Eric Arthur Blair  better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.       He was born in Motihari, Bengal Presidency, British India on 25 June 1903.Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism. He is … Περισσότερα

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts, U.S, on 19 January 1809. He was  an American writer, editor, and literaty critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as … Περισσότερα

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu was born on 18 January 1689, in Chateau de la Brede, La Brede, Aquiaine,in southwest France, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Bordeaux, France. He was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, … Περισσότερα

Nâzım Hikmet Ran was born in Salonica, Ottoman Empire, today Thessaloniki Greece, on 15 January 1902. He was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the “lyrical flow of his statements”. Described as a “romantic communist” and “romantic revolutionary”, he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult … Περισσότερα

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born in Daresbury, Cheshire, England on 27 January 1832. He was better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll , was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem “Jabberwocky“, and the poem The Hunting of the Snark – all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. … Περισσότερα

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was born in Torquay, Devon, England, on 15 September 1890. She was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie’s first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published in 1920 and introduced the detective Hercule … Περισσότερα

                                                              Φιλοσοφήστε το           Απ’ τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα πράγματα που δύναται να ασχοληθεί κανείς είναι η φιλοσοφία. Οι φιλόσοφοι, αυτή η κάστα ανθρώπων, έχει εμβαθύνει τόσο πολύ … Περισσότερα

Ο Νίκος Καββαδίας γεννήθηκε στις 11 Ιανουαρίου 1910 στο Νίκολσκι Ουσουρίσκι, μια επαρχιακή πόλη της περιοχής του Χαρμπίν στη Μαντζουρία, από γονείς Κεφαλονίτες, το Χαρίλαο Καββαδία και τη Δωροθέα Αγγελάτου της γνωστής οικογένειας εφοπλιστών της Κεφαλονιάς. Σ’ αυτή τη μικρή Ρωσική πόλη, γεννιούνται και άλλα δυο παιδιά: η Τζένια (Ευγενία) κι ο Μήκιας (Δημήτρης). Ο πατέρας Χαρίλαος Καββαδίας διατηρούσε γραφείο γενικού εμπορίου διακινώντας … Περισσότερα

George Saunders was born in Amarillo Texas U.S, on 2 December 1958. He is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children’s books, and novels. His novel Lincoln in the Bardo won the 2017 Man Booker Prize. George Saunders Lincoln in the Bardo (2017) Tenth of December (2013) American Fantastic Tales (2009) Gray Area (2007)

                                   ΤΑ ΔΙΔΥΜΑ ΦΕΓΓΑΡΙΑ Δυο ζωές γεννιούνται ταυτόχρονα, με διαφορά ολίγων λεπτών ίσως, και από τότε γίνονται αχώριστες. Ο ένας συμπληρώνει τον άλλον. Όταν ο ένας θυμώνει ο άλλος σιωπά καρτερικά, όταν βιάζεται ο ένας ο άλλος καθυστερεί, όταν πονά και υποφέρει ο ένας ο άλλος συμμετέχει βουβά … Περισσότερα