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Was a Chilean writer, National Literature Prize 1967.In 1928 he co-founded the magazine Letras along

Was a Chilean writer, National Literature Prize 1967.In 1928 he co-founded the magazine Letras along with Ángel Cruchaga Santa María, Manuel Eduardo Hübner, Luis Enrique Délano and Hernán del Solar. According to some researches, this publication would gather the best writers of its time together.

Italian author. In 1959, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with c

Italian author. In 1959, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times.

He graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2003 with a BA in Australian foreign policy and fro

He graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2003 with a BA in Australian foreign policy and from the Australian National University with a Master of Strategic Affairs in 2004. Between 2005-2007 he lived in China, teaching English at universities in Changchun and Jiaxing. In 2007-8 he worked in Kunming in the Australian Government's Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development program. He currently works for Oxfam Australia.

Is a reporter and a French writer born in 1946 in Marseille. Self-taught, " son of himself ", he aro

Is a reporter and a French writer born in 1946 in Marseille. Self-taught, " son of himself ", he arose from unknown father and was abandoned by his mother at the age of three. He was raised by his grandparents of Italian origin, Rose and Félix Bellocchia in the countryside of Marseille. His grandfather, a docker, was decorated with the medal of honour of the work of the Autonomous Port of Marseille. This childhood fed the creativity of Sam Cambio and gave birth to the poem Identity.

Was an American journalist. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, Lin died, at the age of 67, in Burbank,

Was an American journalist. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, Lin died, at the age of 67, in Burbank, California on March 5, 2006. In the 1960's, he was one of the first Asian Americans to appear on-air on both radio and (in 1968) television, eventually working for all four major broadcast networks. Lin's career in broadcasting began in his hometown and later led him to Phoenix, New York City, San Francisco, and finally Los Angeles. It was with CBS News in New York that he first reached a national audience.

Was an Iranian Azeri socialist and writer. He is famous for his book for children, The Little Black

Was an Iranian Azeri socialist and writer. He is famous for his book for children, The Little Black Fish (???? ???? ??????).Apart from children's stories, he wrote many pedagogical essays and collected and published several samples of oral Azerbaijani literature. His folklore studies have usually been done with the help of his colleague Behrooz Dehghani, who helped publish some of Behrangi's works after his early death.

Was a spiritual teacher, occultist, esotericist and author. He established himself in Mexico in the

Was a spiritual teacher, occultist, esotericist and author. He established himself in Mexico in the 1950s. Together with his wife Litelantes (Arnolda Garro de Gómez), he founded the International Gnostic Movement. In his over sixty books and hundreds of held conferences, he describes his interpretation of Gnosis.

Was a Bengali poet and journalist. He hailed from an illustrious family, many of whose scions have e

Was a Bengali poet and journalist. He hailed from an illustrious family, many of whose scions have enriched the intellectual world of Bengal. His grandfather, Dinesh Chandra Sen, was a well-known writer and a doyen of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad. His fat

Is an Israeli author and the president of The Association for Civil Rights in Israel. He was born as

Is an Israeli author and the president of The Association for Civil Rights in Israel. He was born as Sallah Menasse in Baghdad, Iraq.In some books, Michael draws on the excitement of his own formative experiences. Sufa ben ha-D'kalim (meaning "Storm Among the Palms") is a book for young readers about the life of a young Jew in the alleys of Baghdad. It is a world of magic and hazard, of pranks, streetfights, gloomy love, and standing up to hooligans.

Was an Iranian Azeri musician, composer, author and translator.Between 1948 and 1979, in addition to

Was an Iranian Azeri musician, composer, author and translator.Between 1948 and 1979, in addition to his composition activities, he wrote and translated several books and articles. Baghtcheban translated several books by Turkish authors Nazim Hikmet, Yasar Kemal and introduced the humorist Aziz Nesin to Iranians.

Is an Egyptian economist. He currently lives in Dakar, Senegal.Arriving in Paris, Amin joined the Fr

Is an Egyptian economist. He currently lives in Dakar, Senegal.Arriving in Paris, Amin joined the French Communist Party (PCF), but he later distanced himself from Soviet Marxism and associated himself for some time with Maoist circles. With other students he published a magazine entitled;Étudiants Anticolonialistes. In 1957 he presented his thesis, supervised by François Perroux among others, originally titled The origins of underdevelopment - capitalist accumulation on a world scale but retitled The structural effects of the international integration of precapitalist economies. A theoretical study of the mechanism which creates so-called underdeveloped economies.

One of the founding fathers of the Hungry Generation 1961-1965 (also known as Hungryalism or Hungrea

One of the founding fathers of the Hungry Generation 1961-1965 (also known as Hungryalism or Hungrealism},was born at Panihati, West Bengal, India in a family of artists, sculptors, photographers and musicians. His grandfather Lakshminarayan, doyen of the

The author of The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations, the three p

The author of The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations, the three parts of The GameWorld Trilogy, a fantasy trilogy published by Penguin Books, India. He currently lives and works in Delhi, India.The Simoqin Prophecies was written when Basu was 22 and published when he was 23, making him one of India's youngest authors. In 2003, Basu was in Outlook magazine's list of 16 Indian achievers under 25. He has contributed to The Harper Collins Anthology of New Indian Writing (2004). He has also written short stories for children, which appear in the Puffin Book of Bedtime stories (2005), the Puffin Book of Funny Stories (2005) and 'Seven Science Fiction Stories' (Scholastic India, 2006).

Is a journalist and television news presenter in Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently the News Produ

Is a journalist and television news presenter in Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently the News Producer at Cable News Channel 3.

Was an Bangladeshi poet and journalist. Gupta was a strong critic of both communalism and Islamic fu

Was an Bangladeshi poet and journalist. Gupta was a strong critic of both communalism and Islamic fundamentalism, and expressed his opposition to these ideologies within his writings.[1]Gupta was born Abdul Mannan on June 23, 1946, in Hashil village in Sirajganj District.[1] Mannan adopted the pseudonym of Samudra Gupta during the 1960s and was widely recognized by his pen name during his life and career.[1] He took part in the start of the uprising against Pakistan beginning in 1969 and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]

Was a Dutch minister, poet and purist.In 1617, he began writing a description of Haarlem in poetic f

Was a Dutch minister, poet and purist.In 1617, he began writing a description of Haarlem in poetic form, aided by Petrus Scriverius. Its poetry was printed and published in 1628. This history of the city was not superseded until Pieter Langendijk's nearly a century later. As a foreword to this book, Ampzing wrote a dissertation on the Dutch language, in which he also wrote about the rules of rhetoric; this foreword was also sold separately in 1628 under the title ""Taelbericht der Nederlandsche spellinge" ("Treatise on Dutch spelling").

Irish writer, dramatist and poet.

Irish writer, dramatist and poet.

Was an English composer who achieved such success he was called the "African Mahler."

Was an English composer who achieved such success he was called the "African Mahler."

Born the son of Russian Jewish immigrants in Domínguez, Entre Ríos, Argentina, Eichelbaum became o

Born the son of Russian Jewish immigrants in Domínguez, Entre Ríos, Argentina, Eichelbaum became one of the leading playwrights in the first half of the 20th century in Argentina.

Is an American (German-born) composer and conductor.Adler was born to a Jewish family in Mannheim, G

Is an American (German-born) composer and conductor.Adler was born to a Jewish family in Mannheim, Germany, the son of Hugo Chaim Adler, a cantor, and Selma Adler. The family fled to the United States in 1939, where Hugo became the cantor of a synagogue in Worcester, Massachusetts. Sam followed his father into the music profession, earning degrees from Boston University and Harvard University (where he studied with Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith, Paul Pisk, Walter Piston, and Randall Thompson and earned an M.A. in 1950. He studied conducting with Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood in 1949.

Was a successful Dutch lawyer and a prominent Patriot and democrat, involved in the dismantling of t

Was a successful Dutch lawyer and a prominent Patriot and democrat, involved in the dismantling of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the negotiations over the Cape. Wiselius was a witty, Voltairian spirit with political views far ahead of his time who would end his days writing dramas on Classical themes. ...[2] Wiselius corresponded with nearly all the main players at the time of the Batavian Republic and it would be impossible to know that period completely without his carefully-kept and neatly written correspondence. He was also a poet, historian and superintendent of the police.

Was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist, he made lasting contributions to Engli

Was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist, he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political c

Was a Chilean writer.

Was a Chilean writer.

French composer. After having held the office of chazzan and reader at Besançon and directed the ch

French composer. After having held the office of chazzan and reader at Besançon and directed the choir of the synagogue at Strasburg, he was called, in 1845, to officiate in the synagogue of the Rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth at Paris, where he became professor of liturgical music at the Séminaire Israélite. Shortly before his death he was elected Officier d'Académie. The more important of his compositions are: "Chants Liturgicals des Grandes Fêtes" (Paris, 1847); "Zemirot Yisrael", comprising psalms,

Was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is am

Was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is among his most popular compositions and widely considered a masterwork of modern classical music.