Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

A Marathi playwright and academic.He taught Chinese Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Ne

A Marathi playwright and academic.He taught Chinese Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi for many years. Currently retired, he lives in Pune with his wife Kalindi, a women's movement activist. He writes a column in the Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai.He is a well-known essayist and critic. His collection of essays on culture and politics was published in 2006 (Dialectics of Defeat: Problems of Culture in Post-Colonial India, Seagull, Kolkata, 2006), and he also recently published a collection of poems, Ityadi Ityadi Kavita (Etc. etc. poems).

Was a Kenyan-born, British-educated Indian writer and Buddhist philosopher. The son of a merchant, h

Was a Kenyan-born, British-educated Indian writer and Buddhist philosopher. The son of a merchant, he began his career as a journalist, and achieved fame with the cult novel All About H. Hatterr (1948), considered one of the finest examples of literature in English and a novel that compares favourably with Joyce's Ulysses. He was for a time a university professor in America, and spent many years engaged in meditation at various monasteries. A second volume, Hali and Collected Stories, was published in 1991.

A fellowship to study at Bedford College, London. During this time she specialised in the philosophi

A fellowship to study at Bedford College, London. During this time she specialised in the philosophies of ancient Greece and medieval Europe, as well as additional studies in Chinese philosophy and freudian thought. Her early marriage (1976) to Edward Hadas has resulted in three children. Since 1989 Andreacchi has lived in Europe, moving first to Paris, and later to Berlin (1994 – 1998) and London, where she now resides.

Is an author, lifelong anti-racist activist and feminist. She is known for her years of political co

Is an author, lifelong anti-racist activist and feminist. She is known for her years of political collaboration with C. L. R. James and Raya Dunayevskaya in the 1940s and 1950s(sometimes using the pen name "Ria Stone"). She eventually went off in her own political direction in the 1960s with her husband of some forty years, James Boggs, until his death in 1993.

Is a renowned Kenyan author of short stories and novels. She is the first female writer from Kenya t

Is a renowned Kenyan author of short stories and novels. She is the first female writer from Kenya to win international attention and she was the first woman to have fiction published by the East African Publishing House.

Was an American short story writer, poet and political activist, whose work won a number of awards.I

Was an American short story writer, poet and political activist, whose work won a number of awards.In 1980, she was elected to the National Academy of Arts and Letters and in 1989, Governor Mario Cuomo made her the first official New York State Writer. Sh

Was an important Brazilian writer of the early twentieth century. Ramos founded the "regionalism" li

Was an important Brazilian writer of the early twentieth century. Ramos founded the "regionalism" literary movement.Graciliano's childhood was spent in poverty in cities of the Northeastern Brazilian region. After high-school, Graciliano went to Rio de Janeiro where he worked as journalist. In 1915 he moved to live with his father in Palmeira dos Indios, Alagoas. In 1927 he became mayor of Palmeira dos Indios.[1]His first book, Caetés was published in 1933. He was jailed by the Getúlio Vargas government on unclear charges. His Memórias do Cárcere was written as a memoir of his incarceration. His book Vidas Secas, which portrays the lives of the peoples of the Brazilian Sertão in the Northeast, and their struggles, is a masterpiece, and it is considered one of his best works.

Was a Polish Catholic priest, teacher and writer. Piarist educated, he was famed was his firebrand s

Was a Polish Catholic priest, teacher and writer. Piarist educated, he was famed was his firebrand sermons and satirical poems. In 1772 he has published a book titled "Satyr przeciwko zdaniom i zgorszeniom wieku naszego" ("A satire against ideas and deprivations of our age") containing 25 rhymed satires.

Is a musician, composer, designer, artist and engineer.His early teenage musical activities were inv

Is a musician, composer, designer, artist and engineer.His early teenage musical activities were involved in forming and being part of skiffle groups, a genre of music in England championed by Lonnie Donegan, at that time the banjoist in the Chris Barber traditional jazz band. Songs such as

An Adelaide-based poet who has published widely in magazines and newspapers since the late 1960s. He

An Adelaide-based poet who has published widely in magazines and newspapers since the late 1960s. He was awarded the Barbara Hanrahan Fellowship in 2002.Rowlands is originally from Brisbane, moving to South Australia's capital in the early 1970s, publishing seven poetry collections in the two decades that followed, including Stares and Statues in 1972. It is estimated that his works number upwards of 1000. He has a Masters of Arts from the University of Queensland and a PhD from Flinders University, and has worked as a journalist and editor in both the poetry and education fields.

Italian writer whose works won her a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.

Italian writer whose works won her a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.

Where she writes poems and translates publications from Polish into Italian. She is also a literary

Where she writes poems and translates publications from Polish into Italian. She is also a literary critic whose work is published by the most prestigious Italian press media. Her most notable accomplishment is the translation of Roman Triptych (Meditations) (Trittico romano (Meditazioni) for Pope John Paul II (Joannes Paulus PP II). This book was published by the Libreria Editrice Vaticana and, on March 6th 2003, presented by the (then) Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

Where he played flute, organ, piano and the synthesizer. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia

Where he played flute, organ, piano and the synthesizer. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia where he teaches Guitar at Carlton North Primary School

An Australian poet.Born in the New South Wales Hunter Valley coalfields town, Kurri Kurri. He moved

An Australian poet.Born in the New South Wales Hunter Valley coalfields town, Kurri Kurri. He moved to Sydney in 1990. He studied at the University of Sydney, where in 2005 he was awarded a PhD in Australian Literature for his thesis on Buddhist influences on the Australian poets Harold Stewart, Robert Gray and Judith Beveridge. As well as poetry, he has published reviews and criticism. Julieanne Lamond writes in Southerly that "McLaren attempts to find a stable connection between the Buddhist acceptance in the face of unknowing ... and the anger and drama of his sense of history".

Was a German composer. He was organist to the Fugger family of Augsburg in 1584. In 1599 he went for

Was a German composer. He was organist to the Fugger family of Augsburg in 1584. In 1599 he went for a two year visit to Rome for musical, rather than religious reasons, although he had taken religious orders before his appointment under the Fugger. Proske, in the preface to vol. 2 of his Musica Divina, calls him a priest of Regensburg, and is inclined to give him the palm for the devout and ingenuous mastery of his style. Certainly this impression is fully borne out by the beautiful and somewhat quaint works included in that great anthology.

Is a franco-German journalist, graphic designer, interpreter and Internet activist, founding member

Is a franco-German journalist, graphic designer, interpreter and Internet activist, founding member of the 1984 network liberty alliance,[citation needed] a loose international cyber network of free speech and privacy activists. He is the founder and administrator of the now defunct French hacktivist Bulletin Board System Pom-Pom [1] as well as the anti-censorship information compound Libertes & Internets (all info compiled by Zikiupdate)

Is a mediator, author, and since 1981, a farm advisor specializing in labor management for the Unive

Is a mediator, author, and since 1981, a farm advisor specializing in labor management for the University of California, Davis. In May, 2005, Billikopf accepted a visiting faculty appointment as a professor of agricultural labor management at the University of Chile in Santiago.[citation needed] Billikopf is a frequent national and international speaker in his field.[

Was a Filipino historian and author. A multiawarded author, Zaide wrote 67 books and 500 articles on

Was a Filipino historian and author. A multiawarded author, Zaide wrote 67 books and 500 articles on history. He was one of the founders of the International Association of Historians of Asia (IAHA), and he was also thrice president of the Philippine Historical Association.Zaide was the first Asian to win the United Nations Study Award in 1957. His other awards includes the Diploma of Outstanding Writings on Filipino National Heroes, A Special Prize in History in the 1940 Commonwealth Literary Contest, the Republic Cultural Heritage Award of 1968, the diploma of Distinction for research on the life and works of Dr. Jose Rizal and the Distinguished Public Service Award.

Is a Filipino-Ilocano editor and writer in Pilipinas. He was the former chief editor for two promine

Is a Filipino-Ilocano editor and writer in Pilipinas. He was the former chief editor for two prominent literary magazines in the Philippines, namely the Ilocano-language Bannawag and the Tagalog-language Liwayway.

Is an academic, author, and broadcaster. He has servied as the first vice-president (deputy vice-cha

Is an academic, author, and broadcaster. He has servied as the first vice-president (deputy vice-chancellor) of Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 since September 2007.[1]

An Australian author best known for his novel Shantaram. He was a heroin addict and convicted bank r

An Australian author best known for his novel Shantaram. He was a heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from Pentridge Prison and fled to India where he lived for ten years.After leaving prison, Roberts was able to finally finish and publish his novel, Shantaram. The novel is a philosophical thriller based on Roberts' experiences during his time spent living in Mumbai. The book's name comes from the name his best friend's mother gave him, which means "Man of Peace," or "Man of God's Peace." Roberts intends to write 3 more books in the same series.

Was an American poet, youngest of the inner circle of Beat Generation writers (with Jack Kerouac, Al

Was an American poet, youngest of the inner circle of Beat Generation writers (with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs).Corso's first volume of poetry The Vestal Lady on Brattle was published in 1955 (with the assistance of associates at H

In New York, Greg worked with pioneering computer animation studios MAGI-Synthavision and Digital Ef

In New York, Greg worked with pioneering computer animation studios MAGI-Synthavision and Digital Effects.While briefly serving as an instructor for basic television production at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in Old Westbury, New York he was recruited into CGL, Inc. (the newly created commercial venture) to market, forecast and plan strategy to spin off technology developed at the legendary NYIT Computer Graphics Lab.

Is co-host of Good Day New York. Kelly is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

Is co-host of Good Day New York. Kelly is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.Kelly was the first television journalist to broadcast live pictures of U.S. military forces reaching Baghdad on April 5, 2003. Information Minister Muha

Was a Bulgarian and Ukrainian writer and cleric, metropolitan of Kyiv between 1413 and 1420.In 1409

Was a Bulgarian and Ukrainian writer and cleric, metropolitan of Kyiv between 1413 and 1420.In 1409 Gregory Tsamblak came to Kyiv. Continued action of metropolitan of Kyiv Cyprians. In 1414 he became the metropolitan of Kyiv. Participated in Council of Constance and called for the agreement and church connections.