Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on 11 November 1821. He was a Russian novelist and he began writing in his 20s. His most acclaimend works include “Crime and Punishment”(1866), “The brothers Karamazov”(1880), “The idiot”(1869), “Demons”(1872). His 1864 novella “Notes from Underground” is considered to be one of the works of existentialist literature. He … Περισσότερα

Pablo Gutierrez was born in Huelva on 23 January 1978. He is a Spanish writer. He was chosen by the British magazine Granta as one of the 22 best young writers in Spanish. The sudden books(2015) is his last book. Pablo Gutierrez LOS LIBROS REPENTINOS(2015)

Denis Guedj was born in Setif on 24 April 1940. He was a French novelist and a professor of History of Science. He spend many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. Denis Guedj LE THEOREME DU PERROQUET(1998) VILLA DES HOMMES(2007) LES CHEVEUX DE BERENICE(2003)

Sigmund Freud was born in the Moravian town of Freiberg, in the Austria Empire, on 6 May 1856. He was Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method of treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. He was born to Jewish parents, the first of eight children. Freud entered the … Περισσότερα

Salman Rushdie was born in Bombay, India on 19 June 1947 and he is a British-Indian novelist. He won the Booker Prize in 1981. Since 2000, has lived in the United States. Salman Rushdie LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE(2010)-TWO YEARS EIGHT MONTHS AND TWENTY-EIGHT NIGHTS(2015)

Milan Kundera was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, on 1 April 1929, to a middle-family, and he is a Chech-born French writer who went into exile in France in 1975, became a naturalised French citizzen in 1981. He considers himself a writer without a message. He died at the age of 94 years old on 12 … Περισσότερα

Henry Miller(1891-1980) Henry Miller was born in New York on 26 December 1891 and was an American writer. He was the son of Lutheran German parents. In 1928, Miller spent several months in Paris and although had little or no money the first year, things began to change, after meeting Anais Nis who become his … Περισσότερα

Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto on 12 January 1949 and is a Japanese writer. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally. He has a passion for listening to music, especially classical and jazz. He is a serius marathon runner and triathlon enthusiast, though he did not start running … Περισσότερα

Jean Paul Sartre(1905-1980) Jean Paul Sartre was born on 21 June 1905 in Paris and was a French philosopher, novelist, and political activist. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature but refused it, saying that he always declined official honours and that ” a writer should not allow himself to be turned in … Περισσότερα

Stefan Zweig was born in Vienna, on 28 November 1881 and was an Austrian Novelist and one of the most popular writers in the world. In 1934, following Hitler’s rise to power in Germany, left Austria for England and then in 1940 with his second wife crossed Atlantic to the United States. He died on … Περισσότερα