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Was a Cuban novelist, essay writer, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literatur

Was a Cuban novelist, essay writer, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. He was among the first practitioners of magical realism and exerted a decisive influence on the works of younger Latin American writers.

Was a French-born Argentine writer, agronomist, colonial administrator, and historian. He was a prom

Was a French-born Argentine writer, agronomist, colonial administrator, and historian. He was a prominent figure in the history of Entre Ríos Province.Peyret was born in Serres Castet, Canton Morlaàs, in the department of Basses-Pyrénées, today Pyrénées-Atlantiques, [1], the son of Alexis Agustin Peyret and Cecile Angelique Vignancour. He entered the Royal College of Pau at the age of ten. In 1844, at the age of eighteen, he earned a bachelor's degree in science and letters. He avoided compulsory military service by hiring a paid substitute to serve in his place [2]. He went on to study law at the Collège de France,

Was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bay Ganyo, one of the most popular characters i

Was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bay Ganyo, one of the most popular characters in Bulgarian fiction.His first novel (in fact, a collection of relatively independent short stories), Bay Ganyo ("Uncle Ganio"), describes the travels through Western Europe of an itinerant peddler of rose oil and rugs.

Was a Bosnian Serb poet. He was born and lived most his life in Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina, then par

Was a Bosnian Serb poet. He was born and lived most his life in Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina, then part of Austria-Hungary, where he also died. He attended merchant schools in Trieste and Ljubljana.

Is a Macedonian historian, writer and translator.His hypothesis is that there is cultural, linguisti

Is a Macedonian historian, writer and translator.His hypothesis is that there is cultural, linguistic and ethnic continuity between modern Macedonians and the Ancient Macedonians. His second hypothesis is that there is fundamental ethnic distinction betwe

Is Serbian writer.

Is Serbian writer.

Was a Polish poet, playwright and author.Count Aleksander Fredro, of the Boncza coat of arms, was bo

Was a Polish poet, playwright and author.Count Aleksander Fredro, of the Boncza coat of arms, was born in the village of Surochów near Jaroslaw, then a crown territory of Austria. A landowner's son, he was educated at home. He entered the Polish army at age 16 and saw action in the Napoleonic wars, including the Moscow campaign. His memoir Topsy Turvy Talk, which echoes the style of Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, recounts his military experiences during Bonaparte's last campaign. While in France in 1814, he took an active interest in French drama. After leaving the army he settled on his estate and began as a writer.

Was a Polish pedagogue, form tutor, author of Polish Cub Scout and Brownie method, writer, historian

Was a Polish pedagogue, form tutor, author of Polish Cub Scout and Brownie method, writer, historian, Scoutmaster (harcmistrz), and soldier of the Armia Krajowa in the ranks of the Szare Szeregi during the Second World War

Was one of the most well-known Albanian poets. One of his most recognizable poems is the Albanian na

Was one of the most well-known Albanian poets. One of his most recognizable poems is the Albanian national anthem, Hymni i Flamurit.Born in the village of Drenova, near Korçë, he studied at a Greek school in his village. His father died when he was just t

Was a Polish writer, educator, and philosopher of the Positivist period that followed the January 18

Was a Polish writer, educator, and philosopher of the Positivist period that followed the January 1863 Uprising.He was widely regarded as the prophet of Polish Positivism, spreading in the Warsaw press the gospel of scientific inquiry, education, economic development, and equality of rights for all, without regard to sex, class, ethnic origin or beliefs. His was a nuanced vision, however, that took account of the shortcomings of human nature; like H.G. Wells, he advocated that power in society be wielded by the most enlightened among its members.

Was perhaps the most gifted lyrical poet produced by Russia after Alexander Pushkin. Blok was born i

Was perhaps the most gifted lyrical poet produced by Russia after Alexander Pushkin. Blok was born in Saint Petersburg, into a sophisticated and intellectual family. Some of his relatives were men of letters, his father being a law professor in Warsaw, and his maternal grandfather the rector of Saint Petersburg State University.

Was a Soviet novelist whose main themes included Red Army military action during the Second World Wa

Was a Soviet novelist whose main themes included Red Army military action during the Second World War, particularly the defense of Moscow (Volokolamskoe shosse (Volokolamsk Highway, 1944)). Bek was during the Second World War in the 8th voluntary division

Is a Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. Through his writings, he made the world aware of the

Is a Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. Through his writings, he made the world aware of the Gulag, the Soviet labour camp system, and, for these efforts, Solzhenitsyn was both awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970 and exiled from the Sovi

Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. Through his writings, he made the world aware of the Gula

Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. Through his writings, he made the world aware of the Gulag,

Was a major Russian pro-Western writer and thinker known as the "father of Russian socialism". He is

Was a major Russian pro-Western writer and thinker known as the "father of Russian socialism". He is held responsible for creating a political climate leading to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. His autobiography My Past and Thoughts, written with g

Was a Russian writer, pilot, explorer and adventurer whose best known novellas include Moloch (1896)

Was a Russian writer, pilot, explorer and adventurer whose best known novellas include Moloch (1896), Olesya (1898), The Duel (1905), Junior Captain Rybnikov (1906), Emerald (1907), and The Garnet Bracelet (1911). Vladimir Nabokov styled him Russian Kipli

Was a Russian composer, music teacher and conductor. He served as director of the Saint Petersburg C

Was a Russian composer, music teacher and conductor. He served as director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. between 1906 and 1917 and was also instrumental in the reorganization of the institute into the Petrograd Conservatory, then the Leningrad Con

Is a Soviet animation and fantasy film director. Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) r

Is a Soviet animation and fantasy film director. Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," due to his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Wil

Was a Russian author and social critic who was arrested and exiled under Catherine the Great. He bro

Was a Russian author and social critic who was arrested and exiled under Catherine the Great. He brought the tradition of radicalism in Russian literature to prominence with the publication in 1790 of his Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. His depicti

Was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assi

Was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the reign of classicism in Russian literature.

Was a Russian nobleman, chiefly known for his activity as an amateur playwright. A rich aristocrat w

Was a Russian nobleman, chiefly known for his activity as an amateur playwright. A rich aristocrat who often travelled, Sukhovo-Kobylin was arrested, prosecuted and tried for seven years in Russia for the murder of his French mistress Louise-Simone Dimanc

Was a Soviet poet, chief editor of Novy Mir literary magazine (1950-1954, 1958-1970). Tvardovsky fou

Was a Soviet poet, chief editor of Novy Mir literary magazine (1950-1954, 1958-1970). Tvardovsky fought hard to maintain the traditional independence Novy Mir had, even against official disapproval. During his editorship the magazine published Ilya Ehrenb

Was a Russian writer and historian. Born a priest's son in Kaluga, he was trained as a lawyer but be

Was a Russian writer and historian. Born a priest's son in Kaluga, he was trained as a lawyer but became a journalist and popular novelist. In 1902 he was exiled for writing a satirical article on the imperial family.

Is a member of PEN American Center (New York), Fulbright Association (Washington, DC), SPP (Society

Is a member of PEN American Center (New York), Fulbright Association (Washington, DC), SPP (Society of Polish Writers, Warsaw) and ZAIKS (Society of Artists, Warsaw), Kosciuszko Foundation (New York), Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (New York), Union of Polish Writers Abroad (London). She resides in Wilmington, Delaware.Her books include: Blisko Wankowicza (Near Wankowicz; she served as personal assistant to writer Melchior Wankowicz from 1972–1974, and on his death he willed her his archives), Moje i zaslyszane (Mine and Overheard Stories), Kanada, Kanada..., Dreams and Reality (ISBN 0-9691756-0-4),The Roots Are Polish (ISBN 0-920517-05-6), Amerykanie z wyboru (Americans by Choice), Ulica Zólwiego Strumienia (Turtle Creek Boulevard), Podróze z moja kotka (Travels with my Cat), Kaja od Radoslawa, czyli historia Hubalowego Krzyza (Kaia, the Protector of the Hubal Cross - in December 2007, awarded the best book for 2006 by the Union of Polish Writers Abroad, London), "Otwarta rana Ameryki" (America's Open Wound).

Was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre. Apart

Was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre. Apart from literary works, Remizov was an expert calligrapher who sought to revive this medieval art in Russia.