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Bulgaria-born novelist of Sephardi Jewish ancestry who wrote in German and won the Nobel Prize in Li

Bulgaria-born novelist of Sephardi Jewish ancestry who wrote in German and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981.

Was a German organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. He published the earliest prin

Was a German organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. He published the earliest printed book of organ music in Germany and is grouped among the composers known as the Colorists. Ammerbach developed a method of music notation for keyboard playing, known as tablature, which was specifically adapted for organ. His method became known as the "new German organ tablature" and involved letter notation for the pitches with rhythmic symbols placed above.

A writer, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of over 40 boo

A writer, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of over 40 books, the best known of which is Night, a memoir that describes his experiences during the Holocaust and his imprisonment in several concentration camps.

Is a Romanian-born Jewish-American[1] writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Hol

Is a Romanian-born Jewish-American[1] writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.[2]

Is arguably considered Bulgaria’s best narrator of country life. Born into a large family in the v

Is arguably considered Bulgaria’s best narrator of country life. Born into a large family in the village of Baylovo near Sofia, he loved writing and reading from an early age. Studying to become a teacher, he taught for a year in 1895 in his native village.

Was an American poet and novelist who was popular before World War II.Wylie was born in Somerville,

Was an American poet and novelist who was popular before World War II.Wylie was born in Somerville, New Jersey. Her grandfather, Henry M. Hoyt, was a governor of Pennsylvania; she was raised in this socially prominent family in Washington, D.C. Her aunt w

Is a Brazilian journalist and writer resident in São Paulo, Brazil. He came to Brazil while still a

Is a Brazilian journalist and writer resident in São Paulo, Brazil. He came to Brazil while still an infant, and began his career in journalism not long after. He is well known for his political opinion column in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, which is syndicated to many other newspapers, and for his most recent work, an authoritative historical account of the Brazilian military dictatorship in four volumes.

Was a Brazilian novelist.She was the older sister of Clarice Lispector. The sisters' birthplace (Pod

Was a Brazilian novelist.She was the older sister of Clarice Lispector. The sisters' birthplace (Podolia) was then part of Tsarist Russia, but is located in present-day Ukraine.

Was a South African poet. Her poetry was mainly in Afrikaans, although she has translated some of he

Was a South African poet. Her poetry was mainly in Afrikaans, although she has translated some of her own work (and those of others) into English.Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. She grew up in the town of Schweizer-Reneke, where her father was a Nederduits-Hervormde (Dutch Reformed) minister. After completing her high school studies there at the age of 16, she enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand for a Bachelor of Arts degree, which she achieved cum laude.

France, is a French investigative journalist and television host. She has worked on France 3 on the

France, is a French investigative journalist and television host. She has worked on France 3 on the prime time investigative journalism program Pieces a Conviction, and began working for France 2 on 6 September 2005, to host the program 13 heures le journal.

Was a Cuban pianist and a leading composer/arranger of the day. He composed music for stage shows an

Was a Cuban pianist and a leading composer/arranger of the day. He composed music for stage shows and films, and some famous Cuban dance music.[1] Eliseo was one of three musical brothers, all composers, the others being Emilio ('Neno', 1901–1941) and Ernesto (1908–1981). Emilio went on composing even after having an arm and a leg bitten off by a shark in 1930;[2] Ernesto was a drummer who became leader of the Tropicana's orchestra.

Was a Dutch writer of Indo (Eurasian) descent. Her Indo father was born in the Dutch East Indies and

Was a Dutch writer of Indo (Eurasian) descent. Her Indo father was born in the Dutch East Indies and had a mother from Madura, but was ‘repatriated’ to the Netherlands on a very young age. He married into a typically Calvinist Dutch family and lived in the port city of Rotterdam. Vuijk grew up in the Netherlands and went to her father’s land of birth in 1929 at the age of 24. 3 years later she married Fernand de Willigen, a native born Indo (Dutch father and Ambonese mother) that worked in the oil and tea plantations throughout the Indies.

Was one of the most respected poets of the Victorian era.Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett was born

Was one of the most respected poets of the Victorian era.Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett was born March 6, 1806 in Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England. In 1809, her father Edward, having made most of his considerable fortune from Jamaican sugar plantations whi

Was an American poet and writer from Worcester, Massachusetts. She was the Poet Laureate of the Unit

Was an American poet and writer from Worcester, Massachusetts. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950, and a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1956.

An Australian novelist and short story writer.She was born in Sydney but spent her childhood in indu

An Australian novelist and short story writer.She was born in Sydney but spent her childhood in industrial Newcastle, New South Wales. She lived in London from 1951 to 1959. On her return to Sydney she worked as a reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald, for the ABC, and in publishing.[1]

Was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln

Was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's personal modiste and confidante, and the author of her autobiography, Behind the Scenes Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Mrs. Keckly utilized her intelligence, keen business savvy, and sewing and design skills to arrange and ultimately buy her freedom (and that of her s

Was an English poet, noted for her clarity of style and simplicity of literary approach. Her Roman C

Was an English poet, noted for her clarity of style and simplicity of literary approach. Her Roman Catholicism coloured much of her work.She is not generally regarded as an innovator. Her work displays a simplicity of metre and rhyme shared with Philip La

Is an author of children's books, including 1983's The Computer That Said Steal Me and 2002's The Va

Is an author of children's books, including 1983's The Computer That Said Steal Me and 2002's The Vampire State Building. She has written a long-running series of mystery novels for kids under the Something Queer is Going On banner (Something Queer at the Library, Something Queer at the Haunted School, etc.). She has had over 80 children's books published, mostly on chess topics. She also wrote the book My Life as a Fifth-Grade Comedian.

After a childhood spent in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, she studied art

After a childhood spent in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, she studied art in Adelaide and Sydney.She married in 1942 and moved to the Gulf country of Queensland, where she had four children. She died in Atherton, Queensland in 2000.

Was an Australian poet and journalist.[1]Born in Napier, New Zealand Elizabeth Riddell came to Austr

Was an Australian poet and journalist.[1]Born in Napier, New Zealand Elizabeth Riddell came to Australia in 1928 where she worked at Smith's Weekly and won a Walkley Award. In 1935 she moved to England and during World War II worked for the The Daily Mirror, chiefly in New York. Her first short book of poems, The Untrammelled, was published in 1940. After the war she return to Australia to continue working as a journalist, and in the 1960s became art critic and feature writer for The Australian. She was the first Walkley Award winner for The Australian, winning in 1968 and 1969 for 'Best Newspaper Feature Story'.[2] Riddell's poetry won the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry in 1992 and the Patrick White Award in 1995. She died in 1998.

Is an American poet and fiction writer. Her works in prose include the novel The Queen of Cups (SFSU

Is an American poet and fiction writer. Her works in prose include the novel The Queen of Cups (SFSU, 1997) and the story collection Populace (Avec Books, 1999). Her works in verse include the collections LILYFOIL + 3 (O Books, 2004), Chantry (Chax Press,

Is a television journalist, currently co-anchor of ABC's television newsmagazine 20/20 and anchor of

Is a television journalist, currently co-anchor of ABC's television newsmagazine 20/20 and anchor of ABC News Specials.

Was a Russian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. Adayevskaya was a pseudonym; the composer de

Was a Russian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. Adayevskaya was a pseudonym; the composer derived it from the notes A, D, and A, played by the kettledrum in Mikhail Glinka's opera Ruslan and Ludmila. She was also known by her birth name Elisabeth (von) Schultz and as Elisabeth (von) Schultz-Adaïewsky, as well as by the pseudonym Bertramin.

Was an American writer.She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for The Anthropology of Turquoise Me

Was an American writer.She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for The Anthropology of Turquoise Meditations on Landscape, Art & Spirit (2003), a moving and humorous exploration of growing up deprived of a swimming pool in the southwest and the draining of wildlife from the southwest

An Australian author and barrister. He has written two novels and one short story collection.In 1994

An Australian author and barrister. He has written two novels and one short story collection.In 1994 he won the The Age Short Story Award for The Reasons I Won't Be Coming,[6] a short story that later gave the title to his first collection of short stories, published in 1999. In 1998, his first novel Three Dollars was published. It won The Age Book of the Year[4][7] and the Betty Trask Prize.[8] His second novel Seven Types of Ambiguity was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's most prestigious literary award, in 2004.[9]