Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter B

A Naji Nauman Prize- winning Iraqi poet, novelist and translator.[1] One of modernist Arab literary

A Naji Nauman Prize- winning Iraqi poet, novelist and translator.[1] One of modernist Arab literary pioneer elites since the mid 1980s. His common Book along with co-writer, critic Saad Mahmood, entitled 'Alqabul Jumjuma' "Nick Names of the Same Skull" in two parts 1993 and 1995 respectively - published by Iraqi Nineveh Union of Writers- has been one of the most influential factors in spreading out new conceptions of both modern literary writing and reading techniques not only as received from the West by translation, but by embodying their own notions gotten out of studying the whole literary scene made by the 1980s generation of writers who were writing in the frontal lines during the Iraq- Iran War (1980-1988), and then within the 1st Gulf War in 1991.

A modern Bangladeshi author and novelist.

A modern Bangladeshi author and novelist.

Is a well known Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright.He studied Arabic literature in Ra

Is a well known Moroccan literary critic, novelist and playwright.He studied Arabic literature in Rabat (1975 MA, 1987 PhD). He was professor at the faculty of literature in Kenitra and teaches contemporary literature at the University of Rabat.

Was a significant British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Br

Was a significant British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of Briggflatts in 1966.[1] He had a lifelong interest in music that led him to emphasise the sonic qualities of poetry, particularly the importance of reading p

Is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the SGP, part of the Independence a

Is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the SGP, part of the Independence and Democracy and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. Belder himself is a member of the SGP, the Reformed Political Party .

Was an Israeli writer, specializing in detective fiction.Gur was known for her social and political

Was an Israeli writer, specializing in detective fiction.Gur was known for her social and political sensitivity, and published a non-fiction book called Next to the Hunger Road (Keter, 1990). She published also several works of fiction, among them I Didn't Imagine It Would Be This Way (Keter, 1994).

Was a French composer from Rheims; it has been suggested that Cordier was the nom de plume of Baude

Was a French composer from Rheims; it has been suggested that Cordier was the nom de plume of Baude Fresnel.[1] Cordier's works are considered among the prime examples of ars subtilior. In line with that cultural trend, he was fond of using red note notation, also known as coloration, a technique stemming from the general practice of mensural notation. The change in color adjusts the rhythm of a particular note from its usual form. (This musical style and type of notation has also been termed "mannerism" and "mannered notation.")[2]

Is an author based in Chicago (US), of Black American and Nigerian heritage. Ojikutu was raised in C

Is an author based in Chicago (US), of Black American and Nigerian heritage. Ojikutu was raised in Chicago, primarily on the city's South Side.

Is an Egyptian linguist, thinker and writer who authored many books on Egyptian culture and Modern E

Is an Egyptian linguist, thinker and writer who authored many books on Egyptian culture and Modern Egyptian language. He is one of the most renowned researchers and linguists on the topic of Modern Egyptian Language.

Was a Flemish Cistercian nun. She was the very first prose writer using the Dutch language, a mystic

Was a Flemish Cistercian nun. She was the very first prose writer using the Dutch language, a mystic, and the author of the notable Dutch prose dissertation known as the Seven Ways of Holy Love. She was also the first prioress of the Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth in Nazareth near Lier in Brabant.

Was an Argentine novelist and screenwriter.Guido was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, the daughte

Was an Argentine novelist and screenwriter.Guido was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, the daughter of architect Ángel Guido (renowned as the creator of the National Flag Memorial) and of Uruguayan actress Berta Eirin. She studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires.

Was the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Ch

Was the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me, which was also a Los Angeles Times "Best Book of 2001".

Is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of

Is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, led two famous big bands, and was one of the 'house' arrangers for the Tropicana Club.

Was an Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and record producer best known for the 1977 instrumenta

Was an Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and record producer best known for the 1977 instrumental disco hit "Spring Rain".Bebu Silvetti was born in Quilmes and started his piano education at the age of six. During his teenage years he formed his own jazz quartet and a few other musical groups. At 21 Bebu left Argentina to go to Spain where he stayed a few years working as a pianist at some of the most popular jazz clubs of the time. In the early 1970s he moved to Mexico and started arranging and composing. Upon his return to Spain some years later, he recorded his first album, which contained his hit offering, "Spring Rain". Other albums followed. Silvetti returned to Mexico in the late 1970s, he continued arranging, composing and producing mostly for other artists.

Is a Christian Franco-Lebanese composer. Born in Beirut in 1957, he moved to Paris in 1979. Having w

Is a Christian Franco-Lebanese composer. Born in Beirut in 1957, he moved to Paris in 1979. Having written a hundred works between 1969 and 1978, he became extremely active as a pianist, conductor and Kappelmeister. He became a French national in 1987, and as a result many French institutions[which?] commissioned works for him.

Was a Czech organist, composer, and teacher.He spent his early years in study under Josef Klicka and

Was a Czech organist, composer, and teacher.He spent his early years in study under Josef Klicka and Vítezslav Novák, and taught such notable pupils as Jirí Ropek, Bedrich Janácek, and Josef Cernocký. Wiedermann gained great reputation as an organist, he performed in England (1924), New York (1924), Germany (1925), Sweden (1926), and Belgium (1935).[1]

Was a Bohemian composer and musicologist primarily remembered as the first Director of the Prague Co

Was a Bohemian composer and musicologist primarily remembered as the first Director of the Prague Conservatory, in whose foundation he played a leading role.Weber studied philosophy and law in Prague before turning his attention definitively to music, studying under Abbe Vogler. He became an advocate for the music of Mozart after meeting him in Prague, and his compositions bear evidence of this influence, being firmly rooted in that stylistic period. He was antagonistic towards the work of Beethoven and Carl Maria von Weber (no relation), although an enthusiast for the work of Richard Wagner. In 1832 he conducted the first performance of Wagner's Symphony in C major, a student performance at the Prague Conservatory.

Was a Czech composer. He is best known for his symphonic poem Vltava (better known as The Moldau fro

Was a Czech composer. He is best known for his symphonic poem Vltava (better known as The Moldau from the German), the second in a cycle of six which he entitled Má vlast ("My Country"), and for his opera The Bartered Bride.

Was one of the popular figures in Indian journalism.He worked at the Free Press Journal, Times of In

Was one of the popular figures in Indian journalism.He worked at the Free Press Journal, Times of India (Bombay), and Midday before founding his own newspaper The Afternoon Dispatch and Courier (now the Afternoon) in 1985.Behram continued to write articles for the Times of India and the Midday under the pen name Busybee even while serving as editor of his own paper, and his column Round and About was one of the most loved editorials in the city.

Is an Iranian guitar master and composer.

Is an Iranian guitar master and composer.

Is the pseudonym of Chinese poet Zhao Zhenkai (???). He was born in Beijing, his pseudonym was chose

Is the pseudonym of Chinese poet Zhao Zhenkai (???). He was born in Beijing, his pseudonym was chosen because he came from the north and because of his preference for solitude[1]. Bei Dao is the most notable representative of the Misty Poets, a group of Chinese poets who reacted against the restrictions of the Cultural Revolution[2].

Is an English journalist and broadcaster born in Liverpool.In the early seventies, Mooney wrote for

Is an English journalist and broadcaster born in Liverpool.In the early seventies, Mooney wrote for the New Statesman and was for many years she was a regular columnist for The Times, The Sunday Times and The Listener.

An English-born Australian novelist. The River Baptists, for which she won the 2006 Australian/Vogel

An English-born Australian novelist. The River Baptists, for which she won the 2006 Australian/Vogel Award, is her second novel; her first was Falling Woman.Castles incorporates the physical location not only as descriptive content in her novels, but to set the emotional tone of scenes, create tension and move the plot along. The river separates the characters in the River Baptists by flowing between them, and it forces them to meet when they use the ferry or need to travel across the river to the township. It gives the illusion of independence to the characters by separating them the community, but it also isolates when there are threats or danger.

Is a Colombian statesman, who was President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.He began his political car

Is a Colombian statesman, who was President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.He began his political career as a Deputy to the Assembly of the Colombian province of Antioquia, where he served form 1945 to 1947. He also served as a Representative to the National Chamber for the departments of Cundinamarca and Antioquia, and was a member of the National Constituent Assembly from 1953 to 1957.

Is a Russian poet who has been cited by Joseph Brodsky as the best living poet in the Russian langua

Is a Russian poet who has been cited by Joseph Brodsky as the best living poet in the Russian language. Bella was born on the 10 April 1937 in Moscow. Akhmadulina was the only child of a Tatar father and a Russian-Italian mother. Her literary career began when she was a school-girl working as a journalist on the Moscow newspaper "Metrostroevets" and improving her poetic skills at a circle organized by a poet Yevgeny Vinokurov. Her first poems were published in 1955 in a magazine "October" and approved by orthodox Soviet poets.