Peter Handke was born in Griffen, Austria on 6 December 1942. He is an Austrian novelist, playwright and translator. He has been awarded the Georg Büchner Prize, the Franz Kafka Prize and the International Ibsen Award; the latter award was extremely controversial and Handke was met by protesters in Oslo and widely described by critics in Norwegian media as a fascist with ties … Περισσότερα
Anne Teresa Enright was born in Dublin, Ireland on 11 October 1962. She is an Irish author. She has published novels, short stories, essays, and one non-fiction book. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, her novel The Gathering won the 2007 Man Booker Prize. She has also won the 1991 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the 2001 Encore Award and the 2008 Irish Novel … Περισσότερα
Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy, Country Wexford, Ireland, on 30 May 1955. He is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist, critic and poet. Hailed as a champion of minorities as he collected the 2011 Irish PEN Award, that same year he was named by The Observer one of “Britain’s Top 300 Intellectuals” despite being Irish. Tóibín’s parents … Περισσότερα
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was born in Paris, France on 9 January 1908. She was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory. De Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, autobiography and monographs on philosophy, politics and social issues. … Περισσότερα
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman was born in Portchester, Hampshire, England, on 10 November 1960. He is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as … Περισσότερα
ΧΟΤΡΟΦΑΓΟΙ vsΚΡΕΑΤΟΦΑΓΩΝ Πολλά χρωστά η ανθρωπότητα για την εξέλιξή της, στις επιστήμες και την έρευνα. Την εποχή που σπουδαστής ακόμη, μάθαινα τα μυστικά που μου αποκαλύπτονταν μέσα απ’ τη … Περισσότερα
Saul Bellow was born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada on 10 June 1915. He was a Jewish Canadian-American writer. For his literary work, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. Propelled by the success of Humboldt’s Gift, Bellow won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1976. In the 70-minute address he gave … Περισσότερα
Η Μάγια Αγγέλου, πραγματικό όνομα: Marguerite Annie Johnson, γεννήθηκε στις 4 Απριλίου 1928, στο Σαίντ Λούις, Μιζούρι. Ήταν Αμερικανίδα ποιήτρια, τραγουδίστρια, πεζογράφος, ακτιβίστρια για τα δικαιώματα των πολιτών και καθηγήτρια πανεπιστημίου. Κυκλοφόρησε επτά αυτοβιογραφίες, τρεις μελέτες, αρκετές ποιητικές συλλογές καθώς και μια λίστα από θεατρικές παραστάσεις, ταινίες και τηλεοπτικά προγράμματα μέσα σε 50 χρόνια. Έλαβε δεκάδες βραβεία και … Περισσότερα
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Funen, Kingdom of Denmark-Norway on 2 April 1805. He was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen’s popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality. In the spring of … Περισσότερα
