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Casparus Johan Bakkes (born 21 October 1956, Stellenbosch) is a noted South African writer. He is the son of Cas and Margaret Bakkes and the brother of Christiaan Bakkes and Marius Bakkes. He is married to the artist Nanna Vorster-Bakkes.
Heinrich Blücher (29 January 1899 – 30 October 1970) was a German poet and philosopher. He was the second husband of Hannah Arendt.
Wena Poon (方慧娜) is a lawyer and novelist based in the United States. She writes English-language fiction. Her work is studied by academics in the UK, US and Singapore as representative of the transnationalism of her generation.
Louise-Rose-Étiennette Gérard, known as Rosemonde Gérard (April 5, 1871, Paris – July 8, 1953, Paris) was a French poet and playwright. She was the wife of Edmond Rostand (1868–1918, author of Cyrano de Bergerac), and was a granddaughter of É
Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho (2 February 1847 – 24 March 1921) was a Portuguese writer and poet. She was the first woman to join the Portuguese Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa).
Lydia Davis (born July 15, 1947) is an American writer noted for her short stories. Davis is also a novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages, and has produced several new translations of French literary classics, including P
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (i/tʃɪmɑːmɑːndə əŋɡoʊzi ʌdiːtʃʲeɪ/; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian novelist, nonfiction writer and short story writer. She has been called “the most prominent” of a “procession of critically acclaimed y
Mariama Bâ (April 17, 1929 – August 17, 1981) was a Senegalese author and feminist, who wrote in French. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim. At an early age came to criticise what she perceived as inequalities between the sexes resulting from
Simon Edward Pulsifer (born September 11, 1981 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a contributor to the English-language whose prolific participation made him a “minor media celebrity”.
Stephen Adly Guirgis is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He is a member and co-artistic director of New York City’s LAByrinth Theater Company. His plays have been produced on five continents and throughout the United States.