Georg Philipp Harsdörffer (1 November, 1607 – 17 September, 1658) was a German poet and translator from the Baroque period.
Benjamin Constant (25 Oct, 1767 – 8 December, 1830), a decedent of French Huguenots was a Franco-Swiss political writer and novelist.
Thomas Love Peacock (18 October, 1785 – 23 January, 1866) was an English poet and novelist who satirized the novels of his day.
Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October, 1782 – 26 March, 1848) was a Danish author and poet, know for pioneering the short story in Denmark.
Damon Runyon (4 October, 1880 – 10 December, 1946) was a short story writer and journalist best known for his short stories celebrating Broadway
Josef Škvorecký was an award-winning Czech-Canadian writer whose books deal with repression, totalitarianism, jazz, and being a stranger in a strange land
Alberto de Lacerda – A prominent Portuguese poet and radio personality. Mr. Lacerda is considered to be Portugal’s most admired and distinguished poets.
Sherwood Anderson (13 September, 1876 – 8 March, 1941) was a novelist and short story writer from Camden, OH. Later on he settled in Chicago, IL
Julien Green – A prolific American writer of novels, essays, plays, and even a biography. Mr. Green was born in France, and wrote in both French and English
Elizabeth Longford was a British historian, biographer and considered to be one of them most brilliant woman of her generation