Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Ritsos is considered to be one of the four greatest Greek poets of the twentieth century, together w

Ritsos is considered to be one of the four greatest Greek poets of the twentieth century, together with Kostis Palamas, Giorgos Seferis, and Odysseus Elytis. The French poet Louis Aragon once said that Ritsos was "the greatest poet of our age." He was unsuccessfully proposed nine times for the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Is an Israeli writer.Yitshak Orpaz was born in the Soviet Union. He immigrated to Palestine at the a

Is an Israeli writer.Yitshak Orpaz was born in the Soviet Union. He immigrated to Palestine at the age of 17. He served in the British army during the Second World War and in the Israel Defense Forces during the Israeli War of Independence. After the war he served in the regular army. He studied philosophy and Hebrew literature at Tel-Aviv University.

Was an influential Israeli writer, screenwriter, journalist, and film critic. He has also hosted and

Was an influential Israeli writer, screenwriter, journalist, and film critic. He has also hosted and edited radio and TV programs.He attended Tel Aviv University where he studied literature and drama. He started publishing as a boy, and published his first book for adults in 1967. Several books of his have been adapted for theatrical or cinematic productions.

Better known by his pen name S. Yizhar (Hebrew: ?. ?????), was an Israeli writer and a great innovat

Better known by his pen name S. Yizhar (Hebrew: ?. ?????), was an Israeli writer and a great innovator in modern Hebrew literature. His pen name was given to him by the poet and editor Yitzhak Lamdan, when in 1938 he published Yizhar's first story Ephraim Goes Back to Alfalfa in his literary journal Galleons. From then on, Yizhar signed his works with his pen name.

Was a Bulgarian priest, teacher, writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.He

Was a Bulgarian priest, teacher, writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.He devoted all his life to the cause of education and stayed in history as a person who worked for the establishment of a literary language comprehensible for the common populace.

Indian writer-academic and the author of several books on Islam-related issues in India. He is the e

Indian writer-academic and the author of several books on Islam-related issues in India. He is the editor and primary writer of Qalandar, a monthly electronic publication covering relations between Muslims and followers of other religions. [2][3].He has remained a Reader in Department of Islamic Studies at Hamdard University, New Delhi, and presently is a Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi [4] and [5].

A Japanese writer.She was born in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, graduated from Waseda University, and

A Japanese writer.She was born in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, graduated from Waseda University, and lives in Ashiya with her husband and son. Since 1988, she has published more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Professor and his Beloved Equation has been made into a movie. In 2006 she co-authored "An Introduction to the World's Most Elegant Mathematics" with Masahiko Fujiwara, a mathematician, as a dialogue on the extraordinary beauty of numbers.

A Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany.Tawada was born in Tokyo, received her undergr

A Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany.Tawada was born in Tokyo, received her undergraduate education at Waseda University in 1982 with a major in Russian literature, then studied at Hamburg University where she received a master's degree in contemporary German literature. She received her doctorate in German literature at the University of Zurich. In 1987 she published Nur da wo du bist da ist nichts—Anata no iru tokoro dake nani mo nai (A Void Only Where You Are), a collection of poems in a German and Japanese bilingual edition.

Is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. Giovanni is currently a Distinguished Prof

Is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. Giovanni is currently a Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech

Is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. Giovanni is currently a Distinguished Prof

Is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. Giovanni is currently a Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech.[1]

Was an influential writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism in both English and Jap

Was an influential writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism in both English and Japanese. He is also remembered as the father of the sculptor Isamu Noguchi.From 1900 to 1904, Noguchi's primarily base was New York City. There, with the help of Leonie Gilmour, he completed work on his first novel, The American Diary of a Japanese Girl, and a sequel, The American Letters of a Japanese Parlor-Maid. He then sailed to England, where he self-published and promoted his third book of poetry, From the Eastern Sea, and formed connections with leading literary figures like William Michael Rossetti, Laurence Binyon,

Is an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theater critic.Kaniuk has published 17 novels, a memo

Is an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theater critic.Kaniuk has published 17 novels, a memoir, seven collections of short stories, two books of essays and five books for children and youth.

Was a famous Bulgarian writer and playwright. Some literary critics state [1] that he is the most si

Was a famous Bulgarian writer and playwright. Some literary critics state [1] that he is the most significant figure in Bulgarian literature in the last third of the 20th century. Some literary critics have referred[2] to him as the Bulgarian Kafka or Gogol.

Was a Bulgarian writer, considered one of the best in the country during the period between the two

Was a Bulgarian writer, considered one of the best in the country during the period between the two world wars.His story Legends of Stara Planina (1927, Staroplaninski legendi, alternately known as the Balkan Legends ) and play Inn at Antimovo (1927) established him as a major writer.

Is a German composer and Professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. Between 1963 a

Is a German composer and Professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. Between 1963 and 1970 Höller studied at the Cologne Musikhochschule: composition with Joachim Blume and Bernd Alois Zimmermann, piano with Else Schmitz-Gohr and Alfons Kontarsky, and orchestral conducting with Wolfgang von der Nahmer. In parallel to this he studied musicology and philosophy at the University of Cologne. He did further musical studies at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt with Pierre Boulez, and in 1967 sat his examination in music education.

Was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa, Bus

Was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. Buson was born in the village of Kema in Settsu Province (now Kema-cho, Miyakojima Ward in the

Was an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal bet

Was an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal between 1955 and 1969, and as the country's ambassador to Venezuela between 1971 and 1974.Shofman studied law at the University of Warsaw and was certified as a lawyer. He was a member of Hashomer Hatzair during his youth, and in 1923 joined the Yardenia Zionist student movement. Between 1925 and 1926 he worked as director of the Jewish National Fund's newspaper bureau in Poland, and from 1926 until 1927 worked as a journalist for a Polish language newspaper in Paris.

Was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is "Tsurezuregusa" ("Essays in Idlenes

Was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is "Tsurezuregusa" ("Essays in Idleness"), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods.Kenko was probably born in 1283, the son of an administration official. His original name was Urabe Kaneyoshi (????). He became an officer of guards at the Imperial palace. Late in life he retired from public life, changed his name to Yoshida Kenko, and became a Buddhist monk and hermit. The reasons for this are unknown, but it has been conjectured that either his unhappy love for the daughter of the prefect of Iga Province or his mourning over the death of Emperor Go-Uda caused his transformation.

A Japanese explorer, travel writer and photographer, anthropologist, and doctor.Sekino was born in T

A Japanese explorer, travel writer and photographer, anthropologist, and doctor.Sekino was born in Tokyo. In 1971, while still a student at Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo), he cofounded and participated in a university team that descended the entire length of the Amazon, thereafter travelling around south America. He graduated (in law) from Hitotsubashi in 1975, and (in medicine) from Yokohama City University in 1982.Sekino has worked as a doctor in hospitals in western suburban Tokyo, but is better known for his travels in Peru and elsewhere in south America; as well as in Africa, where his explorations into the origins of mankind were made into a television series, Gureto jani (?????????, i.e. "Great Journey"), broadcast on Fuji Television and later available on a set of DVDs.

Was a Japanese-born French composer. In 1971 he won the Prix Lili Boulanger, in 1974 the Grand Prix

Was a Japanese-born French composer. In 1971 he won the Prix Lili Boulanger, in 1974 the Grand Prix de Composition de la SACEM, in 1985 the Prix Florent Schmidt from the Académie des Beaux Arts. His works have been performed by the main institutions and festivals of contemporary music: Royan, Metz, Orleans, Strasburg, Avignon, Tokyo, New York, Darmstadt, Berlin, Amsterdam, Tanglewood and many others."[cite this quote]

A Japanese author associated with the Japanese proletarian literature movement. He is perhaps best k

A Japanese author associated with the Japanese proletarian literature movement. He is perhaps best known for Men Who Live on the Sea, a novel about the appalling labor conditions on factory ships, and for short stories such as The Prostitute (imbaifu), an early (1925) example of proletarian literature in Japan. He spent a lot of time in jail due to his involvement with the labor movement, but later turned away from Marxism and became an enthusiastic supporter of Japanese imperialism.

Was a Japanese author and critic from Azumino, Nagano prefecture.Usui won the 1974 Tanizaki Prize fo

Was a Japanese author and critic from Azumino, Nagano prefecture.Usui won the 1974 Tanizaki Prize for Azumino (???). It does not appear that any of his works have been translated to English.

A Japanese novelist.He was born in Nagoya and has published stories, especially young adult science

A Japanese novelist.He was born in Nagoya and has published stories, especially young adult science fiction, since 1977.

Was a Japanese artist and author who spent much of his life in London. He was born at the town of To

Was a Japanese artist and author who spent much of his life in London. He was born at the town of Toyota in Japan, at birth being named Heiji Makino.He was curious about and attracted to Western culture. When he was 24 (1893) he took ship at Yokohama, on his way to San Francisco. He enrolled at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art and stayed in the city for the next four years.In 1897 he went to London via New York, and decided to stay at the British capital where he spent most of his subsequent life and career (1897-1942). He was well received among British writers and artists, and his illustrations of the city published in 1907 in The Colour of London got critical acclaim. This was followed by in 1908 by The Colour of Paris and The Colour of Rome, and in 1912 by The Charm of London.

Was a novelist and playwright in Showa period Japan.Nagayo was born in Tokyo, as the 5th son of the

Was a novelist and playwright in Showa period Japan.Nagayo was born in Tokyo, as the 5th son of the famous doctor, Nagayo Sensai. He attended the Gakushuin Peers' School, and went on to graduate from Tokyo Imperial University. Through his school connections, he made the acquaintance of Mushanokoji Saneatsu and Shiga Naoya, and he contributed works to the Shirakaba ("White Birch") literary journal. He is considered a typical spokesman for the humanistic philosophy of the Shirakaba school.