Authors

Profiles, biographies and news about the great authors of world literature — their lives, their work and their lasting legacy.

Albert Camus
Authors 3 years ago

Albert Camus

Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French Nobel Prize-winning writer, philosopher, and political activist. He is best known for his existentialist works, which explore the absurdity of the human condition and call for revolt against societal norms. His most…
Victor Hugo
Authors 3 years ago

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a French poet, novelist and dramatist of the Romantic Movement. He is considered to be…
Samuel D. Hunter
Authors 3 years ago

Samuel D. Hunter

Samuel D. Hunter is an American playwright, screenwriter and director, who has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize,…
Charles Baudelaire
Authors 3 years ago

Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire was a French poet, critic, and translator who is widely regarded as one of the most…
Paul Tremblay
Authors 3 years ago

Paul Tremblay

Paul Tremblay is an acclaimed horror and suspense author, whose works have been praised for their chilling stories…
Sir Thomas Malory
Authors 3 years ago

Sir Thomas Malory

Sir Thomas Malory is a British author of the 15th century. He is best known for his work…
William Hjortsberg
Authors 3 years ago

William Hjortsberg

William Hjortsberg was an acclaimed American author and screenwriter who has been writing for over fifty years. He…
Robert Louis Stevenson
Authors 15 years ago

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most celebrated authors of all time. His writings, which explored themes…
Marcel Proust
Authors 15 years ago

Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust, was a French novelist and essayist widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of all…