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Is a Polish journalist, writer and historian. Employee of the Bureau of Public Education of the Inst

Is a Polish journalist, writer and historian. Employee of the Bureau of Public Education of the Institute of National Remembrance. He specializes in the recent communist-era history of Poland.

Was a cult figure in the Australian performance poetry scene. He worked much of his life in Melbourn

Was a cult figure in the Australian performance poetry scene. He worked much of his life in Melbourne Board of Works and began writing poetry in 1966. He was influenced by Dada, Expressionism and experimental movements. He writes "I started performing poems as a timid person with a stutter but the spirit of the times soon converted me into a bellowing bull."During the 60s he travelled in to the UK and Europe and participated in the underground publishing and filmaking scenes in Brighton and London. Returning to Australia in 1972 he worked as a draughtsman and continued publishing and performing, writing a novel about his travels entitled Destiny Wood.[1]

Was a renowned Bengali poet. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi, the Rural Poet.Jasimu

Was a renowned Bengali poet. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi, the Rural Poet.Jasimuddin was born in the village of Tambulkhana in Faridpur District. While still a student at university, wrote the poem 'Kabar' (grave), a very simple tone to obtain family-religion and tragedy. Simplicity was his style. That poem was placed in the entrance Bangla book. After obtaining a master's degree in Bangla, he taught at the University of Dhaka. Later, he worked in the information department of the Government.

She is a member of the Croatian writers society, and of Croatian PEN. Her books are translated in It

She is a member of the Croatian writers society, and of Croatian PEN. Her books are translated in Italian, English, Slovenian and German. She currently resides and works in Zagreb, Croatia.In the novel, Jasminka Domaš explores the history and the present of the Jewish community in Croatia, and its ingrainment into culture, economy and spiritual life of Croatia and Europe.

A leading Indian feminist critic and activist.She was born in 1937 and educated at Presidency Colleg

A leading Indian feminist critic and activist.She was born in 1937 and educated at Presidency College, Kolkata, Somerville College, Oxford, and New Hall, Cambridge. The larger part of her working life was spent at Jadavpur University, where she was Professor of English. She is married to the economist, Amiya Kumar Bagchi

Is an Australian journalist and broadcaster, a former CNN International and BBC World anchor who wor

Is an Australian journalist and broadcaster, a former CNN International and BBC World anchor who works for the Pacific Rim and Atlantic editions of SportsCenter on ESPN International.

Was a Bengali poet b. 27 November 1878 in Nadia, West Bengal, d. 1 February 1948.Major voice of the

Was a Bengali poet b. 27 November 1878 in Nadia, West Bengal, d. 1 February 1948.Major voice of the post-Rabindranath period. Notable works include LekhA, RekhA, KavyamAlancha.

Was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Shantipur.His literary works were included in the curr

Was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Shantipur.His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Is an Iranian poet, writer, researcher, and literary critic.A well-known satirist, the poet is close

Is an Iranian poet, writer, researcher, and literary critic.A well-known satirist, the poet is close to Nima in style but mostly inclined to Shamlou in blank verse. Mostly focusing on social themes, Mojabi is a poet of philosophy and thought, which he sweetens with a blend of satire. He employs the meter but omits it when it prevents him from expressing his thoughts. He has a daughter, Poupak, on whom he bases some of his works.

Honduran writer based in Switzerland. He writes for the newspaper The Herald of Honduras and collabo

Honduran writer based in Switzerland. He writes for the newspaper The Herald of Honduras and collaborates with various literary magazines of Latin America.

Was a poet laureate and favorite son of Bolivia. Born in the city of Cochabamba, he spent most of hi

Was a poet laureate and favorite son of Bolivia. Born in the city of Cochabamba, he spent most of his youth on his family's agrarian estate near the town of Colpa, Arani. This upbringing greatly influenced his works, which combine epic imagery and storytelling with rural and indigenous themes, primarily Quechuan (Incan).

Is a Guatemalan writer.

Is a Guatemalan writer.

Was the first, and is so far the longest-serving, prime minister of independent India, serving from

Was the first, and is so far the longest-serving, prime minister of independent India, serving from 1947 to 1964. A leading figure in the Indian independence movement, Nehru was elected by the Congress party to assume office as independent India's first Prime Minister, and later when the Congress won India's first general election in 1952. As one of the founders of the Non-aligned Movement, he was also an important figure in the international politics of the post-war era. He is referred to as Pandit Nehru ("pandit," Sanskrit, "scholar",

An American composer who entered the Juilliard School in 2002.He came to the American media's attent

An American composer who entered the Juilliard School in 2002.He came to the American media's attention in part through the sponsorship of Juilliard instructor Samuel Zyman, who lauded Greenberg's talent during a CBS News 60 Minutes broadcast on November 28, 2004, and again on November 26, 2006. "We are talking about a prodigy of the level of the greatest prodigies in history, when it comes to composition. I am talking about the likes of Mozart, and Mendelssohn, and Saint-Saëns."[1] His primary composition instructor was Samuel Adler.Greenberg composes primarily on his computer, using a music notation program with which he can commit his ideas to paper and play his scores back on synthetic instruments. He has written five symphonies and other works. His most famous work is currently an Overture to 9-11, about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which became known when it was featured on PRI's From the Top.

Is a Canadian author and broadcaster. He has been host of the television show Daily Planet (original

Is a Canadian author and broadcaster. He has been host of the television show Daily Planet (originally titled @discovery.ca), which airs on Discovery Channel Canada, since the channel's inception in 1995.

A Swedish songwriter and producer, who was teamed up with Max Martin worked in Cherion Studios until

A Swedish songwriter and producer, who was teamed up with Max Martin worked in Cherion Studios until the year 2001, when the studios were forced to be closed down. He also writes songs and produced for The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Robyn, Ace of Base, Bon Jovi, 2gether and Britney Spears, and later he produced songs for Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Lindsay Lohan, Dashboard Confessional, All American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Hannah Montana, Linkin Park, Bullet for My Valentine and Taking Back Sunday. Most of his music is under the influence of today's modern pop-punk, dance punk, and emo music,

One of the most popular young authors in Gujarati print media today.His versatile columns covering v

One of the most popular young authors in Gujarati print media today.His versatile columns covering various aspects of society and culture is running in Gujarat Samachar daily (number one in regional readership – approx. 7 million) since last 11 years.Single, cheerful and positive by nature, this man is with global outlook.He is often recognized for his huge personal collection of 9,000 books, 12,000 magazines, 6,000 cassettes/CD’s/DVD’s. He has seen over 5000 Hollywood and Bollywood films which aptly justifies his interest and creativity for the silver screen.

A contemporary Australian poet, critic and editor.[1]Savige grew up in Queensland, on Bribie Island

A contemporary Australian poet, critic and editor.[1]Savige grew up in Queensland, on Bribie Island and in Brisbane, boarding at Nudgee College. He attended the University of Queensland, where, after withdrawing from an LLB/BCom, he received a University Medal for his B.A. honours thesis in English on Shakespeare and Keats.His first collection of poetry, latecomers, was awarded the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. Since 2006, he has been the poetry editor of the Australian Literary Review.[2]

Is a Tamil writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic. He was an iconoclast wh

Is a Tamil writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic. He was an iconoclast who ridiculed social anomalies and was known for his bold and revolutionary ideas.

Is one of the best known Indian English poets. He also writes in Oriya.Mahapatra has authored 16 boo

Is one of the best known Indian English poets. He also writes in Oriya.Mahapatra has authored 16 books of poems. His poetry volumes include Relationship, Bare Face and Shadow Space. Mahapatra is a Sahitya Akademi awardee, and also a recipient of the Jacob

Is an African American poet born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. She grew up in the Watts ghetto of Los A

Is an African American poet born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. She grew up in the Watts ghetto of Los Angeles, but spent most of her adult life in the New York City area. Her first books combine politics, music, and surrealism, but the musical and performance elements increased during her marriage to jazz musician Ornette Coleman and after her directorship (1964-1970) of the Watts Repertory Theatre C

Was a Latvian composer. Vitols, the son of a schoolteacher, began his studies in composition in 1880

Was a Latvian composer. Vitols, the son of a schoolteacher, began his studies in composition in 1880 at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. After graduating in 1886, he remained at the Conservatory to teach composition and reac

Was an Austrian-born essayist whose work was often informed by his experiences during World War II.

Was an Austrian-born essayist whose work was often informed by his experiences during World War II. Formerly a philosophy and literature student in Vienna, Améry's participation in organized resistance against the Nazi occupation of Belgium resulted in his detainment and torture by the Gestapo, and several years of imprisonment in concentration camps.Améry survived internments in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and was finally liberated at Bergen-Belsen in 1945. His most celebrated work, At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities, suggests that torture was "the essence" of the Third Reich. Other notable works included On Aging and On Suicide: A Discourse on Voluntary Death.

Was a French dramatist.He was born in Cérisole, a small village on the outskirts of Bordeaux and ha

Was a French dramatist.He was born in Cérisole, a small village on the outskirts of Bordeaux and had Basque ancestry. His father was a tailor and Anouilh maintained that he inherited from him a pride in conscientious craftmanship. He may owe his artistic bent to his mother, a violinist who supplemented the family's meager income by playing summer seasons in the casino orchestra in the nearby seaside resort of Arcachon.

Was a French lawyer and politician, and gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: "Grimod and Brilla

Was a French lawyer and politician, and gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: "Grimod and Brillat-Savarin. Between them, two writers effectively founded the whole genre of the gastronomic essay."[1] He was born in the town of Belley, Ain, where the Rh