poet and native American filmmaker, known for "The completely true newspaper of a part-time Indian.".
Dante Alighieri
He was an Italian poet and writer, known for writing the Divine comedy, one of the fundamental works of the transition from medieval to Renaissance thought and one of the summits of universal literature.
Isabel Allende
She is a Chilean writer, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2004. He won the National Prize for Literature in his country in 2010.
James Altucher
Author, podcaster and American entrepreneur who has founded or co-founded more than 20 companies. He has published 20 books and is a collaborator of publications such as The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch and The Huffington Post...
Kiko Amat
Kiko Amat (Barcelona, 1971) es un escritor y periodista español. Creció en Sant Boi de Llobregat y desde joven estuvo vinculado a la cultura musical alternativa, especialmente al punk y al mod, influencias que aparecen con frecuencia en su obra.
Eric Ambler
British author of suspended novels, especially spy novels, which introduced a new realism in the genre. He also worked as a screenwriter and used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books written in collaboration with Charles Rodda.
Hans Christian Andersen
He was a Danish writer and poet famous for his children's stories, among them The ugly duckhead, the sirenite, the emperor's new suit, and the queen of the snow.
V. C. Andrews
American writer famous for her novel Flores in the attic. He worked as a commercial artist while publishing several short novels and stories in different magazines until he became a successful writer.
Elisabeth Anglarill
Elisabeth Anglarill, nacida en Barcelona, es escritora, periodista y guionista. Tras varias obras de no ficción, Los malos muertos es su estreno como novelista.
Fernando Aramburu
Born in San Sebastián, a graduate in Hispanic Philology from the University of Zaragoza (1982). It promoted culture from literary journals until it moved to Germany in 1985.
Cristina Araujo Gámir
Spanish writer and philologist Cristina Araújo Gámir was born in Madrid in 1980.
Víctor Arbol (del)
It was released in 2008, after being finalist of the Fernando Lara Prize with the novel "The Abyss of Dreams." In 2018 Del Tree was named Knight of the Letters and Arts of the French Academy.
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Spanish paleontologist of international reputation, co-director of the Atapuerca (World Heritage) and professor at the Complutense University of Madrid. Specialist in human evolution, has published scientific outreach works such as The Selected Speci...
Matilde Asensi
Spanish journalist and writer, who is mainly devoted to the historical and adventure novel. He has won several awards and awards throughout his career.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was a writer and biochemist of Russian origin, American nationalized, known as a prolific author of science fiction, history and scientific dissemination.
Max Aub
Spanish writer of French origin. His whole work is written in Spanish, cultivating different genres: narrative, theatre and poetry.
Anselm Audley
He is a fantastic literature writer from the UK. He studied ancient and modern history, and while he was in secondary education he began writing the epic fantasy books of the Aquasilva series
Jean M. Auel
Known for its saga The children of the earth, a series of novels that pass in prehistoric Europe in which it explores the possible interaction between the men of Cromañón and those of Neanderthal.
Victoria Aveyard
Born and raised in a small town in Western Massachusetts, she has a BFA in Writing for Film & Television from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling and USA Today bests...
Francisco Ayala
Narrator and Spanish critic. Member of the Royal Spanish Academy, he obtained the Cervantes Prize in 1991 and the Prince of Asturias of the Letters in 1998.
Rafael Azcona
Spanish writer and novelist. The film of Azcona is linked to four directors in four stages of his work: Marco Ferrero, Luís García Berlanga, Carlos Saura and José Luís García Sánchez.
Albert Cornelis Baantjer
He was a Dutch author of police fiction, who worked as a police officer in the city of Amsterdam. He wrote a long series of police novels that revolve around Police Inspector De Cock.
Fredrik Backman
Swedish writer and columnist. His novels have been published in more than 40 countries.
Christina Baker Kline
She's an American novelist. He is the author of seven novels, including Orphan Train, and is a co-author or editor of five non-fiction books.
Elia Barceló
Spanish writer recognized for her versatility and contributions in various literary genres, including science fiction, fantastic literature, black novel and youth literature.
Pío Baroja
Spanish writer of the 98 generation. He was doctorate in medicine, but ended up leaving the profession in favor of literature, an activity in which he cultivated the novel and, to a much lesser extent, the theatre.
J.M. Barrie
He was a Scottish novelist and playwright. Although he wrote 20 novels and more than 30 plays, his fame is due especially to the creation of the character Peter Pan, largely inspired by his friends the children Llewelyn Davies.
Charles Baudelaire
French poet, one of the highest exponents of symbolism and considered the initiator of modern poetry.
Mary Beard
English academic specializing in classical studies. He is a professor at the University of Cambridge, and a professor of ancient literature at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Simone de Beauvoir
Author, teacher and French philosopher. Beauvoir was a precursor to feminism. He shared life with also writer Jean- Paul Sartre.
Jacinto Benavente
He was a Spanish playwright, director, screenwriter and film producer. In 1922, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Mario Benedetti
Mario Benedetti Farrugia was a writer, poet, playwright and Uruguayan journalist, a member of the Generation of 45, to which the writers Idea Vilariño and Juan Carlos Onetti belonged, among others
J. J. Benítez
Juan José Benítez López, better known as J. J. Benítez, is a Spanish journalist and writer, known for his work on ufology. In his novelistic saga, Trojan Horse reports an experiment from the United States.
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish film and theatre director, considered one of the key film directors of the second half of the 20th century.
Lucia Berlin
American writer known for her short stories that explore everyday life, women's experience and her own personal life. Although he did not reach great notoriety during his life, his work has gained posthumous recognition.
Louis Berniéres (de)
Graduated at Victoria University in Manchester, he became famous for his novel "The Mandolin of Captain Corelli," with which he won the Commonwealth Writers Price.
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Figura clave de la narrativa fantástica en lengua española. Novelista, cuentista y ensayista, destacó por un estilo elegante, irónico y preciso, donde lo fantástico aparece integrado en situaciones aparentemente cotidianas.
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
He was a Spanish writer, journalist and politician who promoted naturalism and realism.
Enyd Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton Pollock Darrell Waters, born Enid Mary Blyton, was an English writer of children's literature who signed 762 youth works, both with his maiden name Enid Blyton and his married name, Mary Pollock.
Giovanni Boccaccio
He was an Italian writer and humanist. He is one of the parents, along with Dante and Petrarca, of Italian literature.
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean writer and poet, author of more than two dozen books, including his novels "The Wild Detectives," winner of the Herralde Prize in 1998 and the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 1999, and the posthumous work "2666.".
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, known for his works of fiction and essays, including 'Ficciones' and 'El Aleph'.
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American writer of fantastic gender mystery, terror and science fiction. Mainly known for his work Martian Chronicles and the dystopic novel Fahrenheit 451.
Caridad Bravo Adams
Prominent Mexican writer and the world-renowned author of soap opera. He lived in Cuba and Mexico, where he wrote his most famous work: the Wild Heart.
Bertolt Brecht
He was a German playwright and poet, one of the most influential of the 20th century, creator of the epic theatre, also called dialectic theatre.
Pearl S. Buck
She was an American writer and novelist. As a daughter of missionaries in China, and then as a missionary, Buck spent most of his life before 1934 in Zhenjiang.
Antonio Buero Vallejo
He was a Spanish playwright, winner of the Lope de Vega Prize in 1949 and the Cervantes Prize in 1986
Anthony Burgess
He was a British writer and composer, who performed a prolific literary and musical work, being generally known for the novel A Clockwork Orange in 1962, which became famous for Stanley Kubrick's homonymous film in 1971.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs was an American novelist, visual artist, essayist and social critic. Renovator of narrative language and one of the main figures of the Beat Generation, label with which he never agreed.
Fernán Caballero
Fernán Caballero is the pseudonym used by Spanish writer and folklorist Cecilia Böhl de Faber and Ruiz de Larrea. He cultivated a quaint of a customary character and his work is distinguished by the defense of traditional virtues, monarchy and Cathol...
Jaume Cabré
Spanish philologist and writer. Led in Catalan Philology from the University of Barcelona, he is a professor of secondary education in excess and a professor at the University of Lérida.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
He was a Cuban writer and writer, who after exiled from his country obtained British citizenship. He won the 1997 Cervantes Award.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
He was a Spanish writer, a Catholic priest, known primarily for being one of the most important Baroque literates of the Golden Century, especially for his theatre.
Andrea Camilleri
Italian writer, theatrical and television director and novelist. In 1994, the first novel in the series starring Commissioner Montalbano was published, making him one of Italy's most successful writers.
Ana Campoy
Writer and cultural journalist. Led in Audiovisual Communication by the UCM, he studied script and dubbing before he devoted himself completely to literature.
Albert Camus
He was a French novelist, essayist, playwright, philosopher and journalist born in Algeria. In his varied work he developed a thought based on the awareness of the absurdity of the human condition.
Francisco Candel
Francisco Candel Tortajada, also known as Paco Candel, was a Spanish novelist and journalist.
Truman Capote
Truman Streckfus Persons, better known as Truman Capote, was an American journalist and writer, mainly known for Breakfast at Tiffany's and his novel- document In Cold Blood.
Luis Carandell
He was a Spanish journalist, writer and presenter of television programs such as the TVE Telediary.
Orson Scott Card
American writer, writes science fiction and other literary genres (fantasy). His best known work is Ender's game.
Alejo Carpentier
He was a Cuban and French writer who had a significant influence on Latin American literature during his boom period.
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known for his pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was an Anglican, logical, mathematician, photographer and British writer.
Javier Castillo
Javier Castillo studied business and wrote his work as a corporate consultant in a large company with writing.
Camilo José Cela
Camilo José de Cela and Tulock, I Marquis de Iria Flavia, was a Spanish writer. A prolific author, he was an academic of the Royal Spanish Academy for 45 years and awarded, among others, the Nobel Prize.
Javier Cercas
He is a Spanish writer, who also works as a columnist in El País. He worked for years as a university teacher in philology.
Luis Cernuda
Luis Cernuda Bidou or Bidon was a prominent Spanish poet and literary critic, a member of the 27 Generation.
Miguel Cervantes Saavedra (de)
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish soldier, novelist, poet and playwright. It is considered the highest figure in Spanish literature and is universally known for having written Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Cayo Julio César
Roman political and military, he reached the highest magistratures of the Roman State and dominated the policy of the Republic after winning in the civil war that faced the most conservative sector of the Senate.
Michael Chabon
Novelista, guionista y ensayista estadounidense considerado una de las voces más destacadas de la literatura contemporánea en lengua inglesa. Su obra combina imaginación exuberante, sensibilidad literaria y una profunda fascinación por la cultura pop...
Rosa Chacel
Spanish writer of the Generation of 27. Born in a liberal family, the environment in which he was raised allowed him to cultivate an independent personality as well as obtain a wide literary culture.
François-René Chateaubriand
He was a French diplomat, politician and writer considered the founder of romanticism in French literature.
Manuel Chaves Nogales
Sevillian journalist who developed his career between Seville and Madrid, reaching his highest prestige between 1927 and 1937 as a reporter and director of the newspaper Now, near Manuel Azaña. Committed to the Republic during the Civil War, he first...
Stephen Chbosky
He is an American writer, writer and director, known mainly for being the author of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, as well as for writing and later directing the film adaptation of the novel.
Anton Pavlovich Chejov
He was a Russian storyteller, playwright and doctor. In the literary currents of realism and naturalism, he was a master of short story, and is considered one of the most important authors of gender in the history of literature,
G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a British Catholic writer, philosopher and journalist from the early 20th century. He cultivated, among other genres, the essay, the narration, the biography, the lyrical, the journalism and the travel book.
Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier is a successful writer of historical novels. His career began with the book "The Blue of the Virgin" but he reached fame with his novel The young pearl, a book based on the creation of Vermeer's famous painting.
Lee Child
Lee Child, pseudonym for Jim Grant, is a British thriller writer. The protagonist of his novels is Jack Reacher, a former U.S. military police officer who, after leaving the army, decides to start a life of a vagrant throughout the United States.
Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de Laclos
He was a French writer and military officer, known for the novel "The Dangerous Relations.".
Agatha Christie
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, better known by the pseudonym of Agatha Christie, was a British writer and playwright specializing in police, for whose work she was internationally recognized.
Marco Tulio Cicerón
He was a jurist, politician, philosopher, writer and Roman speaker. It is considered one of the largest rhetorical and stylist of Latin prose of the Roman Republic
Tom Clancy
He was an American writer, known for his novels of espionage and military intelligence set in the Cold War and later times.
Mary Higgins Clark
She was an American mystery novel writer. Each of his mystery novels has become a sales success in the United States and in several European countries and continue in printing.
Arthur Charles Clarke
British writer and scientist. Author of scientific and science fiction outreach works, such as the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Sentinel or Rama Cita.
Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel is a French writer and filmmaker. Led in modern letters and passionate for literature and cinema.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
He was an English poet, critic and philosopher, one of the founders, along with his friend William Wordsworth, of Romanticism in England -
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, better known as Colette, was a novelist, journalist, screenwriter, librettist and magazine artist and French cabaret. He acquired international celebrity for his novel Gigi of 1944, which was taken to the cinema by Vincente...
Wilkie Collins
Born in London in 1824, he is recognized as one of the creators of the genre of the police novel. Author of "The Lady of White" and "The Moon Stone," his narrative is characterized by mystery and suspense. He was a friend and collaborator of Dickens.