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Paley, Grace
Grace Paley was an American short-story writer and poet known for her realistic seriocomic portrayals of working-class......
Palmer, Vance
Vance Palmer was an Australian author of novels, short stories, and plays whose work is noted for disciplined diction......
Parker, Dorothy
Dorothy Parker was an American short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and critic known for her witty—and often......
Paton, Alan
Alan Paton was a South African writer, best known for his first novel, Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), a passionate......
Paustovsky, Konstantin Georgiyevich
Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky was a Soviet fiction writer best known for his short stories, which carried......
Pavese, Cesare
Cesare Pavese was an Italian poet, critic, novelist, and translator, who introduced many modern U.S. and English......
Peretz, I.L.
I.L. Peretz was a prolific writer of poems, short stories, drama, humorous sketches, and satire who was instrumental......
Peri Rossi, Cristina
Cristina Peri Rossi is a Uruguayan short-story writer, novelist, and poet who is considered one of the leading......
Petrakis, Harry Mark
Harry Mark Petrakis was an American novelist and short-story writer whose exuberant and sensitive works deal with......
Petry, Ann
Ann Petry was an African-American novelist, journalist, and biographer whose works offered a unique perspective......
Piglia, Ricardo
Ricardo Piglia was an Argentine writer and critic best known for his introduction of hard-boiled fiction to the......
Pilnyak, Boris
Boris Pilnyak was a Soviet writer of novels and stories, prominent in the 1920s. Pilnyak spent his childhood in......
Pinski, David
David Pinski was a Russian-born playwright, novelist, and editor, one of the most noteworthy Yiddish-language dramatists.......
Pirandello, Luigi
Luigi Pirandello was an Italian playwright, novelist, and short-story writer, winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for......
Pitol, Sergio
Sergio Pitol was a Mexican author, whose work drew heavily on his experiences from time spent abroad and probed......
Piñera, Virgilio
Virgilio Piñera was a playwright, short-story writer, poet, and essayist who became famous for his work as well......
Piñon, Nélida
Nélida Piñon was a Brazilian novelist and short-story writer known for her unusual prose style and inventive use......
Plath, Sylvia
Sylvia Plath was an American poet and novelist whose best-known works, such as the poems “Daddy” and “Lady Lazarus”......
Plisnier, Charles
Charles Plisnier was a Belgian novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist noted for his intense, analytical......
Plomer, William
William Plomer was a South African-born British man of letters, whose writing covered many genres: poetry, novels,......
Plunkett, James
James Plunkett was an Irish novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer whose works, which deal with Ireland’s......
Poe, Edgar Allan
Edgar Allan Poe was an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation......
Pohl, Frederik
Frederik Pohl was an American science-fiction writer whose best work uses the genre as a mode of social criticism......
Pontoppidan, Henrik
Henrik Pontoppidan was a Realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for......
Pool, Maria Louise
Maria Louise Pool was an American writer whose sketches were well received in the period when the so-called local......
Porter, Eleanor Hodgman
Eleanor Hodgman Porter was an American novelist, creator of the Pollyanna series of books that generated a popular......
Porter, Hal
Hal Porter was an Australian novelist, playwright, poet, and autobiographer noted for his style and sometimes disturbing......
Porter, Katherine Anne
Katherine Anne Porter was an American novelist and short-story writer, a master stylist whose long short stories......
Powell, Dawn
Dawn Powell was an American novelist, playwright, and short-story writer known for her biting social satires. Although......
Powys, T.F.
T.F. Powys was an English novelist and short-story writer whose works dealt mainly with the hardships and brutalities......
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Pramoedya Ananta Toer was a Javanese novelist and short-story writer, the preeminent prose writer of post-independence......
Pratolini, Vasco
Vasco Pratolini was an Italian short-story writer and novelist, known particularly for compassionate portraits......
Premchand
Premchand was an Indian author of novels and short stories in Hindi and Urdu who was a pioneer in adapting Indian......
Prentiss, Elizabeth Payson
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss was an American writer of popular children’s books of a pious and homely character. Elizabeth......
Price, Reynolds
Reynolds Price was an American writer whose stories are set in the southern U.S. state of North Carolina, where......
Prichard, Katharine Susannah
Katharine Susannah Prichard was an Australian novelist and writer of short stories, plays, and verse, best known......
Pritchett, V.S.
V.S. Pritchett was a British novelist, short-story writer, and critic known throughout his long writing career......
Proulx, Annie
Annie Proulx is an American writer whose darkly comic yet sad fiction is peopled with quirky, memorable individuals......
Proust, Marcel
Marcel Proust was a French novelist and the author of À la recherche du temps perdu (1913–27; In Search of Lost......
Prus, Bolesław
Bolesław Prus was a Polish journalist, short-story writer, and novelist who was one of the leading figures of the......
Pu Songling
Pu Songling was a Chinese fiction writer whose Liaozhai zhiyi (1766; “Strange Stories from Liaozhai’s Studio”;......
Purdy, James
James Purdy was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works explored the American way of life and presented......
Pushkin, Aleksandr
Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian poet, novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer; he has often been considered......
Pynchon, Thomas
Thomas Pynchon is an American novelist and short-story writer whose works combine black humor and fantasy to depict......
Qian Zhongshu
Qian Zhongshu was a Chinese scholar and writer whose erudition and scholarly achievements were practically unrivaled......
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was an English poet, novelist, and anthologist noted for his compilation of The......
Quiroga, Horacio
Horacio Quiroga was an Uruguayan-born short-story writer whose imaginative portrayal of the struggle of humans......
Raabe, Wilhelm
Wilhelm Raabe was a German writer best known for realistic novels of middle-class life. After leaving school in......
Raddall, Thomas Head
Thomas Head Raddall was an English-Canadian novelist, who accurately depicted the history, manners, and idiom of......
Rankin, Ian
Ian Rankin is a Scottish best-selling crime novelist, creator of the Inspector Rebus series. (For Rankin’s reflections......
Rao, Raja
Raja Rao was an author who was among the most significant Indian novelists writing in English during the middle......
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American short-story writer and novelist who founded a regional literature of backwoods......
Ray, Jean
Jean Ray was a Belgian novelist, short-story writer, and journalist who is known for his crime fiction and narratives......
Reaney, James Crerar
James Crerar Reaney was a Canadian poet and playwright whose works transform Ontario small-town life into the realm......
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Taylor Jenkins Reid is a best-selling American author whose novels often feature protagonists who have achieved......
Remizov, Aleksey Mikhaylovich
Aleksey Mikhaylovich Remizov was a Symbolist writer whose works had a strong influence on Russian writers before......
Rendell, Ruth
Ruth Rendell was a British writer of mystery novels, psychological crime novels, and short stories who was perhaps......
Reve, Gerard
Gerard Reve was a Dutch writer noted for his virtuoso style and sardonic humour. His subject matter was occasionally......
Revueltas, José
José Revueltas was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, and political activist who was one of the originators......
Reyes, Alfonso
Alfonso Reyes was a poet, essayist, short-story writer, literary scholar and critic, educator, and diplomat, generally......
Reymont, Władysław Stanisław
Władysław Stanisław Reymont was a Polish writer and novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in......
Rhys, Jean
Jean Rhys was a West Indian novelist who earned acclaim for her early works set in the bohemian world of Europe......
Ribeiro Couto, Rui
Rui Ribeiro Couto was a Brazilian poet, short-story writer, and diplomat, one of the leading figures of Modernism......
Ribeiro, Aquilino
Aquilino Ribeiro was a novelist, the mainstay of Portuguese fiction writing until the surge of neorealist regionalism......
Ribeyro, Julio Ramón
Julio Ramón Ribeyro was a short-story writer, novelist, and playwright, one of the Latin American masters of the......
Rice, James
James Rice was an English novelist best known for his literary partnership with Sir Walter Besant. Rice was educated......
Rich, Barnabe
Barnabe Rich was an English author and soldier whose Farewell to Militarie Profession (1581) was the source for......
Richardson, Henry Handel
Henry Handel Richardson was an Australian novelist whose trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, combining description......
Richter, Conrad Michael
Conrad Michael Richter was an American short-story writer and novelist known for his lyrical fiction about early......
Rive, Richard
Richard Rive was a South African writer, literary critic, and teacher whose short stories, which were dominated......
Roa Bastos, Augusto
Augusto Roa Bastos was a Latin American novelist, short-story writer, and film scriptwriter of national and international......
Roberts, Elizabeth Madox
Elizabeth Madox Roberts was a Southern American novelist, poet, and short story writer noted especially for her......
Roberts, Kate
Kate Roberts was one of the outstanding Welsh-language novelists and short-story writers of the 20th century and......
Roberts, Sir Charles G.D.
Sir Charles G.D. Roberts was a poet who was the first to express the new national feeling aroused by the Canadian......
Rojas, Manuel
Manuel Rojas was a Chilean novelist and short-story writer. As a youth, Rojas traveled along the Argentine and......
Rolfe, Frederick William
Frederick William Rolfe was an English author and eccentric, best known for his autobiographical fantasy Hadrian......
Rolin, Dominique
Dominique Rolin was a Belgian novelist noted for embracing new narrative techniques. Author of more than 30 books......
Romano, Luís
Luís Romano was a Cape Verdean poet, novelist, and folklorist who wrote in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole.......
Romero, José Rubén
José Rubén Romero was a Mexican novelist and short-story writer whose vivid depiction of the people and customs......
Roth, Henry
Henry Roth was an American teacher, farmer, machinist, and sporadic author whose novel Call It Sleep (1934) was......
Roth, Veronica
Veronica Roth is an American writer known for her Divergent trilogy of science-fiction novels for young adults,......
Rudd, Steele
Steele Rudd was a novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose comic characters are a well-known part of......
Rule, Jane
Jane Rule was an American-born Canadian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer known for her exploration of......
Rulfo, Juan
Juan Rulfo was a Mexican writer who is considered one of the finest novelists and short-story creators in 20th-century......
Rumaker, Michael
Michael Rumaker was an American author whose works were often semiautobiographical and featured gay protagonists.......
Runyon, Damon
Damon Runyon was an American journalist and short-story writer, best known for his book Guys and Dolls, written......
Rushdie, Salman
Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American writer whose allegorical novels examine historical and philosophical......
Régio, José
José Régio was a Portuguese poet, novelist, dramatist, and literary critic, generally considered one of the most......
Sade, Marquis de
Marquis de Sade was a French nobleman whose perverse sexual preferences and erotic writings gave rise to the term......
Sadji, Abdoulaye
Abdoulaye Sadji was a Senegalese writer and teacher who was one of the founders of African prose fiction in French.......
Sahgal, Nayantara
Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian journalist and novelist whose fiction presents the personal crises of India’s elite......
Saki
Saki was a Scottish writer and journalist whose stories depict the Edwardian social scene with a flippant wit and......
Salinger, J.D.
J.D. Salinger was an American writer whose novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951) won critical acclaim and devoted......
Salkey, Andrew
Andrew Salkey was a Caribbean author, anthologist, and editor whose work reflected a commitment to Jamaican culture.......
Salter, James
James Salter was an American fiction writer and screenwriter whose work is characterized by a careful, economical......
Saltykov, Mikhail Yevgrafovich, Graf
Mikhail Yevgrafovich, Count Saltykov was a novelist of radical sympathies and one of the greatest of all Russian......
Sand, George
George Sand was a French Romantic writer known primarily for her so-called rustic novels. She was brought up at......
Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson
Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster was an American writer and editor, noted in her day for her stories and books......
Sansom, William
William Sansom was a writer of short stories, novels, and travel books who is considered particularly acute in......
Saramago, José
José Saramago was a Portuguese novelist and man of letters who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.......