Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an Albanian poet born in Shkodër, Albania.His last name originated from his grandfather Nikolla

Was an Albanian poet born in Shkodër, Albania.His last name originated from his grandfather Nikolla Dibrani who hailed from the region of Reka (present day Republic of Macedonia) and was a member of the tiny Albanian Orthodox community in the region (the

Was a famous Serbian composer, conductor, pianist, pedagogue, music critic, and musical writer, cons

Was a famous Serbian composer, conductor, pianist, pedagogue, music critic, and musical writer, considered by his contemporaries as a true man of letters.

Is a noted Serbian poet, prose writer, translator, and literary historian.Pavic has written five nov

Is a noted Serbian poet, prose writer, translator, and literary historian.Pavic has written five novels that have been translated into English: Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel, Landscape Painted With Tea, Inner Side of the Wind, Last Love in Co

Was a Czech composer whose work was inspired by the works of Béla Bartók and by the orientation of

Was a Czech composer whose work was inspired by the works of Béla Bartók and by the orientation of the modal style of folk songs. He studied Romanian and African folklore. He also attempted a synthesis of classical and pop music genres.In 1947 he graduated at the gymnasium in Brno-Žabovresky, and later he pursued his studies at the Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno.[1] He studied composition as a pupil of Jaroslav Kvapil.[1]

Was a prominent Czech composer and conductor. Miloslav Kabelác belongs to the foremost Czech sympho

Was a prominent Czech composer and conductor. Miloslav Kabelác belongs to the foremost Czech symphonists, whose work can be compared with Antonín Dvorák or Bohuslav Martinu. New ways of expression presentated by Kabelác in his eight symphonies and the perspectives opened by him to modern understanding and conception of this traditional genre have not yet penetrated our general conscience in a way corresponding to their importance and impact. In the totalitarian period Kabelác's work found itself on the periphery of official attention and was performed only sporadically and in a limited choice of compositions.

Is an American composer. He is particularly noted for his pioneering serial, and electronic music.Ba

Is an American composer. He is particularly noted for his pioneering serial, and electronic music.Babbitt's father was a mathematician, and it was mathematics that Babbitt intended to study when he entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1931. However, he soon left and went to New York University instead, where he studied music with Philip James and Marion Bauer. There he became interested in the music of the composers of the Second Viennese School, and went on to write a number of articles on twelve tone music including the first description of combinatoriality and a serial "time-point" technique. After receiving his bachelor of arts degree from New York University College of Arts and Science in 1935 with Phi Beta Kappa honors, he studied under Roger Sessions, first privately, later at Princeton University.

Was a Greek poet. He was a descendant of Giorgos Sachtouris. When he was young he adopted the pen na

Was a Greek poet. He was a descendant of Giorgos Sachtouris. When he was young he adopted the pen name Miltos Chrysanthis (???t?? ???s?????). Sachtouris wrote his first poem, The Music Of My Islands, under his pen name, in 1941.

Was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. He is known today primarily for his work promoting na

Was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. He is known today primarily for his work promoting nationalism in Russian music. Working in conjunction with critic Vladimir Stasov, Balakirev brought together the composers now known as The Five, encouraging

Was an artist, poet, playwright, novelist, Futurist, actress, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps

Was an artist, poet, playwright, novelist, Futurist, actress, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps and bohemian extraordinaire. She was one of the last of the first generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition. Her poetry was admired by T. S.

Was a Japanese author and naturalist. Minakata was born in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture. In 1883, M

Was a Japanese author and naturalist. Minakata was born in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture. In 1883, Minakata moved to Tokyo, where he entered the preparatory school Kyouritsu Gakkou. The head master of Kyouritsu, Korekyo Takahashi, encouraged Minakata in his botanical studies as well as got him interested in English. The following year, Minakata passed the entrance exam to Tokyo University Preparatory School (Tokyo Daigaku Yobimon), counting among his classmates, the novelist Natsume Souseki.

Was a Japanese author and social critic.She was awarded the 1968 Akutagawa Prize for Sanbiki no kani

Was a Japanese author and social critic.She was awarded the 1968 Akutagawa Prize for Sanbiki no kani (Three Crabs), and the 1982 Tanizaki Prize for Katachi mo naku (????).

Is a Dutch author and researcher best known for her non-fictional studies on women's literature.Than

Is a Dutch author and researcher best known for her non-fictional studies on women's literature.Thanks to her critical global perspective, Mineke Schipper has given an important impulse to the field of literary studies. She is far from being an “ivory tower” scholar, but has succeeded in making her views accessible to both academic and non-academic audiences. She lectures not only at universities and scientific institutes (Berkeley, Beijing, Pretoria. Stockholm), but also to audiences outside the academy, such as policy makers in The Hague or Brussels.

Was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's sh

Was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children. Her work addresses issues of women's rights, particularly in the context of a prevailing culture she considered antithetical to permitting expression and realization of women's aspirations. Her play "The Pastor's Family" is her best known. In her time, she became a controversial figure, due to the asynchrony between her ideas and those of her time, and in part due to her strong advocacy for her point of view.

She was a country comedienne who, along with friend Roy Acuff, was an institution at the Grand Ole O

She was a country comedienne who, along with friend Roy Acuff, was an institution at the Grand Ole Opry, and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991 . She was known for wearing a big hat with a price tag that read "$1.98" hanging off the side.Her family, relatively affluent by the standards of the area and the day, was scandalized by her entry into show business. Her first professional position was with the Wayne P. Sewell Production Company, producing and directing plays and musicals for local organizations in small towns throughout the Southeast.

Is an Italian-born Brazilian journalist, publisher and writer. Carta helped in the creation of Veja,

Is an Italian-born Brazilian journalist, publisher and writer. Carta helped in the creation of Veja, Istoé and CartaCapital, three of the four leading newsmagazines currently published in Brazil.In 1960 he started his career in journalism by helping to found Editora Abril automobile magazine Quatro Rodas. In 1966, he introduced new journalism in Brazil by founding São Paulo-based newspaper Jornal da Tarde. Two years later, he helped Victor Civita of Abril to found Veja, which currently is the leading newsmagazine in the country, with a circulation of over a million copies per edition. Unsatisfied with the result, he helped in the foundation of Istoé in 1976. Yet not completely satisfied with the result, he founded CartaCapital in 1994. On the new magazine, he and other columnists emphatically criticize neoliberal and neocon politics that are recently defended by Veja.

Is a Swiss columnist.He is well-known in the region of Basel due to his bizarre expressions, but is

Is a Swiss columnist.He is well-known in the region of Basel due to his bizarre expressions, but is also known in other parts of Switzerland. Most natives of Basel know -minu; he is something like the Munster of Basel or the Basilisk.

Was a Montenegrin Serb novelist and playwright. He began in 1956 with a book of short stories, Djavo

Was a Montenegrin Serb novelist and playwright. He began in 1956 with a book of short stories, Djavoli dolaze ("The Devils Are Coming", translated as Stop the Danube), for which he received the Serbian Writers Union Award. His best novel was, however, The

Known by his literary pen-name Mir Jalal, was an Azerbaijani writer and literary critic. He was the

Known by his literary pen-name Mir Jalal, was an Azerbaijani writer and literary critic. He was the grandfather of Azerbaijan's current First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

Is a Romanian poet, novelist and essayist.Born in Bucharest, he graduated from the University of Buc

Is a Romanian poet, novelist and essayist.Born in Bucharest, he graduated from the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Romanian language and literature in 1980. Between 1980 and 1989 he worked as a Romanian language teacher, then as a civil servant at the Writers' Union and as an editor at the Caiete Critice magazine. Since 1991 he has been an assistant teacher at the Chair of Romanian literary history, part of the University of Bucharest Faculty of Letters. Between 1994-1995 he was a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam.

Is a Romanian poet, editor and dissident. Nicknamed "The Jester-Poet", he is said to be the only one

Is a Romanian poet, editor and dissident. Nicknamed "The Jester-Poet", he is said to be the only one to have been once the doorman of the Writers' House in Bucharest and only some years later the Chairman of the Writers' Union that owns it.

Is a French-American author. Mireille wrote French Women Don't Get Fat which reached #1 on the New Y

Is a French-American author. Mireille wrote French Women Don't Get Fat which reached #1 on the New York Times "Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Hardcover bestseller" list,[1] followed by French Women for All Seasons. She runs a related website offering advice, recipes, and a reader forum to complement her French Women books.

Was a French writer best known for her two books about her ordeals during World War II in Nazi Germa

Was a French writer best known for her two books about her ordeals during World War II in Nazi Germany.[1]

Is a ballet dancer, journalist and dance teacher.She had a chance for a temporary career in radio an

Is a ballet dancer, journalist and dance teacher.She had a chance for a temporary career in radio and television. An injury made her decide to stop dancing full-time. She did not dance for quite a few years and developed an interest in journalism. Her first job was with the Dutch radio as a voice for 3FM DJ Frits Spits and the programme De Avondspits. She became DJ for Radio 538 with the Green Report. Switched to the public channel as she got her own show at 3FM (Bad Grrrl) for the Dutch broadcasting foundation Nederlandse Programma Stichting.

Is an award-winning Cuban American writer and literary critic.Robles was born in Guantánamo, she wa

Is an award-winning Cuban American writer and literary critic.Robles was born in Guantánamo, she was educated in Cuba where she attended the Institute of Guantánamo and the University of Havana. She emigrated to the United States in 1957 and continued her studies at the Russell Sage College and was awarded her doctorate from the State University of New York. She has held numerous teaching positions and presently divides her time between South Africa and the United States.

Is an Israeli writer and translator, she survived the Holocaust, she is a president of Platform for

Is an Israeli writer and translator, she survived the Holocaust, she is a president of Platform for Jewish-Polish Dialogue.Miriam Akavia writes mainly about her childhood, the Holocaust and her war experiences. She is also a translator who translates Hebrew literature into Polish language and vice-versa.