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Also known as Apollonius Rhodius

Also known as Apollonius Rhodius

Is Grammy-nominated composer and guitarist.

Is Grammy-nominated composer and guitarist.

Was a Portuguese writer and diplomat. He is considered as one of the great Portuguese novelist of th

Was a Portuguese writer and diplomat. He is considered as one of the great Portuguese novelist of the 20th century. He was nominated for the Nobel Literature Prize in 1960.Natural son of Joaquim Francisco Ribeiro and wife Mariana do Rosário Gomes, he had

Is an Armenian author, translator, and critic, born in Athens, Greece on December 10, 1936. He recei

Is an Armenian author, translator, and critic, born in Athens, Greece on December 10, 1936. He received his education at the Mekhitarist College of Moorat-Raphael in Venice, Italy, where he also studied economics and political science at the University of

Was a Soviet-Armenian composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music.

Was a Soviet-Armenian composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music.

Is an American poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright. There has been a resurgence of

Is an American poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright. There has been a resurgence of interest in his work in the 21st century, evidenced by the publication in 2007 of several previous collections reissued together as Complete Minimal Poems.

A journalist and author, who holds dual Indian and Australian citizenship. His debut novel, The Whit

A journalist and author, who holds dual Indian and Australian citizenship. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.[2].Adiga began his journalistic career as a financial journalist, interning at the Financial Times. With pieces published in the Financial Times and Money, he covered the stock market and investment, interviewing, among others, Donald Trump. His review of previous Booker Prize winner Peter Carey's book, Oscar and Lucinda, appeared in The Second Circle, an online literary review.[7] He was subsequently hired by TIME, where he remained a South Asia correspondent for three years before going freelance.[8] During his freelance period, he wrote The White Tiger. He currently lives in Mumbai, India[9].

Was an American poet, writer and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the modernist scho

Was an American poet, writer and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the modernist school of poetry. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize three times.

An Australian award winning writer of novels, short stories and screen plays.Weller states he wrote

An Australian award winning writer of novels, short stories and screen plays.Weller states he wrote his first book, The Day of the Dog, "within a period of six weeks in a spirit of anger after his release from Broome jail for what he regarded as a wrongful conviction".[2] It won the 1980 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award, the 1982 Prose Fiction award in the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards,[3] and was made into a film entitled Blackfellas, which won two AFI Awards in 1993.[4] Weller's second novel Land of the Golden Clouds was published in 1998.

Is a composer, a multi-instrumental musician, actor and singer. He became friends with French regime

Is a composer, a multi-instrumental musician, actor and singer. He became friends with French regiment singer Jacques Higelin with whom he recorded an album in 1969 (his voice appears in the song "Remember" which he composed). Areski Belkacem later met Brigitte Fontaine in the Sixties. In 1969, they assembled unit Niok, a mainly impromptu spectacle with the Theatre of Lucernaire, in Paris.

The author of Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network, a book purporting to desc

The author of Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network, a book purporting to describe his involvement in Iran-Contra and other intelligence operations. An Iraqi Jew who was educated in Israel, he is a former Israeli government employee,

Is an author and nationally syndicated columnist in the United States. She is the founder of The Huf

Is an author and nationally syndicated columnist in the United States. She is the founder of The Huffington Post, a leading liberal online news and commentary website and aggregated blog.

Is a Brazilian playwright and author. He is in the "Movemento Amorial". He founded the Student Theat

Is a Brazilian playwright and author. He is in the "Movemento Amorial". He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco. [1][2][3] Four of his plays have been filmed and he is considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights. He is also an important regional writer doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil. He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus. He is the author of, among other works, the "Auto da Compadecida" and "A Pedra do Reino". He is a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works deal with the popular culture of the Northeast.

Is a German opera composer, pianist and accompanist. His version of King Lear was written at the sug

Is a German opera composer, pianist and accompanist. His version of King Lear was written at the suggestion of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who sang the title role.

Is an Argentinian composer, pianist and music director.Ariel Ramírez was born in Santa Fe, Argentin

Is an Argentinian composer, pianist and music director.Ariel Ramírez was born in Santa Fe, Argentina. He began his piano studies in Santa Fe, and soon became fascinated with the music of the gauchos and creoles in the mountains. He continued his studies in Córdoba where he met the great Argentinian folk singer and songwriter Atahualpa Yupanqui.

Is a French musician, DJ, and journalist born in Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2][3] His family, as many S

Is a French musician, DJ, and journalist born in Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2][3] His family, as many Sephardic North-African families, left Morocco after the Six-Day War and settled in France.[2] In Paris, Wizman met the philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas and thanks to him, he attended the École Normale Israélite Orientale.[2] At a gypsy party, he met Édouard Baer, and they co-presented a radio show on Radio Nova.[2]

Was a Greek novelist, poet and translator. Always on the Left and always unconventional ("I belong t

Was a Greek novelist, poet and translator. Always on the Left and always unconventional ("I belong to the non-existent party of poets"), he is the author of a single novel (To kivotio - Mission Box) which is widely considered to be among the classic modern Greek works in the second half of the 20th century.

Was a French writer. He was a native of Bricquebec, in the département of Manche and is often assoc

Was a French writer. He was a native of Bricquebec, in the département of Manche and is often associated with his brother, the writer Charles Frémine, born in 1841. He is the author of an epic verse, Legend of Normandy (Légende de Normandie), a romance called A Young Lady from the Countryside (Une Demoiselle de Campagne) (1892) and of a study called The French in the Channel Islands (Les Français dans les Îles de la Manche). He was also a serial contributor to the daily Le Figaro between 1884 and 1888. He died in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Seine-Saint-Denis.

Is a popular Brazilian writer.He has a degree in Languages and Law. After graduating from the Federa

Is a popular Brazilian writer.He has a degree in Languages and Law. After graduating from the Federal University of Bahia, he became a teacher of multiple languages including English, French, Greek, Latin, Italy, Portuguese and Spanish.

Was an Australian poet and professor.Born in China of Greek parents in Chefoo (now Yantai), Paradiss

Was an Australian poet and professor.Born in China of Greek parents in Chefoo (now Yantai), Paradissis moved to Shanghai in 1932. He studied at St. Francis Xavier's College and then business and law at the Aurora University (Shanghai). [1] Paradissis arrived in Australia in 1949 and continued his studies at the University of Melbourne and at La Trobe University. [2] He was senior lecturer in French, Spanish, and European literature at La Trobe University (1967-85).

Was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.

Was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.

Was a Greek Old Comic dramatist. He is also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient

Was a Greek Old Comic dramatist. He is also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy.[1]

Was a Greek composer of the Modern Era. He attended the conservatories of Tbilisi (1924-5) and Mosco

Was a Greek composer of the Modern Era. He attended the conservatories of Tbilisi (1924-5) and Moscow (1927–30), studying with Ippolitov-Ivanov, Glière and Vasilenko. He became head of Ippolitov-Ivanov's composition studio in Moscow. In 1930 he settled in Greece and he taught musical theory at the Piraeus League Conservatory (1931-2) and Woldemar Freeman's Musical Lycee (1932-8). He conducting the Nea Ionia municipal band (1938–41). From 1943 until his retirement in 1964 he was head of the music library and sound archives of Athens Radio.

Was a Greek poet and politician. He was also the great-grandfather of Nanos Valaoritis, one of the m

Was a Greek poet and politician. He was also the great-grandfather of Nanos Valaoritis, one of the most distinguished writers of Greece. At the age of 25 he married the daughter of the Venetian scholar Emilio Tipaldo, Eloisa. Using simple language he wrote many poems regarding the Greek War of Independence. He was credited as a national poet. Some of his most important works are: Stichourgimata, Mnemosina, Kira Frosini, Athanasios Diakos, Fotinos, Astrapogiannos.

Is a South African writer, poet and journalist.Her first poetry collection, A life stripped of illus

Is a South African writer, poet and journalist.Her first poetry collection, A life stripped of illusions, received the 1994 Sanlam Award for poetry, while a short story, ‘Couple on the Beach’ was a winner of the same award in 1999 for short fiction. Her second collection of poetry, The fire in which we burn, was published by Dye Hard Press in 2000. An anthology of prose and poetry, Glass Jars Among Trees, which she co-edited with Alan Finlay, was published by Jacana Media in 2003.