Jules Gabriel Verne was born in the seaport of Nantes, on 8 February 1828. He was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the “Father of Science Fiction”, a title that has also been given to H. G. Wells and Hugo Gernsback.On 9 March 1886, as Verne was coming home, … Περισσότερα

          Αγώνας ζωής ή θανάτου Σε κάθε στιγμή της ζωής υπάρχουν άνθρωποι που δίνουν έναν μεγάλο αγώνα, ίσως και άνισο, για να κρατηθούν στη ζωή, είναι αυτό που κοινώς λέμε αγώνας ζωής ή θανάτου. Πολλές ώρες αγωνίας των ίδιων και των οικείων τους που όμως μένουν άγνωστες, δε βλέπουν τα φώτα … Περισσότερα

Mary Shelley was born on 30 August 1797 in London. She was an English author best known for writing the novel Frankenstein. She was in her teens when she wrote the book that is now a classic. During May of 1816, Mary and her future husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, travelled to Lake Geneva to spend summer near the famous poet Lord Byron. In terms of English … Περισσότερα

                                                                Μ’ ένα βιβλίο υπό μάλης       Περπατούσε πάντα σκεπτικός, μ’ ένα βιβλίο υπό μάλης. Το βιβλίο κάτω απ’ τη μασχάλη, σφιχτά παγιδευμένο, περίμενε … Περισσότερα

Juan Marsé Carbó  was born in Barcelona, on 8 January 1933. He is a Spanish novelist, journalist and screenwriter. In 2008 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, “the Spanish-language equivalent” to the Nobel Prize in Literature. He married Joaquina Hoyas and began working in advertising and writing dialogues for films. He wrote La oscura historia de la prima Montse (The Dark Story of Cousin Montse), which was not … Περισσότερα

Virginia Wolf was born in Kensington Middlesex, England, on 25 January 1882. She was  an English writer. She is considered one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. Born in an affluent household in Kensington, London, she attended the Ladies’ Department of King’s College and was acquainted with the … Περισσότερα

Ο Γιάννης Σκαρίμπας ήταν Έλληνας λογοτέχνης, κριτικός, θεατρικός συγγραφέας, ποιητής και πεζογράφος. Το έργο του, εντυπωσιακό σε έκταση και ποικιλία, σημαδεύτηκε από την έντονη αντιδικία του με τις καθιερωμένες αξίες της ζωής και του αστικού πολιτισμού. Εισήγαγε επίσης υπερρεαλιστικά στοιχεία στην ελληνική πεζογραφία. Θεωρείται ένας από τους πρωτοπόρους της ελληνικής λογοτεχνίας. Γεννήθηκε στην Αγία Ευθυμία Φωκίδας στις 28 Σεπτέμβρη 1893. Ο Γιάννης … Περισσότερα

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