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.
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
Edgar Lee Masters was an attorney, poet and biographer. He is known for his collections of poems, as well as bios of Mark Twain, Lincoln, and Walt Whitman
Jules Laforgue (16 August, 1860 – 20 August, 1887) is considered to be a Symbolist poet, who dabbled in impressionism. His career was short but very prolific
Philip Larkin (9 August, 1922 – 2 December, 1985) – an English novelist, and poet who is very highly regarded. Mr. Larkin was also a professional librarian
Ernest Dowson (2 August, 1867 – 23 February, 1900) was an English poet, known to be a very gifted writer of the time, however he died very young
André Maurois – a French writer known for his vivid and witty narrative. His book The Quest for Proust is considered his finest work