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Also Known As	Micah Joseph bin Gorion
Born	August 19, 1865 • Russian Empire
Died	November 18, 1921 (aged 56) • Berlin • Germany • (Anniversary in 5 days)
Notable Works	“Ḥorev”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German author

Uwe Johnson

German author

Herta Müller

Romanian-born German writer

Gert Hofmann

German author

Paul Ernst

German writer

Hermann Kurz

German writer

Khushwant Singh

Indian writer

Isaac Bashevis Singer

American author

Mulk Raj Anand

Indian author

Mary McCarthy

American novelist and critic

Martin Amis

British author

Italo Calvino

Italian author

Sir Stephen Spender

English poet

S.Y. Agnon

Israeli author

Muriel Spark

British writer

Sholem Aleichem

Yiddish author

Es’kia Mphahlele

South African writer

Carl Spitteler

Swiss poet

Johan Borgen

Norwegian author

Mendele Moykher Sforim

Russian-Jewish author