Vladimir Nabokov (Russian: Владимир Набоков) was a writer defined by a life of forced movement and extraordinary linguistic transformation. Born into a wealthy, liberal aristocratic family in St. Pete…
Eugenia Ginzburg (Russian: Евгения Гинзбург) was a Russian historian and writer. Soon after Eugenia Ginzburg was born into the family of a Jewish pharmacist in Moscow, her family moved to Kazan. In 19…
Tove Ditlevsen var en dansk forfatter, som hentede inspiration i sit eget liv som kvinde. I sin digtning og som yndet brevkasseredaktør i Familie Journalen udfoldede hun en dyb psykologisk indsigt i m…
Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer, and actor. He published his first novel, A History of Danish Dreams (1988), to pos…
Karel Čapek is one of the the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. He wrote with intelligence and humour on a wide variety of subjects. His works are known for their interesting and pre…
A.S. Byatt (Antonia Susan Byatt) is internationally known for her novels and short stories. Her novels include the Booker Prize winner Possession, The Biographer’s Tale and the quartet, The Virgin in …
Anna Starobinets (Russian: Анна Старобинец) is a young Russian journalist whose first book “An Awkward age” was nominated for the National Bestseller prestigious Russian prize as a manuscript – even b…
The visual and comic artist Moisseinen (born in 1978) skillfully exploits the Finnish oral storytelling tradition. Moisseinen’s debut album Sen synty ja muita Vienan hävyttömiä ja hulvattomia tarinoit…
Viktor Vladimirovich Remizov (Russian: Виктор Владимирович Ремизов) was born in Saratov in 1958, where he studied geological prospecting at college. After serving in the army Remizov studied languages…
Trevor Noah is one of the most successful comedians in the world and was the host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for seven years. Under Trevor, “The Daily Show with Trev…
Теодо́р Дра́йзер (Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser; 27 августа 1871 года, Терре-Хот, Индиана, США — 28 декабря 1945 года, Голливуд, Калифорния, там же) — американский писатель, публицист и прозаик, обще…
Sasha Filipenko, geboren 1984 in Minsk, ist ein belarussischer Schriftsteller, der auf Russisch schreibt. Nach einer abgebrochenen klassischen Musikausbildung studierte er Literatur in St. Petersburg …
Алексей Поляринов родился 27 декабря 1986 года в поселке «Восход», Калужской области, а детство провел в поселке «Рассвет», Ростовской области. Такая вот шутка судьбы: два главных…
