Nonfiction Authors A-K, GAR-GRA
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García Márquez, Gabriel
Gabriel García Márquez was a Colombian novelist and one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He was awarded......
Gardner, John
John Gardner was an American novelist and poet whose philosophical fiction reveals his characters’ inner conflicts.......
Garland, Hamlin
Hamlin Garland was an American author perhaps best remembered for his short stories and his autobiographical “Middle......
Garneau, Hector de Saint-Denys
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau was a poet who was the cofounder of the important French Canadian literary journal......
Garner, Alan
Alan Garner is an English writer whose works, noted for their idiosyncratic style, are rooted in the myth and legend......
Garten, Ina
Ina Garten is an American chef, entrepreneur, author, and television personality. She is best known as the founder......
Gary, Romain
Romain Gary was a Lithuanian-born French novelist whose first work, L’Éducation européenne (1945; Forest of Anger),......
Gascoigne, George
George Gascoigne was an English poet and a major literary innovator. Gascoigne attended the University of Cambridge,......
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, short-story writer, and the first biographer of Charlotte Brontë.......
Gaspé, Philippe Aubert de
Philippe Aubert de Gaspé was the author of the early French Canadian novel Les Anciens Canadiens (1863), which......
Gautier de Metz
Gautier de Metz was a French poet and priest who is usually credited with the authorship of a treatise about the......
Gay, Roxane
Roxane Gay gained widespread acclaim in 2014 for her book Bad Feminist, a collection of essays that reflect on......
Geber
Geber was the unknown author of several books that were among the most influential works on alchemy and metallurgy......
Geddes, Norman Bel
Norman Bel Geddes was an American theatrical designer whose clean, functional decors contributed substantially......
Gee, Maurice
Maurice Gee was a New Zealand novelist best known for his realistic evocations of New Zealand life and his fantastical......
Geijer, Erik Gustaf
Erik Gustaf Geijer was a Swedish poet, historian, philosopher, and social and political theorist who was a leading......
Gellhorn, Martha
Martha Gellhorn was an American journalist and novelist who, as one of the first female war correspondents, candidly......
Gellius, Aulus
Aulus Gellius was a Latin author remembered for his miscellany Noctes Atticae (“Attic Nights”), in which many fragments......
Genet, Jean
Jean Genet was a French criminal and social outcast turned writer who, as a novelist, transformed erotic and often......
Genevoix, Maurice Charles Louis
Maurice Charles Louis Genevoix was a French writer best known for his recounting of World War I. Before World War......
Gennadios II Scholarios
Gennadios II Scholarios was the first patriarch of Constantinople (1454–64) under Turkish rule and the foremost......
Gennadius Of Marseilles
Gennadius Of Marseilles was a theologian-priest whose work De viris illustribus (“On Famous Men”) constitutes the......
Geoffrey Of Monmouth
Geoffrey Of Monmouth was a medieval English chronicler and bishop of St. Asaph (1152), whose major work, the Historia......
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore
Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire was a French zoologist noted for his work on anatomical abnormalities in humans......
George the Monk
George the Monk was a Byzantine historian, author of a world chronicle that constitutes a prime documentary source......
George The Syncellus
George The Syncellus was a Byzantine historian and author of a world chronicle of events from the creation to the......
Gerhard, Johann
Johann Gerhard was a leading German Protestant theologian, biblical scholar, renowned polemicist, author of the......
Gerould, Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould was an American writer, noted for short stories that reveal her elevated......
Gervase Of Canterbury
Gervase Of Canterbury was a monk at Christ Church, Canterbury, from 1163, compiler of chronicles having considerable......
Gevers, Marie
Marie Gevers was a Belgian novelist and poet whose works, almost without exception, evoke Kempenland, a rural area......
Ghazālī, al-
al-Ghazālī was a Muslim theologian and mystic whose great work, Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīnIḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn (“The Revival......
Ghose, Zulfikar
Zulfikar Ghose is a Pakistani American author of novels, poetry, and criticism about cultural alienation. Ghose......
Ghosh, Amitav
Amitav Ghosh is an Indian-born writer whose ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the nature......
Gibbon, Edward
Edward Gibbon was an English rationalist historian and scholar best known as the author of The History of the Decline......
Gibbon, Lewis Grassic
Lewis Grassic Gibbon was a Scottish novelist whose inventive trilogy published under the collective title A Scots......
Gibson, William
William Gibson is an American Canadian writer of science fiction who was the leader of the genre’s cyberpunk movement.......
Gide, André
André Gide was a French writer, humanist, and moralist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. Gide......
Gilder, Jeannette Leonard
Jeannette Leonard Gilder was an American editor and writer, a prolific and influential figure in popular journalism,......
Gill, Brendan
Brendan Gill was an American critic and writer chiefly known for his work as critic of film, drama, and architecture......
Gilles Li Muisis
Gilles Li Muisis was a French poet and chronicler whose works are important sources for the history of France.......
Gillespie, George
George Gillespie was a leader of the Church of Scotland and polemical writer, who laboured for the autonomy and......
Gilliam, Terry
Terry Gilliam is an American-born director, writer, comedian, and actor who first achieved fame as a member of......
Gilliatt, Penelope
Penelope Gilliatt was an English writer of essays, short stories, screenplays, and novels. Her fiction is noted......
Ginsberg, Allen
Allen Ginsberg was an American poet whose epic poem Howl (1956) is considered to be one of the most significant......
Ginzburg, Natalia
Natalia Ginzburg was an Italian author who dealt unsentimentally with family relationships in her writings. Ginzburg......
Gioia, Dana
Dana Gioia is an American poet, poetry and music critic, and former corporate vice president of General Foods best......
Giovanni da Pian del Carpini
Giovanni da Pian del Carpini was a Franciscan friar, the first noteworthy European traveler in the Mongol empire,......
Giovanni, Nikki
Nikki Giovanni was an American poet whose writings range from calls for Black power to poems for children and intimate......
Giraldi, Giambattista
Giambattista Giraldi was an Italian poet and dramatist who wrote the first modern tragedy on classical principles......
Giraldus Cambrensis
Giraldus Cambrensis was the archdeacon of Brecknock, Brecknockshire (1175–1204), and historian, whose accounts......
Gist, Christopher
Christopher Gist was an American colonial explorer and military scout who wrote highly informative journals describing......
Glaber, Radulfus
Radulfus Glaber was a medieval monk and chronicler whose works, though lacking critical sense and order, are useful......
Gladden, Washington
Washington Gladden was an American Congregational minister, crusading journalist, author, and prominent early advocate......
Gladwell, Malcolm
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and writer best known for his unique perspective on popular culture.......
Glasgow, Ellen
Ellen Glasgow was an American novelist whose realistic depictions of life in her native Virginia helped direct......
Glassco, John
John Glassco was a Canadian author whose poetry, short stories, novels, memoirs, and translations are notable for......
Glatstein, Jacob
Jacob Glatstein was a Polish-born poet and literary critic who in 1920 helped establish the Inzikhist (“Introspectivist”)......
Glikl of Hameln
Glikl of Hameln was a German Jewish diarist whose seven books of memoirs (Zikhroynes), written in Yiddish with......
Glycas, Michael
Michael Glycas was a Byzantine historian, theologian, and poet, author of a world chronicle and learned theological......
Glyn, Elinor
Elinor Glyn was an English novelist and short-story writer known for her highly romantic tales with luxurious settings......
Glück, Louise
Louise Glück was an American poet whose willingness to confront the horrible, the difficult, and the painful resulted......
Godden, Rumer
Rumer Godden was a British writer whose many novels, poems, and nonfictional works reflect her personal experiences......
Godfrey of Saint-Victor
Godfrey of Saint-Victor was a French monk, philosopher, theologian, and poet whose writings summarized an early......
Godwin, Francis
Francis Godwin was a bishop and historian who wrote the first story of space travel in English literature, The......
Godwin, Gail
Gail Godwin is an American author of fiction about personal freedom in man-woman relationships and the choices......
Goeje, Michael Jan de
Michael Jan de Goeje was a Dutch scholar who edited many Arabic works, most important of which was the medieval......
Goetel, Ferdynand
Ferdynand Goetel was a Polish novelist and essayist noted primarily for his memoirs and his novels about exotic......
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, critic,......
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Gogarty, Oliver St. John
Oliver St. John Gogarty was a writer, wit, and raconteur associated with the Irish literary renaissance whose memoirs......
Goldbarth, Albert
Albert Goldbarth is an American poet whose erudition and wit found expression in compulsively wordy but dazzling......
Goldman, Emma
Emma Goldman was an international anarchist who conducted leftist activities in the United States from about 1890......
Goldman, William
William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright noted for his versatility, his works ranging......
Goldoni, Carlo
Carlo Goldoni was a prolific dramatist who renovated the well-established Italian commedia dell’arte dramatic form......
Goldschmidt, Meïr Aron
Meïr Aron Goldschmidt was a Danish writer of Jewish descent whose work foreshadowed later Realism. Goldschmidt......
Goldsmith, Oliver
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish essayist, poet, novelist, dramatist, and eccentric, made famous by such works......
Gollancz, Sir Victor
Sir Victor Gollancz was a British publisher, writer, and humanitarian who championed such causes as socialism and......
Gombrich, Ernst H.
Ernst H. Gombrich was an Austrian-born art historian who was one of the field’s greatest popularizers, introducing......
Gombrowicz, Witold
Witold Gombrowicz was a Polish novelist and playwright whose works were forerunners of the Theatre of the Absurd.......
Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov was a Russian novelist and travel writer, whose highly esteemed novels dramatize......
Goncourt, Edmond and Jules
Edmond and Jules Goncourt were French brothers, writers, and constant collaborators who made significant contributions......
Gong Zizhen
Gong Zizhen was a reform-minded Chinese writer and poet whose works both foreshadowed and influenced the modernization......
González de Clavijo, Ruy
Ruy González de Clavijo was a Spanish diplomat who traveled to the court of Timur (Tamerlane) at Samarkand, in......
Goodman, Amy
Amy Goodman is an American journalist, columnist, and author, best known as the cofounder and host of Democracy......
Goodrich, Samuel Griswold
Samuel Griswold Goodrich was an American publisher and author of children’s books under the pseudonym of Peter......
Gordon, Aaron David
Aaron David Gordon was a Zionist writer and philosopher who inculcated the idea of a return of Jews to Palestine......
Gordon, Mary
Mary Gordon is an American writer whose novels and short fiction deal with growing up as a Roman Catholic and with......
Gordon, Ruth
Ruth Gordon was an American writer and actress who achieved award-winning acclaim in both pursuits. Much of her......
Gorky, Maxim
Maxim Gorky was a Russian short-story writer and novelist who first attracted attention with his naturalistic and......
Gosse, Sir Edmund
Sir Edmund Gosse was an English translator, literary historian, and critic who introduced the work of Henrik Ibsen......
Gottsched, Johann Christoph
Johann Christoph Gottsched was a literary theorist, critic, and dramatist who introduced French 18th-century classical......
Gourgaud, Gaspard
Gaspard Gourgaud was a French soldier and historian who accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte into exile at St. Helena......
Gourmont, Remy de
Remy de Gourmont was a novelist, poet, playwright, and philosopher who was one of the most-penetrating contemporary......
Goyette, Sue
Sue Goyette is a Canadian poet and novelist who believes that each individual has a relationship with the vast......
Goytisolo, Juan
Juan Goytisolo was a Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose early Neorealist work evolved into......
Gozzi, Carlo, Conte
Carlo, Conte Gozzi was a poet, prose writer, and dramatist, a fierce and skillful defender of the traditional Italian......
Gozzi, Gasparo, Count
Gasparo, Count Gozzi was an Italian poet, prose writer, journalist, and critic. He is remembered for a satire that......
Grabbe, Christian Dietrich
Christian Dietrich Grabbe was a German dramatist whose plays anticipated Expressionism and film technique. Grabbe......
Grace, Patricia
Patricia Grace is a New Zealand writer who was a foundational figure in the rise and development of Māori fiction.......
Grade, Chaim
Chaim Grade was a Yiddish poet, short-story writer, and novelist who was one of the last surviving secularized......
Grafton, Richard
Richard Grafton was an English chronicler and printer of the Great Bible (1539) and the first and second Book of......