Nonfiction Authors A-K, FAX-GAR
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Faxian
Faxian was a Buddhist monk whose pilgrimage to India in 402 initiated Sino-Indian relations and whose writings......
Federer, Heinrich
Heinrich Federer was a novelist who imparted new vigour to Christian fiction in Switzerland. Federer started to......
FeijĂło y Montenegro, Benito JerĂłnimo
Benito JerĂłnimo FeijĂło y Montenegro was a teacher and essayist, a leading 18th-century Spanish stylist. A member......
Felltham, Owen
Owen Felltham was an English essayist and poet, best known for his essays Resolves Divine, Morall, and Politicall,......
Feng Guifen
Feng Guifen was a Chinese scholar and official whose ideas were the basis of the Self-Strengthening Movement (1861â95),......
Fenton, Elijah
Elijah Fenton was an English poet perhaps best known for his collaboration in a translation of the Greek epic poem......
Ferber, Edna
Edna Ferber was an American novelist and short-story writer who wrote with compassion and curiosity about Midwestern......
Fergusson, Elizabeth Graeme
Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson was an early American writer, perhaps best remembered for her personal correspondence,......
FernĂĄndez Retamar, Roberto
Roberto FernĂĄndez Retamar was a Cuban poet, essayist, and literary critic and cultural spokesman for the regime......
Ferreira, VergĂlio
VergĂlio Ferreira was a Portuguese teacher and novelist who turned from an early social realism to more experimental......
Fialho de Almeida, José Valentim
José Valentim Fialho de Almeida was a Portuguese short-story writer and political essayist of the realist-naturalist......
Fiennes, Celia
Celia Fiennes was an English travel writer who journeyed on horseback all over England at the end of the 17th century,......
Fiennes, Sir Ranulph
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a British adventurer, pioneering polar explorer, and writer, who, among his many exploits,......
Fierstein, Harvey
Harvey Fierstein is an American comedian, author, and playwright who was best known as the author of The Torch......
Findley, Timothy
Timothy Findley was a Canadian author known for his intelligent writing and storytelling. His subject matter often......
Firishtah
Firishtah was one of Muslim Indiaâs most famous writers. Very little is known about Firishtahâs life except that......
Fischart, Johann
Johann Fischart was a German satirist, the principal German literary opponent of the Counter-Reformation. Fischart......
Fischl, Eric
Eric Fischl is an American painter and sculptor whose work belongs to the figurative tradition. Fischl moved with......
Fisher, Carrie
Carrie Fisher was an American actress and author who was perhaps best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia......
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
Dorothy Canfield Fisher was a prolific American author of novels, short stories, childrenâs books, educational......
Fisher, M.F.K.
M.F.K. Fisher was an American writer whose compelling style, wit, and interest in the gastronomical made her one......
Fisk, Robert
Robert Fisk was a British journalist and best-selling author known for his coverage of the Middle East. Fisk earned......
Fitch, Ralph
Ralph Fitch was a merchant who was among the first Englishmen to travel through India and Southeast Asia. In February......
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age,......
Fitzgerald, Penelope
Penelope Fitzgerald was an English novelist and biographer noted for her economical, yet evocative, witty, and......
FitzGerald, R.D.
R.D. FitzGerald was an Australian poet known for his technical skill and seriousness. FitzGerald studied science......
Fitzthedmar, Arnold
Arnold Fitzthedmar was a London alderman and merchant who compiled a chronicle of the mayors and sheriffs of London,......
Flanagan, Richard
Richard Flanagan is an Australian writer who is known for a series of critically acclaimed works, including the......
Flanner, Hildegarde
Hildegarde Flanner was an American poet, essayist, and playwright known for her traditional poems that conjured......
Flanner, Janet
Janet Flanner was an American writer who was the Paris correspondent for The New Yorker magazine for nearly half......
Flecknoe, Richard
Richard Flecknoe was an English poet, dramatist, and traveller, whose writings are notable for both the praise......
Fletcher, Giles, the Elder
Giles Fletcher the Elder was an English poet and author, and father of the poets Phineas Fletcher and Giles Fletcher......
Flodoard
Flodoard was a chronicler whose two major works, the Annales, a chronicle covering the period 919 to 966, and the......
Florence Of Worcester
Florence Of Worcester was an English monk, usually accepted as the author of Chronicon ex chronicis, which is valuable......
Florio, John
John Florio was an English lexicographer and translator of Montaigne. Son of a Protestant refugee of Tuscan origin,......
FlĂžgstad, Kjartan
Kjartan FlĂžgstad is a Norwegian poet, novelist, and essayist best known for his novel Dalen Portland (1977; âPortland......
Fodor, Eugene
Eugene Fodor was a Hungarian-born American travel writer who created a series of popular tourist guidebooks that......
Fontane, Theodor
Theodor Fontane was a writer who is considered the first master of modern realistic fiction in Germany. He began......
Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de
Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle was a French scientist and man of letters, described by Voltaire as the......
Forché, Carolyn
Carolyn Forché is an American poet whose concern for human rights is reflected in her writing, especially in the......
Ford, Richard
Richard Ford is an American writer of novels and short stories about lonely and damaged people. Ford attended Michigan......
Forkel, Johann Nikolaus
Johann Nikolaus Forkel was one of the first great musicologists and the first biographer of Johann Sebastian Bach.......
Forner, Juan Pablo
Juan Pablo Forner was the foremost literary polemicist of the 18th century in Spain. His brilliant wit was often......
Forrest, Leon
Leon Forrest was an African-American author of large, inventive novels that fuse myth, history, legend, and contemporary......
Forster, Georg
Georg Forster was an explorer and scientist who helped to establish the literary travel book as a favoured genre......
Forster, John
John Forster was a writer and journalist, a notable figure in mid-19th-century literary London who, through his......
Forster, Margaret
Margaret Forster was a British novelist and biographer whose books are known for their detailed characterizations.......
Forsyth, Andrew Russell
Andrew Russell Forsyth was a British mathematician, best known for his mathematical textbooks. In 1877 Forsyth......
Forsyth, Frederick
Frederick Forsyth was a British author of best-selling thriller novels noted for their journalistic style and fast-paced......
Fosse, Jon
Jon Fosse is a Norwegian author of novels, plays, poems, childrenâs books, and essays who has also worked as an......
Foucault, Michel
Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and historian, one of the most influential and controversial scholars......
Fowles, John
John Fowles was an English novelist, whose allusive and descriptive works combine psychological probingsâchiefly......
Fox, Paula
Paula Fox was an American author who wrote books for children and adults using a straightforward writing style......
Frame, Janet
Janet Frame was a leading New Zealand writer of novels, short fiction, and poetry. Her works were noted for their......
Francis, Dick
Dick Francis was a British jockey and mystery writer known for his realistic plots centred on the sport of horse......
Frank Abagnale, Jr.
Frank Abagnale, Jr. is an American author, former con artist, and financial security consultant. He became a household......
Frank, Anne
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl whose diary of her familyâs two years in hiding during the German occupation of the......
Frank, Johann Peter
Johann Peter Frank was a German physician who was a pioneer in public health. Frank studied at Heidelberg and Strasbourg.......
Frank, Leonhard
Leonhard Frank was a German Expressionist novelist and playwright who used sensationalism and a compact and austere......
Frank, Otto
Otto Frank was a German-born merchant best known as the father of Anne Frank, whose diary, published after her......
Franklin, John Hope
John Hope Franklin was an American historian and educator noted for his scholarly reappraisal of the American Civil......
Franscini, Stefano
Stefano Franscini was a Swiss statesman and reformer whose maxim âDemocracy is not so much respect for the vote......
Franzen, Jonathan
Jonathan Franzen is an American novelist and essayist whose sprawling multilayered novels about contemporary America......
Fraser, George MacDonald
George MacDonald Fraser was a British writer best known for his series of historical novels about the exploits......
Fraunce, Abraham
Abraham Fraunce was an English poet, a protégé of the poet and courtier Sir Philip Sidney. Fraunce was educated......
Frayn, Michael
Michael Frayn is a British playwright, novelist, and translator whose work is often compared to that of Anton Chekhov......
Fredegarius
Fredegarius was the supposed author of a chronicle of Frankish history composed between 658 and 661. All the extant......
Fredro, Aleksander
Aleksander Fredro was a major Polish playwright, poet, and author of memoirs whose work is remarkable for its brilliant......
Freeman, Bud
Bud Freeman was an American jazz musician, who, along with Coleman Hawkins, was one of the first tenor saxophonists......
Freeman, Douglas Southall
Douglas Southall Freeman was an American journalist and author noted for writings on the Confederacy. After receiving......
Freidank
Freidank was a German didactic poet whose work became regarded as a standard repository of moral precepts. Nothing......
Freire, Paulo
Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator. His ideas developed from his experience teaching Brazilâs peasants to read.......
Frenssen, Gustav
Gustav Frenssen was a novelist who was the foremost exponent of Heimatkunst (regionalism) in German fiction. Frenssen......
Frey, Adolf
Adolf Frey was a Swiss novelist, poet, and literary historian whose most lasting achievements are his biographies......
Freyre, Gilberto
Gilberto Freyre was a Brazilian sociologist who is considered the 20th-century pioneer in the sociology of northeastern......
Friday, Nancy
Nancy Friday was an American feminist and author who was especially known for works that explored womenâs sexuality.......
Friedman, Bruce Jay
Bruce Jay Friedman was an American comic author whose dark, mocking humour and social criticism were directed at......
Frisch, Max
Max Frisch was a Swiss dramatist and novelist, noted for his depictions of the moral dilemmas of 20th-century life.......
Froissart, Jean
Jean Froissart was a medieval poet and court historian whose Chronicles of the 14th century remain the most important......
Fromentin, EugĂšne
EugĂšne Fromentin was a French painter and author best known for his depictions of the land and people of Algeria.......
Froude, James Anthony
James Anthony Froude was an English historian and biographer whose History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to......
Fry, Christopher
Christopher Fry was a British writer of verse plays. Fry adopted his motherâs surname after he became a schoolteacher......
Fry, Stephen
Stephen Fry is a British actor, comedian, author, screenwriter, and director, known especially for his virtuosic......
Fréchette, Louis-Honoré
Louis-Honoré Fréchette was the preeminent French Canadian poet of the 19th century, noted for his patriotic poems.......
Frémont, Jessie Ann Benton
Jessie Ann Benton Frémont was an American writer whose literary career arose largely from her writings in connection......
Fuentes, Carlos
Carlos Fuentes was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, playwright, critic, and diplomat whose experimental......
Fugard, Athol
Athol Fugard was a South African dramatist, actor, and director who became internationally known for his penetrating......
Fulcher Of Chartres
Fulcher Of Chartres was a French chaplain and chronicler of the First Crusade. Apparently educated for the priesthood......
Fulgentius of Ruspe, Saint
Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe ; feast day January 1) was an African bishop of Ruspe and theological writer who defended......
Fuller, Margaret
Margaret Fuller was an American critic, teacher, and woman of letters whose efforts to civilize the taste and enrich......
Fuller, Thomas
Thomas Fuller was a British scholar, preacher, and one of the most witty and prolific authors of the 17th century.......
Fétis, François-Joseph
François-Joseph Fétis was a prolific scholar and pioneer scientific investigator of music history and theory. He......
G. K. Chesterton on Charles Dickens
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874â1936)âthe polymathic poet, philosopher, orator, journalist, superb stylist, and......
Gadda, Carlo Emilio
Carlo Emilio Gadda was an Italian essayist, short-story writer, and novelist outstanding particularly for his original......
Gaddis, William
William Gaddis was an American novelist of complex, satiric works who is considered one of the best of the post-World......
Gaines, Ernest J.
Ernest J. Gaines was an American writer whose fiction, as exemplified by The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman......
Gallagher, Tess
Tess Gallagher is an American poet, author of naturalistic, introspective verse about self-discovery, womanhood,......
Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin was one of the first Roman Catholic priests to serve as a missionary to European......
Ganivet y GarcĂa, Ăngel
Ăngel Ganivet y GarcĂa was a Spanish essayist and novelist, considered a precursor of the Generation of â98 because......
Garcilaso de la Vega
Garcilaso de la Vega was one of the great Spanish chroniclers of the 16th century, noted as the author of distinguished......