Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Greek lyricist, poet and journal

Is a Greek lyricist, poet and journal

An Indian Nepali journalist and writer from Sikkim. He is a editor of Nepali Daily SAMAY DAINIK.[1]

An Indian Nepali journalist and writer from Sikkim. He is a editor of Nepali Daily SAMAY DAINIK.[1] Dangal was born in Central Pendam Bhurung in East Sikkim. His novel Lakshatira and long poetry Ahartava is publiesed in 2006 and 2003 respectively. He is also founder of Sahitya Srijana Shakari Samiti Ltd. (Writer's Co-operative of Sikkim).[2]

As a 19th-century Bulgarian cleric, philologist, folklorist and enlightener from Macedonia, one of t

As a 19th-century Bulgarian cleric, philologist, folklorist and enlightener from Macedonia, one of the first supporters of literature in modern Bulgarian (as opposed to Church Slavonic) and one of the early figures of the Bulgarian National Revival.

Was an Armenian poet. He is considered one of the greatest Armenian poets of all time. Sevak was bor

Was an Armenian poet. He is considered one of the greatest Armenian poets of all time. Sevak was born in Sovetashen (now Zangakatun) village, Soviet Armenia to Rafael and Anahit Soghomonyan.

Was an Iranian children's author and poet.Studying interior photography in the United Kingdom, she w

Was an Iranian children's author and poet.Studying interior photography in the United Kingdom, she was one of the founders of the Children’s Book Council of Iran.[1] She had written 20 books for children, including “Sparrow and Toad”, “A Glance at Children’s Literature”, and “One Actor”.[

Was a Iranologist, linguist, author, researcher and university professor.Natel Khanlari is distingui

Was a Iranologist, linguist, author, researcher and university professor.Natel Khanlari is distinguished for the simplicity of his style. He did not follow the traditionalists nor did he advocate the new. Indeed, his approach accommodated the entire spectrum of creativity and expression in Persian literature.

Was an Iranian writer and caricaturist. He is well known for his short, humorous pieces.In 1951 he m

Was an Iranian writer and caricaturist. He is well known for his short, humorous pieces.In 1951 he married his second cousin, poet Forough Farrokhzad, but they divorced three years later. Ahmad Shamlou one the most important Iranian contemporary poets dedicated his book "Hava-ye Tazeh" to him.

Is a Romanian Modernist composer.Bentoiu studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Mihail J

Is a Romanian Modernist composer.Bentoiu studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Mihail Jora and piano with Teophil Demetriescu. He spent three years researching the rhythm and harmony of Romanian folk music at the Bucharest Folklore Institute and then began composing for the stage. His operas are written with dramatic flair and make use of a variety of elements, including folksong, tape, serialism and diatonic qualities. His instrumental and orchestral works also contain a variety of contemporary techniques, and Bentoiu's work is characterized by its color and lyricism.

Was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Rheims, Collasse became a disciple of Jean-Baptist

Was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Rheims, Collasse became a disciple of Jean-Baptiste Lully during the latter's domination of the French operatic stage. When Lully died in 1687 leaving his tragédie en musique Achille et Polyxène unfinished, Collasse completed the last four acts of the score. He went on to produce around a dozen operas and ballets, as well as sacred music, including settings of the Cantiques spirituels of Jean Racine. His plan to establish his own opera house in Lille ended in failure when the theatre burnt down. He dabbled in alchemy with even less success. His musical style is close to that of Lully.

Is a French composer born in Nancy. He is one of France's best-known living composers; his works hav

Is a French composer born in Nancy. He is one of France's best-known living composers; his works have been performed worldwide[1]. He studied fine art, science and aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the suggestion of Franco Donatoni he attended the seminars of Iannis Xenakis from 1974 until 1978[2]. Both composers had a deep influence on his early works but he soon developed his own style based on the use of microtonality and the superposition of several atonal lines creating a kind of "atonal heterophony". Dusapin also uses archaic-sounding scales consisting of four notes filling in the interval of a perfect fifth e.g. A - Bb - D- E or C - D - F - G[3].

He started in the world of music from the explosion of French free radio during the 1980s. With his

He started in the world of music from the explosion of French free radio during the 1980s. With his radio program "Virus", Pascal Kleiman showcased independent underground punk and funk with the likes of ESG, Liquid Liquid and early electronic beats of Split Second and Front 242

Was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used the pseudonyms Pascal Rose an

Was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used the pseudonyms Pascal Rose and Pascal Fely. In 1922 he published the erotic work Les Princesses de Cythère. His La Muse en rut, a collection of erotic poems, appeared in 1928. He also illustrated erotic works, such as the Songs of Bilitis. In 1938 he founded the leftist journal Alger républicain in Algiers (which was part of the French colony of Algeria at the time). The journal was forbidden in 1939. During World War II Pia participated in the French Resistance (in the group "Combat") and in 1944 he became chief editor of the clandestine resistance journal Combat, using the pseudonym Pontault. He said "We will try to make a reasonable newspaper. And as the world is absurd, it will fail."

Is a French journalist, co-founder of Rue 89 along with Arnaud Aubron, Laurent Mauriac, and Pierre H

Is a French journalist, co-founder of Rue 89 along with Arnaud Aubron, Laurent Mauriac, and Pierre Haski. Pascal Riché is a former alumni of Sciences Po and of the Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ) journalist school. He started his journalist career in Ouest-France, the largest regional newspaper in France, and La Tribune de l'Economie, before joining Libération in 1989. There, he headed the economy service until 2000, when he was named Washington bureau chief (2000-2006). He then became Op-ed editor of the daily.

Is a French musicologist and a composer of contemporary music, more specifically microtonal music. S

Is a French musicologist and a composer of contemporary music, more specifically microtonal music. She is particularly known for exploiting very dense microtonal scales such as 1/12 tone or 1/16 and beyond[1] for the particular perception properties they imply. Her works are created in France and abroad: Darmstadt, American Festival of Microtonal Music (New York), Ircam, Radio-France, Manca, Today Musics, Midem, Presences, Intermusica, Ars Electronica, Ijsbrecker Institute, Archipelago Festival, Ilkhom XX (Tashkent), Simn (Bucharest).[1]..

Is a poet and editor. She grew up in France and Wales. She trained as a sculptor at the Royal Colleg

Is a poet and editor. She grew up in France and Wales. She trained as a sculptor at the Royal College of Art and has travelled in the Venezuelan Amazon and China.The Zoo Father was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. The Huntress and The Zoo Father were

Was a French Renaissance composer[1]. Not much of his life is known. He was in Lyons between 1559 an

Was a French Renaissance composer[1]. Not much of his life is known. He was in Lyons between 1559 and 1565, and was married in the latter year. In his youth he is known to have visited Italy, but the exact years are not known. He was the protégé of the protestant Seigneurs (Lords) de la Marck and in 1582 he worked for Charles III, Duke of Lorraine. In 1584 he was in the service of the Abbot of Valmont; also that year he won the harpe d'argent (the silver harp) on the musical competition (called a "Puy") at Evreux, for his five-voice motet Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum. His works show that he belonged to the Huguenot circles of his days.

Is a British poet and performer with a particular emphasis on the spoken word.[1] Although her poetr

Is a British poet and performer with a particular emphasis on the spoken word.[1] Although her poetry is hard-hitting in addressing contemporary themes, her work often makes use of strong formal constraints, including traditional poetic forms. She has des

Is a French journalist and essayist who specializes in analyzing social issues. He was the editor of

Is a French journalist and essayist who specializes in analyzing social issues. He was the editor of Le Figaro Magazine, one of the major French weekly magazines. After leaving this magazine in 1997, he has written a number of books.

Is an African scholar, poet, and author.He is also known for his radical opposition to Paul Biya's p

Is an African scholar, poet, and author.He is also known for his radical opposition to Paul Biya's political regime, and his advocacy for freedom of speech and human rights.He served as chairman of the National Association of Poets and Writers of Cameroon

Is an American science fiction and Slipstream author. Anthony published her first science fiction no

Is an American science fiction and Slipstream author. Anthony published her first science fiction novel in 1992 with Cold Allies, about the arrival of extraterrestrials in the midst of a 21st Century Third World War

A descendant of abolitionist and writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida.

A descendant of abolitionist and writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida. Cornwell says that there are numerous links between herself and the main character in her novels, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist. They are both Miami-born, divorced, and had troubled relationships with their late fathers.Cornwell's father, Sam Daniels, was one of the leading appellate lawyers in the United States and served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. Cornwell later traced her own motivations in life to the emotional abuse she says she suffered from her father, who she says walked out on the family on Christmas Day 1961.

Is a South African writer and catholic theologian.Her parents were from Germany and Ireland. After s

Is a South African writer and catholic theologian.Her parents were from Germany and Ireland. After school Fresen became a member of Dominican order. Fresen studied theology, pedagogic and languages and became after university studies a teacher. Fresen studied later in Rome catholic theology and worked then in Pretoria in a catholic priest seminary as teacher in Homiletics, Systematic theology and Spirituality. Later she taught at the private university St Augustine's College in Johannesburg.

Was an American novelist known for her psychological thrillers, which have led to more than two doze

Was an American novelist known for her psychological thrillers, which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Strangers on a Train has been adapted for the screen three times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. In addition to her acclaimed series about murderer Tom Ripley, she wrote many short stories, often macabre, satirical or tinged with black humor.

Is a Jamaican-American writer.In 2001, Powell was the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Fiction at Harvard

Is a Jamaican-American writer.In 2001, Powell was the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Fiction at Harvard University.[1] In 2003, she was announced as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at MIT.

Is a French composer of electroacoustic and acousmatic music. Patrick Ascione (Paris, France, 1953)

Is a French composer of electroacoustic and acousmatic music. Patrick Ascione (Paris, France, 1953) began composing in 1976 and shortly after joined the team of the Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges (IMEB, France) which he subsequently left in 1984. He approaches at the same time the composition by computer as the IRCAM (Research institute and coordination acoustics / music). He has pursued his activities independently and has produced a series of pieces