Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a Syrian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. He is one of the most important names

Is a Syrian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. He is one of the most important names of twentieth century Arab music.Farid was born in Syria to a Druze princely family who fought the French Colonial armies. In the mid 1920s he moved with his family to Egypt escaping the French occupation, later on they were naturalized by the Egyptian government. Farid’s mother sang and played the oud, which spurred his musical interest at an early age.

Is an author of Algerian descent who was raised in France. Her novel Georgette! was published in 198

Is an author of Algerian descent who was raised in France. Her novel Georgette! was published in 1986.

Is a successful Moroccan novelist.Diouri was born in Larache (Morocco), the daughter of the Spanish-

Is a successful Moroccan novelist.Diouri was born in Larache (Morocco), the daughter of the Spanish-Moroccan writer Driss Diouri. She has two children. She now lives in Paris. Studied at the Institut espagnol and at the Institut francais. She graduated at the lycée Descartes of Rabat and studied economics at the faculty of law of Rabat.

Is a conservationist and one of Canada's most widely-read authors.Many of his most popular works hav

Is a conservationist and one of Canada's most widely-read authors.Many of his most popular works have been memoirs of his childhood, his war service, and his work as a naturalist. His works have been translated into 52 languages and he has sold more than 14 million books. A movie about his experiences with wolves, titled Never Cry Wolf, was released to widespread popularity in 1983.

Was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He was born in the village of Sreepur Upazilla of Magura Distri

Was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He was born in the village of Sreepur Upazilla of Magura District. He graduated from Khulna Zila School in 1937 and did his IA from Ripon College, Kolkata in 1939. Then enrolled at the prestigious Scottish Church College to study BA (Hons) in Philosophy and English Literature, but was unable to his complete studies.As a student, Farrukh Ahmed had been attracted to the radical humanism of Manabendra Nath Roy and had participated in leftist politics. From the forties, however, he supported the Pakistan movement. Despite his Pakistani and Islamic ideals, he supported the Language Movement in 1952 and, later, the liberation war of Bangladesh.

Is an Iranian graphic designer, illustrator, and author.

Is an Iranian graphic designer, illustrator, and author.

Swedish-Zazaish and Turkish author and journalist.He writes in Zazaish, Turkish and Swedish magazine

Swedish-Zazaish and Turkish author and journalist.He writes in Zazaish, Turkish and Swedish magazines and has earlier published collections of poems in Zazaish, Turkish and Swedish. Faruk came to Sweden in 1986 and has a teacher - and an economy education

Is a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.She received her primary education in a school establi

Is a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.She received her primary education in a school established by the nationalist movement, and secondary level education in an all-girls school funded by the French protectorate. In 1957, she studied political science at the Sorbonne and at Brandeis University, where she earned her doctorate.

Is an Iranian academic, writer and literary figure. She is a professor of Persian Language and Compa

Is an Iranian academic, writer and literary figure. She is a professor of Persian Language and Comparative Literature and chair of the department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis.

Is a notable Persian Indologist and Iranologist.His research works on Indology and Iranology showed

Is a notable Persian Indologist and Iranologist.His research works on Indology and Iranology showed a different view of the field than the work of western researchers in these areas. He has written numerous articles and books and also taught at Tehran University.

Is a Franco-Algerian playwright and short stories author, who writes in French.She has written over

Is a Franco-Algerian playwright and short stories author, who writes in French.She has written over twenty plays that have been translated and played in many languages (English, Italian, German, Spanish, Uzbek...), among which Princesses, translated as You have come back, and Les Co-épouses, translated as House of Wives.

Is a South African writer and academic, a screenwriter, and was a prominent anti-apartheid activist.

Is a South African writer and academic, a screenwriter, and was a prominent anti-apartheid activist.In 1946, Meer joined many other South African Indians in a passive resistance campaign against apartheid, during which she started the Student Passive Resistance Committee. She also helped to establish the Durban Districts Women’s League, an organisation started in order to build alliances between Africans and Indians as a result of the race riots between the two groups in 1949.

Is a Senegalese writer, known for her bestselling novel The Belly of the Atlantic published in 2001.

Is a Senegalese writer, known for her bestselling novel The Belly of the Atlantic published in 2001. Her work explores immigrant life in France, and the relationship between France and Africa. Fatou Diome currently lives in Strasbourg, France.

Was a Senegalese poet, teacher and children's writer. Many of her books were about children’s righ

Was a Senegalese poet, teacher and children's writer. Many of her books were about children’s rights and were published with the support of UNICEF and the Senegalese government.

Is a Senegalese author and schoolteacher. She is a Mouride Muslim and has made hajj to Mecca twice.

Is a Senegalese author and schoolteacher. She is a Mouride Muslim and has made hajj to Mecca twice. Like her mother she is married and has twelve children.

Was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer.

Was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer.

Is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist whose work has been associated w

Is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of Western, in particular British, society.

A contemporary Australian poet and academic.Fay Zwicky was born and grew up in Melbourne where she b

A contemporary Australian poet and academic.Fay Zwicky was born and grew up in Melbourne where she began writing as a student at Melbourne University.[1] She has since been a concert pianist and lectured in American and comparative literature at University of Western Australia until her retirement. After which she has concentrated on writing, achieving international recognition. The exploration of her Jewish heritage is a recurrent motif in her work. Though she does not confine herself thematically, encompassing more recently, for example, the work of Japanese printmaker Hokusai.

Is arguably the most famous Abkhaz writer, renowned in the former Soviet Union for his vivid descrip

Is arguably the most famous Abkhaz writer, renowned in the former Soviet Union for his vivid descriptions of Caucasian life, mostly written in Russian. He has written various stories (including "Zashita Chika") starring "Chik" a crafty and likeable young

Is an emerging Urdu Poet from Pakistan. He graduated from Federal Urdu College, Karachi. Currently,

Is an emerging Urdu Poet from Pakistan. He graduated from Federal Urdu College, Karachi. Currently, he is working with the Media Times Limited as a Resident Editor in Daily AAJKAL. Previously he was associated with Jang Group.He has been active in struggl

Was a Bangladeshi poet and writer. He was born in Rangpur.Fazlul Karim wrote his first book at the a

Was a Bangladeshi poet and writer. He was born in Rangpur.Fazlul Karim wrote his first book at the age of eleven, entitled ‘Sarol Paddo Bikash’. From this point on, the remainder of his life was devoted to literature. He was famous for both his prose and poetry.Fazlul Karim’s writing is marked by a profound simplicity. He worked for Hindu-Muslim friendship.

Is an Argentine writer.His books were published by the most prestigious publishers companies. In the

Is an Argentine writer.His books were published by the most prestigious publishers companies. In the United States, he has been published by Doubleday, in England by Transworld, in France by Laffont, in Italy by Frassinelli, in China by China Times, in Japan by Kadokawa, in Germany by Krüger and dozens of publishing houses from various countries.He gave lectures in very prestigious places like the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the University of Moscow, Russia, and the University of Santos Ossa of Antofagasta, Chile. He also gave talks in Stockholm, London, Paris, Istanbul, and other cities of Europe, Latin America and The United States.

Was a Peruvian poet and writer best known for his poetry collection El cantor del cautiverio.

Was a Peruvian poet and writer best known for his poetry collection El cantor del cautiverio.

Was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. An emblematic member of the Generation of '27, h

Was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. An emblematic member of the Generation of '27, he was murdered by members of the fascist group Falange at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. A Spanish judge has opened an investigation of Garcia Lor

Was an Egyptian journalist and activist.Fekry Abaza was born in 1896 in the village of Kafr Abu Sheh

Was an Egyptian journalist and activist.Fekry Abaza was born in 1896 in the village of Kafr Abu Shehata in the East, Egypt.He is a member of Abaza Family. In 1917 he graduated from the School of Law and worked as lawyer. He later joined the National Democratic Party (Egypt) in 1921. He began his journalism career by writing for the newspaper Al-Maiied, and then for the newspaper Al-Ahram in 1919.