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Is a Polish dramatist and writer.In the late 1950s Mrozek begun writing plays. His first play, Polic

Is a Polish dramatist and writer.In the late 1950s Mrozek begun writing plays. His first play, Policja (The Police), was published in 1958. Mrozek emigrated to France in 1963 and then further to Mexico.[1] He traveled in France, England, Italy, Yugoslavia and other European countries.[2] In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków.

Is a Polish left-wing activist, political commentator, sociologist, literary critic[1]. Founder and

Is a Polish left-wing activist, political commentator, sociologist, literary critic[1]. Founder and editor of Krytyka Polityczna (The Political Critique) magazine and The Publishing House of the Political Critique, co-founder of REDaction – a place that serves as a forum for discussion, art presentations and social and political projects (situated in the centre of Warsaw, Chmielna 26 street) and of the network of more than 20 local centres in Polish cities. He is the president of Stanislaw Brzozowski Association and the leader of the biggest Polish leftist movement (apart of the postcommunist party SLD).

Is a notable Croatian literature historian, comparativist and theatrologist.He was the initiator and

Is a notable Croatian literature historian, comparativist and theatrologist.He was the initiator and the chief editor of Matica hrvatska's periodical Vijenac, of the journal "Lettre internationale" and the magazine Cicero. For a number of years he edited a periodical of Croatian writers Most ("The Bridge"). He served as a president of Croatian PEN society in the period 1990-2000, organizing with his co-workers in 1993, in war-affected Dubrovnik, the 59th Word PEN Congress.

Is a Croatian writer and publicist.He was co-founder and editor of the theatre journal Prolog as wel

Is a Croatian writer and publicist.He was co-founder and editor of the theatre journal Prolog as well as editor of the edition published by Cekade. His short stories, essays and plays were published since 1966. From January to June 1993, a columnist in daily newspaper Glas Slavonije (Pocetnica za melankolike), and, since January 1994, in daily newspaper Novi list. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Novi Plamen.

Was an Armenian educator, poet and publicist. Born in a family of a priest, he was the youngest of s

Was an Armenian educator, poet and publicist. Born in a family of a priest, he was the youngest of six brothers. He was home schooled until the age 10, and then sent to Lazarian College in Moscow

Was "T.L Ako Sa'yo" sung by Cinderella Band in 1975; wrote lyrics of "Bato sa Buhangin" and the Engl

Was "T.L Ako Sa'yo" sung by Cinderella Band in 1975; wrote lyrics of "Bato sa Buhangin" and the English version of "Araw-araw, Gabi-gabi"; was a member of the Ramrods; Cinderella, Backdoor and Blackbuster bands; heads the Domestic A&R of Blackgold. Dynamite performer Snaffu made repeated sullies abroad over a 23-year period, but his career bloomed in the home market, capped by highlights as topping the Metropop with his "Bulag, Pipi at Bingi" producing hit albums and selections for the country's top singers.

Is a Brazilian author, best known as the writer of Frei Tito and Rachel de Queiroz.

Is a Brazilian author, best known as the writer of Frei Tito and Rachel de Queiroz.

A popular contemporary writer in Finland. She was born in Jyväskylä, of Estonian heritage. She is

A popular contemporary writer in Finland. She was born in Jyväskylä, of Estonian heritage. She is a former dramaturgy student of the Finnish Theatre Academy.[1]Oksanen first became well-known for her novel Stalinin lehmät ("Stalin's Cows") (2003).[2] It was nominated for the Runeberg Prize.[3] Two years later, she released her second novel Baby Jane (2005).[4] Oksanen’s first original play Puhdistus (”Purge”) was staged at the Finnish National Theatre in 2007 out of the play grew Oksanen’s third literary novel Puhdistus (2008).[5] It ranked nr. 1 on the bestseller list for fiction in Finland when it was published.[6]

Is a Russian composer of half Russian half Tatar ethnicity. Gubaidulina was born in Chistopol, in th

Is a Russian composer of half Russian half Tatar ethnicity. Gubaidulina was born in Chistopol, in the Tatar ASSR. In her youth she would spend much time praying in the fields near her home that she might one day become a composer. She studied composition and piano at the Kazan Conservatory, graduating in 1954. In Moscow she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.

Was the pen name of a novelist and translator of Western literature in the late Meiji, Taisho and ea

Was the pen name of a novelist and translator of Western literature in the late Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan. His real name was Morita Yonematsu.Morita approached Yosano Tekkan, editor of the influential literary magazine Myojo for assistance in an introduction to Natsume Soseki in an effort to become accepted as one of Soseki's students. Tekkan not only introduced Morita to Soseki, but also introduced him to the famous feminist activist and author Hiratsuka Raicho.

Was a notable modern Persian poet and a painter.He was born in Kashan in Isfahan province. He is con

Was a notable modern Persian poet and a painter.He was born in Kashan in Isfahan province. He is considered one of the five most famous modern Persian (Iranian) poets who have practiced "New Poetry" (a kind of poetry that often has neither meter nor rhyme). Other practitioners of this form were Nima Youshij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, and Forough Farrokhzad, all of whom are now dead.

Is a Senegalese novelist and poet.She was born in Dakar. She studied at Dakar University and obtaine

Is a Senegalese novelist and poet.She was born in Dakar. She studied at Dakar University and obtained there a Business Law Master's degree. Later she went to France where she obtained a DESS of Maritime Law and lived almost ten years. She joined humanitar

Was an Iranian Jew and a dictionary writer of the Persian language.His first published work is a 192

Was an Iranian Jew and a dictionary writer of the Persian language.His first published work is a 1928 play, entitled Yusef-O Zoleikha, based on the story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife from the Old Testament. Haim wrote this play to be performed by the students of Alliance school. His first reference work, the new English-Persian Dictionary, in two volumes, was published in the years 1929-1931.

Was an Egyptian composer and qanun player. In 1963 he began to experiment with the use of traditiona

Was an Egyptian composer and qanun player. In 1963 he began to experiment with the use of traditional Egyptian traditional musical instruments in his compositions for films and theater, in an effort to evoke the sounds of Ancient Egypt.

Was a Jewish Galician scholar and editor of Hebrew works. He is especially remembered for his editio

Was a Jewish Galician scholar and editor of Hebrew works. He is especially remembered for his editions of Midrash and other medieval Jewish manuscripts, and for the pioneering research surrounding those texts. Solomon Buber was born at Lemberg (then Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria, now Lviv, Ukraine) on February 2, 1827. His father, Isaiah Abraham Buber, was versed in Talmudic literature and Jewish philosophy, and was Solomon's teacher in the latter subject; but for his son's Biblical and Talmudic studies he carefully selected competent professional teachers.

Was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator, and writer.As an act

Was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator, and writer.As an activist and politician he spent much of his life in the struggle for the enfranchisement and liberation of African people. He was a founder member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which would later become the African National Congress (ANC). As a member of an SANNC deputation he would travel to England to protest the 1913 Native Land Act, and later to Canada and the United States where he met Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. Du Bois.

Was a Cypriot composer, teacher and musicologist. He taught himself the guitar as a schoolkid. He wa

Was a Cypriot composer, teacher and musicologist. He taught himself the guitar as a schoolkid. He was appointed guitar teacher in the Cypriot Conservatory, where he learned piano. He studied in the UK and France. After his studies he spend the next two decades in Limassol. He created a choir that survives today as Aris choir, with which he presented opera (Dido and Aeneas) and oratorio classics as well as choral works. He was a music teacher at Lanitio school. He moved to Salonika in the 1950s, where he continued teaching and created a symphony orchestra that was nationalised in the 1960s and is still active today. He wrote extensively, including books on the harmony of modern music, cypriot music, modern greek music and his Encyclopaedia of Ancient Greek Music.

Is an Indian poet writing in English, a scholar, a literary critic, a revisionist of Indian culture,

Is an Indian poet writing in English, a scholar, a literary critic, a revisionist of Indian culture, literary and secular personalities, and a novelist born in Lahore Cantt(now in Pakistan). He has often been described as a “Poet of Many Voices” with the

Was a well-known Chinese poet in the State of Chu. He is commonly said to be a nephew of Qu Yuan, bu

Was a well-known Chinese poet in the State of Chu. He is commonly said to be a nephew of Qu Yuan, but no reliable biographical information is available (He is also said to be a student of Qu Yuan). Several poems in the Chu Ci are attributed to him.

Is an African American poet most often associated with the Black Arts Movement. Born Wilsonia Benita

Is an African American poet most often associated with the Black Arts Movement. Born Wilsonia Benita Driver in Birmingham, Alabama on September 9, 1934, she has authored over a dozen books of poetry, as well as plays and children's books.

Whitelaw was born in Sydney, Australia and completed a degree in Geography and Anthropology at Sydne

Whitelaw was born in Sydney, Australia and completed a degree in Geography and Anthropology at Sydney University; however, she abandoned a Master’s thesis in Coastal Geomorphology in 1980 to run dive charter yachts in the Republic of Vanuatu. She later founded The Adventure Centre, an adventure tourism company, and wrote the Vanuatu government's online encyclopedia.Whitelaw is professional photographer and freelance photojournalist. Her work has appeared in several international magazines including National Geographic. She currently lives in Brisbane Australia.

Was an award-winning Portuguese poet.she was descended from an aristocratic family from her mother s

Was an award-winning Portuguese poet.she was descended from an aristocratic family from her mother side. Her surname comes from her Danish merchant great-grandfather. Andresen was raised a Christian and attended schools in her hometown and Lisbon, where s

Sophie Lacaze studied music at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, and continued at the Ecole Normale de

Sophie Lacaze studied music at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, and continued at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, where she received the Composition Prize. Afterwards, she studied with Allain Gaussin, Philippe Manoury and Antoine Tisne in France, and with Franco Donatoni and Ennio Morricone in Italy. She also engaged in music theatre with Georges Aperghis at the Centre Acanthes, and attended Pierre Boulez's courses in Collège de France.

Was a German pianist and composer, the daughter of Munich court oboist Ludwig August Lebrun and sing

Was a German pianist and composer, the daughter of Munich court oboist Ludwig August Lebrun and singer and composer Francesca Lebrun (Franziska Danzi). Sophie Lebrun was born in London while her mother was on tour. She studied singing with her uncle, composer Franz Danzi, and piano with Andreas Streicher.

Is an English news reader and journalist who works for British broadcaster the BBC. She is the main

Is an English news reader and journalist who works for British broadcaster the BBC. She is the main presenter of the BBC News at One, presenting Tuesday to Friday, and regularly appears on the BBC News at Six and occasionally on BBC News at Ten.