Pedro Juan Gutiérrez

Pedro Juan Gutiérrez was born in Matanzas, Cuba, on 27 January 1950. He is a Cuban novelist. His books are typically gritty, tragicomic accounts of himself and his countrymen hustling for money, searching for pleasure and happiness, and struggling in desperate situations. He makes heavy use of irony.  Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Dirty Havana Trilogy (1998) … Περισσότερα

Antonio Tabucchi

Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa, Italy on 24 September 1943. He was an  Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Potugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa. His books and essays have been translated … Περισσότερα

Roberto Bolaño

Roberto Bolaño Avalos was born in Santiago, Chile on 28 April 1953. He was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essaylist.,  Bolaño’s death in 15 July 2003 came after a long period of declining health. He suffered from liver failure and had been on a liver transplant waiting list while working on 2666, and … Περισσότερα

VICTOR HUGO

Victor Marie Hugo was born in  Besançon in the eastern region of Franche-Comté, on 26  February 1802. He was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers. Outside of France, his most famous works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris), 1831.Hugo died in … Περισσότερα

CLARICE LISPECTOR

Η CLARICE LISPECTOR γεννήθηκε στις 10 Δεκεμβρίου 1920 στην Ουκρανία. Θεωρείται μια από τις κύριες εκπροσώπους του μοντερνισμού-και για ορισμένους του μεταμοντερνισμού- στη βραζιλιάνικη λογοτεχνία και μια από τις μεγαλύτερες συγγραφείς του εικοστού αιώνα, παγκόσμια. Με το Κοντά στην  Άγρια Καρδιά, το πρώτο της μυθιστόρημα, χάραξε καινότροπους και μοναχικούς δρόμους στη βραζιλιάνικη πρόζα. Την ονόμασαν … Περισσότερα

ΜΕΝΕΛΑΟΣ ΛΟΥΝΤΕΜΗΣ

Ο Μενέλαος Λουντέμης, ήταν Έλληνας λογοτέχνης που γεννήθηκε στο χωριό Αγία Κυριακή του Αιγιαλού της Μικράς Ασίας το έτος 1912. Το πραγματικό του όνομα ήταν Τάκης Βαλασιάδης, ενώ το λογοτεχνικό του ψευδώνυμο το εμπνεύστηκε από τον ποταμό Λουδία της μετέπειτα πατρίδας του. Ήταν το μοναδικό αγόρι από τα πέντε παιδιά του Γρηγόρη Μπαλάσογλου (που με την εγκατάσταση του στην Ελλάδα έγινε Βαλασιάδης) και της Δόμνας Τσουφλίδη. Σύμφωνα με το Βασίλη Βασιλικό, «θεωρείται … Περισσότερα

IVO ANDRIC

Ivo Andrić was born in Travnik in Austrian-occupied Bosnia, on 9 October 1892. He was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under Ottoman rule.  Andrić’s works found an international audience and were translated into a number of languages. In subsequent years, he received a number of awards in … Περισσότερα

PHILIP ROTH

Philip Milton Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey, on 19 March 1933. He was an American novelist.  Roth is one of the most awarded American writers of his generation. Roth’s first book Goodbye, Colombus and five short stories won The National Book Award in 1960. Roth’s novel Everyman, a meditation on illness, aging, desire … Περισσότερα