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Is a Bulgarian-German writer, translator and publisher.In the 1990s Trojanow wrote several non-ficti

Is a Bulgarian-German writer, translator and publisher.In the 1990s Trojanow wrote several non-fiction and travel books about Africa, published an anthology of contemporary African literature and translated African authors into German. His first novel, "Die Welt ist groß und Rettung lauert überall", appeared in 1996. In it he recounts his family's experiences as political refugees and asylum seekers.

Is a contemporary Czech composer and essayist. He entered the Prague Conservatory, then went on to t

Is a contemporary Czech composer and essayist. He entered the Prague Conservatory, then went on to the Prague Academy of Arts, where he studied with Ilona Štepánová-Kurzová, daughter of Vilém Kurz.

Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classic scholar, was born in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, and hav

Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classic scholar, was born in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, and having studied, lived and worked in Leiden, he moved to Genoa, Italy, after a trip to Rome by bike with his girlfriend Gelya Bogatishcheva. Having reached Rome, they took the train straight back to Genoa.Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer made his début in 1998 with a collection entitled Of the Square Man, containing of fifty-odd highly individualistic poems. This debut won him the 1999 C. Buddingh’ poetry prize.

Deputy defense minister of the Republic of Bulgaria (2001 - 2005). Member of the 40th National Assem

Deputy defense minister of the Republic of Bulgaria (2001 - 2005). Member of the 40th National Assembly of Bulgaria. Member of the Bulgarian Writers Association.

An Austrian writer, who is noted for her accounts of her persecution by the Nazis because of her Jew

An Austrian writer, who is noted for her accounts of her persecution by the Nazis because of her Jewish ancestry.She spent her childhood in Linz and Vienna, where her family was subjected to Nazi persecution starting in 1933. Aichinger began to study medicine in 1945, working as a writer on the side. In her first novel, Das vierte Tor (The Fourth Gate), she writes of her own experience under Nazism. In the same year, Aichinger's essay, Aufruf zum Misstrauen (A Call for Mistrust) was criticized for the extent to which it calls for self-doubt (Selbstmisstrauen): "The clarity of our intentions, the depth of our thoughts, the goodness of our acts! We even have to mistrust our own truthfulness!"

Was a German pianist and composer. Ilse Fromm-Michaels was born in Hamburg and showed musical talent

Was a German pianist and composer. Ilse Fromm-Michaels was born in Hamburg and showed musical talent at an early age. She studied music in Berlin, first at the Hochschule fur Musik with Heinrich van Eyken for composition and with Marie Bender for piano. In 1905 she began study at the Sternsche Conservatory of Hans Pfitzner and James Kwast and completed her studies in 1913 with conductor and composer Fritz Steinbach and pianist Carl Friedberg in Cologne.[1]

Was a Philippine writer, primarily writing poetry and drama in the Waray language. He is considered

Was a Philippine writer, primarily writing poetry and drama in the Waray language. He is considered by many as the greatest writer in the Waray language.

Was a Soviet propagandist, writer and journalist whose 1954 novel The Thaw gave its name to the Khru

Was a Soviet propagandist, writer and journalist whose 1954 novel The Thaw gave its name to the Khrushchev Thaw. Ehrenburg was a revolutionary as a teenager, a disenchanted poet in his youth, writing Catholic poems despite his Jewish background, a followe

Was an extremely popular Soviet author of the 1920s and 1930s, who worked in collaboration with Yevg

Was an extremely popular Soviet author of the 1920s and 1930s, who worked in collaboration with Yevgeny Petrov. See Ilf and Petrov for more info. lya Ilf died from tuberculosis.

Is a Russian-American poet.Ilya Kaminsky was born in Odessa, former Soviet Union (now Ukraine), on A

Is a Russian-American poet.Ilya Kaminsky was born in Odessa, former Soviet Union (now Ukraine), on April 18, 1977. He immigrated to the United States in 1993 after the US government granted his family asylum. Kaminsky earned his B.A. at Georgetown Univers

Was a famous Egyptian composer and singer. For most of his life, he formed a duo with the famous Egy

Was a famous Egyptian composer and singer. For most of his life, he formed a duo with the famous Egyptian colloquial poet Ahmed Fouad Negm. Together, they were known for their political songs in favor of the poor and the working classes.

Is one of the most important composers in the history of Latvian music. Having studied classical, as

Is one of the most important composers in the history of Latvian music. Having studied classical, as well as choral music, he has written six symphonies, several operas (including the first rock opera in the USSR - Ei, jus tur!/ "Hey, you there!"), orator

Is a Latvian poet who first rose to fame during the period of the Soviet control of Latvia. Ziedonis

Is a Latvian poet who first rose to fame during the period of the Soviet control of Latvia. Ziedonis was born in the Sloka fisherman's district of Jurmala, Latvia. He was educated at the University of Latvia in Riga where he earned a degree in philology i

A popular Bangladeshi novelist. He was born in Bikrampur, Munshiganj District.As a writer, Imdadul H

A popular Bangladeshi novelist. He was born in Bikrampur, Munshiganj District.As a writer, Imdadul Haq Milon is very flexible. From classic stories, historical writings to very simple love stories, he is everywhere. He also takes interview from famous writers and takes part in a talk show, 'Kee Kotha Tahar Sone'. (?? ??? ????? ???)His popularity is mainly for his love-stories. A huge number of his novels deal with human love between men and women in which he has demonstrated the topic in real like situation with a more practical diction and feeling. By his more than one hundred novels he has created himself as a legendary fictionist in the fiction writing world of Bangladesh.

Is a writer of poetry and prose, born in Paola, Malta. He was for a time involved in research theatr

Is a writer of poetry and prose, born in Paola, Malta. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He wrote six collections of short stories, six poetry collections, and also children stories.

Is a Dutch writer of children's literature.Dros grew up on the island of Texel. She studied Dutch in

Is a Dutch writer of children's literature.Dros grew up on the island of Texel. She studied Dutch in Amsterdam. There she met her husband Harrie Geelen, with whom she had three children. As a homemaker, she wrote her first book in 1971. Her husband has illustrated several of her books. She currently resides in Hilversum.

A Hungarian Jewish author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in L

A Hungarian Jewish author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature[1] in 2002 "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history".

Is an American author and host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa. Known for creating fin

Is an American author and host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa. Known for creating fine cuisine foods with an emphasis on quality ingredients and timesaving tips, she has been championed by Martha Stewart

Which is part of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India) is a British writer of English and India

Which is part of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India) is a British writer of English and Indian descent.[2] Formerly a copywriter for Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners, Sinha has the distinction of having been voted one of the top ten British copywriters of all time.[1]Indra Sinha's books, in addition to his translations of ancient Sanskrit texts into English,[3] include a non-fiction memoir of the pre-internet generation (Cybergypsies),[4] and novels based on the case of K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra (The Death of Mr. Love),[5] and the Bhopal disaster (Animal's People).[6][7] Animal's People, his most recent book, was shortlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize[8][9] and a regional winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

Was a communist and feminist Japanese author of proletarian literature.Working at the Koroku cafe-ba

Was a communist and feminist Japanese author of proletarian literature.Working at the Koroku cafe-bar in Hongo, near Tokyo University, she met Nakano Shigeharu who would remain a lifelong friend. Along with Nakano, left-wing writers Hori Tatsuo and Tsurujiro Kubokawa ran the progressive literary magazine Roba (Donkey). Nakano inspired Sata to write her first published work, Kyaramaru koba kara (From the Caramel Factory) in 1928. Then, after a failed first marriage, she married Kubokawa.

Was a Danish journalist, noted for a romantic relationship with John F. Kennedy from 1941 to 1942 an

Was a Danish journalist, noted for a romantic relationship with John F. Kennedy from 1941 to 1942 and for being Adolf Hitler's companion at the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born Inga Maria Petersen but changed her name in 1931. She was a motion picture w

An Australian author and historian, anthropologist and academic.Born in Geelong, Victoria, Clendinne

An Australian author and historian, anthropologist and academic.Born in Geelong, Victoria, Clendinnen graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1955 with a BA (Hons). She sporadically held the post of Senior Tutor of History there from 1955 to 1968, was a Lecturer at La Trobe University from 1969 to 1982, and was then a Senior Lecturer in History until 1989. Forced to curtail her academic activities due to contracting hepatitis, Clendinnen retained an association with La Trobe University while working on her memoir, Tiger's Eye.

Was an Austrian poet and author.After graduating, Bachmann worked as a scriptwriter and editor at th

Was an Austrian poet and author.After graduating, Bachmann worked as a scriptwriter and editor at the Austrian radio station Rot-Weiss-Rot, a job that enabled her to obtain an overview of contemporary literature and also supplied her with a decent income, making possible proper literary work. Furthermore, her first radio dramas were published by the station. Her literary career was enhanced by contact with Hans Weigel (literateur and sponsor of young post-war literature) and the legendary literary circle known as Gruppe 47, whose members also included Ilse Aichinger, Paul Celan, Heinrich Böll, Marcel Reich-Ranicki and Günter Grass.

Was a video game composer who together with his brother Henning founded Nugel Bros. Music. Together

Was a video game composer who together with his brother Henning founded Nugel Bros. Music. Together they wrote and produced music for games, short films and advertisements. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, he died on 25 March 2007 aged 30 years.[1] Ingo Nugel was born in Dortmund on December 11, 1976. A classically trained pianist himself, he and his brother Henning founded Nugel Bros. Music in 1999. In the same year they completed their first game soundtrack for the action-strategy game “War Commander” developed by Independent Arts. From then on he and his brother composed music for several highly successful game titles as e.g. Football Manager 2002 (Electronic Arts Germany), The Moment of Silence (House of Tales/The Adventure Company), Darkstar One (Ascaron/Ubisoft) or “The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Edition” (Funatics/Ubisoft). His music is also featured in several short films, e.g. Dronez (German Film School).[2]

Was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. After Switzerland became host

Was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. After Switzerland became hostile to Jewish refugees and his role at the Opera was restricted to playing in the orchestra, Dahl emigrated to the United States in 1939.[2] There he used the name Ingolf Dahl, based on his original middle name and his mother's maiden name. He consistently lied about his background, claiming to be of Swedish birth and denying his Jewish heritage.