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Manuel Antônio de Almeida (November 17, 1831 — November 28, 1861) was a Brazilian satirical writer, medician and teacher. He is famous for the book Memoirs of a Police Sergeant, written under the pen name Um Brasileiro (English: A Brazilian). He i
Eleanor Catton MNZM (born 24 September 1985) is a Canadian-born New Zealand author. Her second novel, The Luminaries, won the 2013 Man Booker Prize.
Mitchell David “Mitch” Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster, and musician. His books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national r
Bárbara “Babi” Dewet (born December 30, 1986) is a Brazilian novelist and author of the Sábado à Noite Trilogy. Originally a McFly FanFiction, Babi started publishing her work independently after readers’ requests and sold 1,000 copies in less tha
Emilia Pardo Bazán (16 September 1851 – 12 May 1921) was a Galician (Spanish) novelist, journalist, essayist, critic and scholar from Galicia.
Philippe Djian (born 3 June 1949) is a popular French author of Armenian descent. He won the 2012 Prix Interallié for the novel “Oh…”.
Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943), known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American writer and producer. Stine, who is called the “Stephen King of children’s literature,” is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, includi
Françoise Sagan (21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Hailed as “a charming little monster” by François Mauriac on the front page of Le Figaro, Sagan was known
Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. She received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2002 for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett’s other novels include Run, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, State of Wonder, a
Karel Schoeman (born 26 October 1939 in Trompsburg, South Africa) is a South African novelist, historian, translator and man of letters. He is the author of 19 novels and numerous works of history. He is one of South Africa’s most awarded authors. Sc