Aram Pachyan is an acclaimed writer of new generation, with several awards and prizes, including the honorable Presidential Prize for Literature. His first novel Goodbye, Bird has become a national be…
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.
William Saroyan was an Armenian-American writer, renowned for his novels, plays, and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his unique literary style, often characterized by a deep apprec…
Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫) was born in Tokyo in 1925. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University’s School of Jurisprudence in 1947. His first published book, The Forest in Full Bloom, appeared in 1944 an…
Elena Ferrante is a pseudonymous Italian novelist. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of Neapolitan Novels are her most w…
The author of some twenty works of fiction and memoir, Annie Ernaux is considered by many to be France’s most important writer. In 2022, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She has also won…
Jon Olav Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart (Red, black). His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast, was performed and pu…
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director mostly known for his acclaimed films Pan's Labyrinth, The Devils Backbone, Crimson Peak and the Hellboy film franchise. His films draw heavily on sources as di…
Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk is a Polish writer, activist, and public intellectual. She is one of the most critically acclaimed and successful authors of her generation in Poland. She was awarded the 2018 No…
Paul Auster was the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Bloodbath Nation, Baumgartner, The Book of Illusions, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias…
Danish writer and essayist Austro-German origin. Educated as a macroeconomist, Janne Teller worked for the United Nations and the European Union in resolving conflicts and humanitarian issues around th…
Gurgen Khanjyan is a well-known contemporary writer and playwright. He is the author of ten books, including several novels, plays and short story collections. He has worked for the public television …
Levon Shant (Armenian: Լևոն Շանթ; born Levon Seghoposian on April 6, 1869 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire - died November 29, 1951 in Beirut; Lebanon), was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet, an…
არჩილ ქიქოძე დაიბადა 1972 წელს, თბილისში. 1989 წელს დაამთავრა თბილისის მესამე ექსპერიმენტული სკოლა. 1989 წლიდან 1992 წლამდე სწავლობდა თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერისტეტის აღმოსავლეთმცოდნეობის ფაკულტეტზე,…
Sayaka Murata (in Japanese, 村田 沙耶香) is one of the most exciting up-and-coming writers in Japan today. She herself still works part time in a convenience store, which gave her the inspiration to write …
Iva Pezuashvili is a contemporary Georgian writer and screenwriter. Born in 1990, Iva’s writing career kicked off in 2014, when his debut book of short stories I Tried was published by Intelekti. His …
David Turashvili [Georgian: დავით (დათო) ტურაშვილი] is a Georgian fiction writer. In 1989, he was one of the leaders of the student protest action taking place at the Davidgareja monasteries in eastern…
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than fifty-five languages. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Priz…
(Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης) Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize…
