Authors

Wolfgang Koeppen
Wolfgang KoeppenWalter Abish
Walter AbishAustrian-American writer
César Aira
César AiraArgentine author
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Ryunosuke AkutagawaJapanese novelist
Will Alexander
Will AlexanderContemporary African American poet
Osama Alomar
Osama AlomarSyrian-American poet and short story writer
Ana Luísa Amaral
Ana Luísa AmaralPortuguese poet
Doon Arbus
Doon ArbusAmerican author
Paul Auster
Paul AusterContemporary American novelist, essayist, translator, and poet
Jimmy Santiago Baca
Jimmy Santiago BacaContemporary Chicano poet and writer of short stories and screen plays
Alhierd Bacharevič
Alhierd BacharevičBelarusian writer
Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes20th century American journalist, novelist and Modernist writer
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire19th century French poet, essayist, and translator
Bei Dao
Bei DaoContemporary Chinese poet, representative of the Misty Poets.
Yevgenia Belorusets
Yevgenia BelorusetsContemporary Ukrainian writer
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Mei-mei BerssenbruggeChinese-born American poet
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto BolañoTwentieth-century Chilean poet and novelist
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis BorgesTwentieth-century Argentine author
Beatriz Bracher
Beatriz BracherBrazilian writer
Can Xue
Can XueContemporary Chinese fiction writer and literary critic
Elias Canetti
Elias CanettiAnne Carson
Anne CarsonCanadian poet, essayist and translator of Greek mythology
Horacio Castellanos Moya
Horacio Castellanos MoyaSalvadoran writer and journalist
Mary Ann Caws
Mary Ann CawsAmerican author, art historian and literary critic
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline20th century French writer and physician
Rafael Chirbes
Rafael ChirbesInger Christensen
Inger Christensen20th century poet, author, and playwright
Xi Chuan
Xi ChuanJulio Cortázar
Julio Cortázar20th century Argentine novelist, poet, essayist, short-story writer and Surrealist
Amparo Dávila
Amparo DávilaMexican short story writer
Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai20th century Japanese novelist
Helen DeWitt
Helen DeWittAmerican writer
Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)
Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)20th century American poet
Marcia Douglas
Marcia DouglasJamaican American writer
Daša Drndić
Daša DrndićMathias Énard
Mathias ÉnardPrix Goncourt winning French novelist
Shusaku Endo
Shusaku Endo20th century Japanese writer
Jenny Erpenbeck
Jenny ErpenbeckGerman writer and former opera director
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence FerlinghettiAmerican writer, publisher, activist, visual artist, and founder of City Lights Books
Thalia Field
Thalia FieldContemporary American fiction writer
Rivka Galchen
Rivka GalchenForrest Gander
Forrest GanderAmerican poet, novelist, and translator
Romain Gary
Romain GaryFranco-Lithuanian novelist
Yoshimasu Gozo
Yoshimasu GozoHenry Green
Henry Green20th century British novelist
David Hinton
David HintonDavid Hinton is an American poet and translator of ancient Chinese poetry.
Takashi Hiraide
Takashi HiraideJapanese writer
Yoel Hoffmann
Yoel HoffmannIsraeli author and translator
Susan Howe
Susan HoweAmerican poet and essayist
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil HrabalCzech novelist and poet
Kim Hyesoon
Kim HyesoonSouth Korean poet
Sonallah Ibrahim
Sonallah IbrahimEgyptian activist and writer
Rachel Ingalls
Rachel IngallsAmerican writer
Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg BachmannChristopher Isherwood
Christopher IsherwoodChristopher Isherwood was an English-American novelist who is best known for his novel _A Single Man_.
Rabee Jaber
Rabee JaberLebanese novelist and journalist
Fleur Jaeggy
Fleur JaeggyFleur Jaggy is a translator and novelist.
Camilo José Cela
Camilo José CelaCamilo José Cela was a significant contributor to 20th century Spanish Literature.
Franz Kafka
Franz KafkaMieko Kanai
Mieko KanaiJapanese novelist, poet, essayist, and critic
Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari KawabataJohn Keene
John KeeneAmerican writer and translator
László Krasznahorkai
László KrasznahorkaiMiroslav Krleža
Miroslav KrležaMiroslav Krleža was a dominant Croatian and Yugoslav writer.
Eka Kurniawan
Eka KurniawanIndonesian writer
Rachel Kushner
Rachel KushnerJames Laughlin
James LaughlinJames Laughlin was the founder of New Directions and author of several collections of poetry
Denise Levertov
Denise LevertovPoet and political activist
Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector20th-century Brazilian writer
Luljeta Lleshanaku
Luljeta LleshanakuContemporary Albanian poet
Édouard Louis
Édouard LouisNathaniel Mackey
Nathaniel MackeyContemporary American poet
Xavier de Maistre
Xavier de Maistre18th Century French writer
Javier Marías
Javier MaríasContemporary Spanish novelist
Bernadette Mayer
Bernadette MayerContemporary American Poet
Michael McClure
Michael McClureContemporary American Poet, Playwright, Novelist
Fernanda Melchor
Fernanda MelchorMexican Author
Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton20th Century Theological Poet
Dunya Mikhail
Dunya Mikhail20th Century Iraqi Poet
Henry Miller
Henry Miller20th Century American writer
Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima20th Century Japanese novelist and playwright
Pamela Mordecai
Pamela MordecaiVladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov20th Century Russian novelist
Natalia Ginzburg
Natalia GinzburgHiroko Oyamada
Hiroko OyamadaMichael Palmer
Michael PalmerContemporary American Poet
Octavio Paz
Octavio PazTwentieth-century Mexican Poet
Fernando Pessoa
Fernando PessoaRobert Plunket
Robert PlunketAmerican columnist and novelist
Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound20th Century American poet
T. F. Powys
T. F. PowysBritish writer
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau20th Century French experimentalist
José Revueltas
José RevueltasMexican writer and activist
Kenneth Rexroth
Kenneth Rexroth20th Century American poet, essayist, and translator.
Evelio Rosero
Evelio RoseroContemporary Colombian novelist
Fran Ross
Fran RossJoseph Roth
Joseph Roth20th Century Austrian writer
Hiroaki Sato
Hiroaki SatoJapanese poet and translator
Delmore Schwartz
Delmore Schwartz20th century American poet and short story writer
W.G. Sebald
W.G. SebaldGerman novelist and poet
Anne Serre
Anne SerreFrench writer
Patti Smith
Patti SmithPatti Smith is an American singer-songwriter and author.
Stevie Smith
Stevie Smith20th century English poet and novelist
A. L. Snijders
A. L. SnijdersDutch writer
Gary Snyder
Gary SnyderContemporary American beat poet, essayist and environmental activist
Dag Solstad
Dag SolstadNorwegian writer
Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark20th century Scottish novelist, poet and essayist
Wisława Szymborska
Wisława SzymborskaPolish poet
Junichiro Tanizaki
Junichiro TanizakiJapanese writer
Yoko Tawada
Yoko TawadaContemporary Japanese-German prose writer
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas20th century Welsh poet
Rosemary Tonks
Rosemary TonksAmerican poet and writer
Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas TranströmerSwedish poet and Nobel Laureate
Regina Ullmann
Regina UllmannJane Unrue
Jane UnrueEnrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-MatasSpanish writer
Harald Voetmann
Harald VoetmannDanish writer
Rosmarie Waldrop
Rosmarie WaldropContemporary American poet
Robert Walser
Robert WalserEarly twentieth-century Swiss novelist
Eliot Weinberger
Eliot WeinbergerAmerican essayist and translator
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos WilliamsOne of the greatest poets of the 20th Century, William Carlos Williams is “The cornerstone of New Directions”
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee WilliamsAmerica’s playwright
Kader Abdolah
Kader AbdolahIranian-Dutch novelist
Gini Alhadeff
Gini AlhadeffChris Andrews
Chris AndrewsSpanish translator
Susan Bernofsky
Susan BernofskyTranslator of German
Max Blecher
Max Blecher20th-century Romanian-born Jewish poet, prose writer, and translator of works into Romanian
Philip Boehm
Philip BoehmDon Mee Choi
Don Mee ChoiKorean poet and translator
Margaret Jull Costa
Margaret Jull CostaTranslator of Portuguese and Spanish literature
Lydia Davis
Lydia DavisAmerican translator, novelist, poet, and essayist
Nicola Gardini
Nicola GardiniItalian novelist
Yuri Herrera
Yuri Herreracontemporary Mexican writer, editor
Michael Hofmann
Michael HofmannPoet and translator from the German
Anne McLean
Anne McLeanSpanish Translator
Victor Meadowcroft
Victor MeadowcroftSpanish and Portuguese translator
Margaret Mitsutani
Margaret MitsutaniBenjamin Moser
Benjamin MoserBenjamin Moser is an American writer and translator.
Ottilie Mulzet
Ottilie MulzetSusanna Nied
Susanna NiedJohanne Sorgenfri Ottosen
Johanne Sorgenfri OttosenDanish translator
Minna Zallman Proctor
Minna Zallman ProctorKit Schluter
Kit SchluterFrench and Spanish translator
Anna Della Subin
Anna Della SubinAmerican writer
Stefan Tobler
Stefan ToblerStefan Tobler is a translator from Portuguese and German.
Ferreira Gullar
Ferreira GullarMichael Henry Heim
Michael Henry HeimNorman Manea
Norman ManeaRomanian novelist
Olga Ravn
Olga RavnContemporary Danish novelist and poet.
Paul Wilson
Paul WilsonHosam Aboul-Ela
Hosam Aboul-ElaArabic translator
Kareem James Abu-Zeid
Kareem James Abu-ZeidTranslator from the Arabic
Valentine Ackland
Valentine Ackland20th Century Modernist poet
Bernard Adams
Bernard AdamsTranslator of Hungarian Literature
Prince Ilango Adigal
Prince Ilango AdigalAncient Tamil poet and Jain monk.
Kaouther Adimi
Kaouther AdimiJeremy Adler
Jeremy AdlerAdonis
AdonisMartín Adán
Martín AdánPeruvian modernist writer
Agnes Scott Langeland
Agnes Scott LangelandTranslator of Norwegian
Ah Cheng
Ah ChengContemporary Chinese author and screenwriter
Aftab Ahmad
Aftab AhmadUrdu translator
Martin Aitken
Martin AitkenContemporary translator from the Danish and Norwegian
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Ali20th century Pakistani novelist
Esther Allen
Esther AllenJohn Allman
John AllmanContemporary American poet and novelist
Germano Almeida
Germano AlmeidaCape Verdean contemporary author
Hilton Als
Hilton AlsContemporary American writer and critic. Staff writer at The New Yorker.
Corrado Alvaro
Corrado Alvaro20th century Italian journalist and writer
Amanda Hopkinson
Amanda HopkinsonTranslator from the Spanish, French, and Portuguese
Nguyễn An Lý
Nguyễn An LýWang An-shih
Wang An-shihAlfred Andersch
Alfred Andersch20th century German novelist and journalist
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson20th century American novelist and short story writer
Wayne Andrews
Wayne Andrews20th century American author, editor and scholar
Jeffrey Angles
Jeffrey AnglesDavid Antin
David AntinContemporary American poet and critic
Wang Anyi
Wang AnyiContemporary Chinese novelist
Hugh Aplin
Hugh AplinTranslator from the Russian
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire20th century French poet, playwright, art critic and Surrealist
Martín Arias
Martín AriasHomero Aridjis
Homero AridjisContemporary Mexican-Greek poet, novelist, columnist, diplomat and environmental activist.
Richard Arno
Richard ArnoJohn Ashbery
John AshberyE. B. Ashton
E. B. AshtonEditor
Jessica Au
Jessica AuContemporary Australian novelist
Gennady Aygi
Gennady Aygi20th century poet and translator of both Russian and Chuvash
Carol Bailey
Carol BaileyJesse Ball
Jesse BallHonoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac19th century French novelist, playwright and realist
Carol Bangs
Carol BangsContemporary poet and editor
John Banville
John BanvilleJohn Banville is an Irish novelist.
Willis Barnstone
Willis BarnstoneContemporary American poet and translator from Ancient Greek
Lee Bartlett
Lee BartlettContemporary American author and scholar
Polly Barton
Polly BartonJapanese translator, essayist, and author
Jacques Barzun
Jacques BarzunContemporary scholar of American culture and historian
Christophe Bataille
Christophe BatailleContemporary French novelist
H. E. Bates
H. E. Bates20th century English novelist and short story writer
John Batki
John BatkiEileen Baumgartner
Eileen BaumgartnerMartin Bax
Martin BaxContemporary English writer, editor and pediatrician
Sylvia Beach
Sylvia BeachKurt Beals
Kurt BealsGerman Translator
Walter Benjamin
Walter BenjaminWalter Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, translator and essayist.
Gottfried Benn
Gottfried Benn20th century German poet, novelist and essayist
Claire-Louise Bennett
Claire-Louise BennettBritish writer
Eric Bentley
Eric BentleyContemporary British-American critic, playwright, editor, and translator
Nina Berberova
Nina Berberova20th century Russian immigrant novelist and short story writer who settled in Paris
Rafael Bernal
Rafael BernalMexican writer
Giuseppe Berto
Giuseppe Berto20th century Italian novelist, film critic, and playwright
Jen Bervin
Jen BervinSam Bett
Sam BettTranslator of Star
Berthold Biermann
Berthold Biermann20th century German journalist, literary critic and political writer
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Adolfo Bioy Casares20th century Argentine writer, translator and journalist
Carmel Bird
Carmel BirdTasmanian-born Australian novelist and short story writer
Jorge Barón Biza
Jorge Barón BizaR. P. Blackmur
R. P. Blackmur20th century American literary critic and poet
Harold Bloom
Harold BloomAmerican critic
Johannes Bobrowski
Johannes Bobrowski20th century German lyric poet, narrative writer, and essayist
Ádám Bodor
Ádám BodorContemporary Hungarian writer
Nina Bogin
Nina BoginWolfgang Borchert
Wolfgang Borchert20th century German author and playright of the Trümmerliteratur movement
Johan Borgen
Johan Borgen20th century Norwegian author, journalist, and critic
Jean-Francois Bory
Jean-Francois BoryContemporary French writer, visual poet and painter
Alain Bosquet
Alain Bosquet20th century Ukrainian born French Surrealist poet
Ahmed Bouanani
Ahmed BouananiMoroccan writer, poet, illustrator, and filmmaker
David Boyd
David BoydTranslator and assistant professor of Japanese
Robert Boyers
Robert BoyersRobert Boyers is an American author and Tisch Professor of Arts and Letters at Skidmore College.
Kay Boyle
Kay Boyle20th century writer and political activist
Coral Bracho
Coral BrachoContemporary Mexican poet
Martin Brady
Martin BradyKamau Brathwaite
Kamau BrathwaiteContemporary Caribbean writer
Robert Bray
Robert BrayEdwin Brock
Edwin Brock20th century British poet
Andrew Bromfield
Andrew BromfieldWilliam Bronk
William Bronk20th century American poet
Christine Brooke-Rose
Christine Brooke-RoseBritish experimental writer and literary critic
Cecily Brown
Cecily BrownBritish painter
Thomas Browne
Thomas Browne17th Century English writer
Rosanna Bruno
Rosanna BrunoJonathan Buckley
Jonathan BuckleyAn award-winning writer and editor
Buddha
BuddhaMikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov20th century Russian novelist, playwright and journalist
Thomas Bunstead
Thomas BunsteadSpanish translator
Basil Bunting
Basil BuntingModernist poet of the 20th century and journalist
Joan Burke
Joan BurkeFrederick Busch
Frederick Busch20th century American short story writer and novelist
Blake Butler
Blake ButlerRichard Caddell
Richard CaddellNick Caistor
Nick CaistorTranslator from the Spanish
Carol Camper
Carol CamperVeza Canetti
Veza Canetti20th century Austrian writer and translator
Garrett Caples
Garrett CaplesEditor of Spotlight Poetry Series
Ernesto Cardenal
Ernesto CardenalContemporary Nicaraguan theologian and poet
Antonio Cardiello
Antonio CardielloResearcher, philosopher, and writer
Rachel Careau
Rachel CareauAmerican writer and translator
Patrick Carnegy
Patrick CarnegyContemporary writer, journalist and scholar
Hayden Carruth
Hayden Carruth20th century American poet, literary critic and editor
John Carswell
John Carswell20th century British author, biographer and historian
Joyce Cary
Joyce Cary20th century Irish novelist and artist
Gaius Valerius Catullus
Gaius Valerius CatullusAncient Roman poet
Clare Cavanagh
Clare CavanaghBlaise Cendrars
Blaise Cendrars20th century Swiss Modernist novelist and poet
Li Ch’ing-Chao
Li Ch’ing-ChaoMartin Chalmers
Martin ChalmersRené Char
René Char20th century French poet and Surrealist
Bankim-Chandra Chatterjee
Bankim-Chandra Chatterjee19th century Indian novelist
Lorenzo Chiera
Lorenzo ChieraMichal Choromanski
Michal Choromanski20th century Polish novelist
Chuang Hua
Chuang Hua20th century Chinese novelist
Tom Clark
Tom ClarkContemporary American poet, reviewer and biographer
Chris Clarke
Chris ClarkeHeather Cleary
Heather ClearyTranslator from the Spanish
Douglas Cleverdon
Douglas Cleverdon20th century British writer, publisher, bookseller and radio producer
Stephen Clissold
Stephen Clissold20th century British novelist and Council official
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau20th century French avant-garde writer, filmmaker and boxing manager
Andrei Codrescu
Andrei CodrescuAndrei Codrescu is a Romanian-American poet and novelist.
Jonathan Cohen
Jonathan CohenAmerican translator from the Spanish
Marvin Cohen
Marvin CohenContemporary American, Jewish novelist and short story writer
Joshua Cohen
Joshua CohenAmerican Novelist
Liliana Colanzi
Liliana ColanziPeter Cole
Peter ColeContemporary American poet and translator of Hebrew.
Isabel Cole
Isabel ColeRobert Coles
Robert ColesContemporary American writer, professor and psychiatrist
C. J. Collins
C. J. CollinsTranslator from the Arabic
Maurice Collis
Maurice Collis20th century Irish novelist and historical writer
Archibald Colquhoun
Archibald ColquhounWilliam Cookson
William CooksonCid Corman
Cid Corman20th century American poet, editor and translator
Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso20th century American writer and Beat poet
Albert Cossery
Albert Cossery20th century Egyptian writer
Linda Coverdale
Linda CoverdalePatrick Creagh
Patrick CreaghJonathan C. Creasy
Jonathan C. CreasyEditor of Black Mountain Poems
Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley20th century poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor and teacher
Robyn Creswell
Robyn CreswellMichael P. Cronin
Michael P. CroninJanet Cropper
Janet CropperRupert Copeland Cunningham
Rupert Copeland CunninghamS.D. Curtis
S.D. CurtisMircea Cărtărescu
Mircea CărtărescuContemporary Romanian author
Edward Dahlberg
Edward Dahlberg20th century expatriate American novelist and essayist
David Daiches
David Daiches20th century British author and literary critic
Alain Danielou
Alain Danielou20th century French intellectual, philosopher and specialist on Indian culture
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge DanticatEdwidge Danticat is an Haitian-American author.
René Daumal
René Daumal20th century French avant-garde poet, novelist, essayist and Surrealist
Guy Davenport
Guy Davenport20th century American writer, artist and professor
Moyra Davey
Moyra DaveyAmerican photographer, filmmaker, and writer
Michael Davidson
Michael DavidsonContemporary American poet and literary critic
Margaret Dawe
Margaret DaweContemporary American writer and journalist
Mónica De La Torre
Mónica De La TorreZora Depolo
Zora DepoloBabette Deutsch
Babette DeutschAlbert J. Devlin
Albert J. DevlinDebra Di Blasi
Debra Di BlasiContemporary American fiction writer
Emily Dickinson
Emily DickinsonAmerican poet
Jim Dingley
Jim DingleyTranslator
Michael Dirda
Michael DirdaMichael Dirda is an American literary critic.
Katrina Dodson
Katrina DodsonWriter, translator, professor
José Donoso
José DonosoA prize-winning writer of novels, novellas, short stories, and poetry
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor DostoevskyRussian writer
Coleman Dowell
Coleman Dowell20th century American fiction writer and songwriter for Broadway and television
Sasha Dugdale
Sasha DugdaleEdouard Dujardin
Edouard Dujardin20th century French novelist, playwright and editor
Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan20th century American poet affiliated with the San Francisco Renaissance and Beat movement.
Jonathan Dunne
Jonathan DunneTibor Déry
Tibor Déry20th century Hungarian writer
Richard Eberhart
Richard Eberhart20th century American writer and poet
Ignacio Echevarría
Ignacio EchevarríaEdward Edinger
Edward EdingerContemporary American Jungian analyst
Russell Edson
Russell EdsonContemporary American prose poet
Magdalena Edwards
Magdalena EdwardsT. S. Eliot
T. S. EliotRichard Ellmann
Richard EllmannJuan Emar
Juan EmarChilean writer
Michael Emmerich
Michael EmmerichJapanese translator
William Empson
William Empson20th century English literary critic and writer
Álvaro Enrigue
Álvaro EnrigueAlison Entrekin
Alison EntrekinBarbara Epler
Barbara EplerPublisher and editor in chief of New Directions
Ivan Eubanks
Ivan EubanksJeffrey Eugenides
Jeffrey EugenidesJeffrey Eugenides is an American novelist.
Caradoc Evans
Caradoc Evans20th century Welsh story-writer, journalist, playwright and novelist
William Everson
William Everson20th century American Beat poet and critic
Gavin Ewart
Gavin Ewart20th century British poet
José Maria de Eça de Queirós
José Maria de Eça de Queirós19th century Portuguese diplomat and writer
Forough Farrokhzad
Forough Farrokhzad20th century Iranian poet
Hans Faverey
Hans Faverey20th century Dutch poet
John Fein
John FeinBetty Ferber
Betty FerberPatricio Ferrari
Patricio FerrariArgentine poet, editor, and translator
Leslie A. Fielder
Leslie A. FielderRonald Firbank
Ronald Firbank20th century British novelist
Dudley Fitts
Dudley Fitts20th century American teacher and translator of Greek
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald20th century American writer of the Jazz Age
Robert Fitzgerald
Robert FitzgeraldGustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert19th century French novelist
Angel Flores
Angel Flores20th century Puerto Rican writer
Nancy Forest-Flier
Nancy Forest-FlierEmilio Fraia
Emilio FraiaBrazilian writer from San Paulo
Peter France
Peter FranceFrances Frenaye
Frances FrenayeFrances Frenaye (1908–1996) was an American translator of French and Italian literature.
Sylvia Frezzolini Severance
Sylvia Frezzolini SeveranceChristine Froula
Christine FroulaContemporary American literary critic and professor
Jean Frémon
Jean FrémonFrench gallerist and writer
Robin Fulton
Robin FultonJudy Gahagan
Judy GahaganContemporary American writer, poet, teacher, academic psychologist and musician
Michael Gallagher
Michael GallagherJamey Gambrell
Jamey GambrellTranslator from the Russian
Chloe Garcia Roberts
Chloe Garcia RobertsJohn Gardner
John Gardner20th century American author
Constance Garnett
Constance GarnettConstance Garnett (1861–1946) was the first major translator of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and Gogol into English.
E.B. Garside
E.B. GarsideTranslator
William H. Gass
William H. GassWilliam H. Gass is an American novelist and critic.
Atul Gawande
Atul GawandeTom Geddes
Tom GeddesWilhelm Genazino
Wilhelm GenazinoContemporary German freelance writer
William Gerhardie
William Gerhardie20th century Anglo-Russian novelist, playwright and short story writer
Van C. Gessel
Van C. GesselPhoebe Giannisi
Phoebe GiannisiContemporary Greek poet
William Gibson
William GibsonAndré Gide
André Gide20th century French novelist, critic, translator and essayist
Stuart Gilbert
Stuart GilbertMirra Ginsburg
Mirra GinsburgMirra Ginsburg is a Belarusian-born writer and translator.
Oliverio Girondo
Oliverio GirondoArgentine poet
Ani Gjika
Ani GjikaAlbanian translator and poet
Sheila Faria Glaser
Sheila Faria GlaserPeter Glassgold
Peter GlassgoldContemporary American writer and editor
Matthew Gleeson
Matthew GleesonTranslator
Goethe
GoetheGerman author, poet and philosopher of the 18th and 19th centuries
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai GogolNikolai Gogol (1809–1852) was a novelist and political satirist. The author of _Dead Souls_ and _The Overcoat_, he is considered one of Russia’s greatest writers.
Francisco Goldman
Francisco GoldmanAmerican writer
Yvan Goll
Yvan Goll20th century Franco-German bilingual writer, playwright, novelist, translator and poet
John Goodby
John GoodbyWilliam Goyen
William GoyenAuthor and translator from the French
Grace Schulman
Grace SchulmanAmelia Gray
Amelia GrayElizabeth T. Gray, Jr.
Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr.Samuel Greenberg
Samuel GreenbergAustrian poet
Derek Gromadzki
Derek GromadzkiAllen Grossman
Allen GrossmanContemporary American poet
Martin Grzimek
Martin GrzimekContemporary German novelist
Gu Cheng
Gu Cheng20th century Chinese poet
John Guare
John GuareJohn Guare is an American playwright.
Albert J. Guerard
Albert J. GuerardLeila Guerriero
Leila GuerrieroHenri Guigonnat
Henri GuigonnatHenri Guigonnat was a French writer primarily known for his book, Daemon in Lithuania, which is testimony to his humorous, perverse and elegant writing style.
Eugene Guillevic
Eugene Guillevic20th Century French Poet
Kirsty Gunn
Kirsty GunnNovelist, critic, and professor
Lars Gustafsson
Lars GustafssonContemporary Swedish novelist, story-writer, poet, critic and professor.
Leland Guyer
Leland GuyerPortuguese translator
Martín Hadis
Martín HadisSakutaro Hagiwara
Sakutaro HagiwaraRussell Haley
Russell HaleyContemporary English fiction writer and poet
James B. Hall
James B. Hall20th century American novelist and poet
Michael Hamburger
Michael HamburgerSam Hamill
Sam HamillContemporary American poet
Knut Hamsun
Knut HamsunNorwegian novelist of the 19th and 20th centuries
Peter Handke
Peter HandkeContemporary Austrian modernist novelist, poet, playwright and drama writer
Geraldine Harcourt
Geraldine HarcourtJapanese translator
Audrey Harris
Audrey HarrisTranslator
Jean Harris
Jean HarrisLesley Harrison
Lesley HarrisonLuis Harss
Luis HarssTranslator from the Spanish
Saidiya Hartman
Saidiya HartmanContemporary writer
Rosalind Harvey
Rosalind HarveyUK-based translator from the Spanish.
Patricia Haugaard
Patricia HaugaardMarlen Haushofer
Marlen HaushoferAustrian novelist
John Hawkes
John Hawkes20th century American novelist
Celia Hawkesworth
Celia HawkesworthAlbert Hayes
Albert Hayes20th century American editor and professor
Samuel Hazo
Samuel HazoContemporary American poet
Laura Healy
Laura HealyRobert Heibling
Robert HeiblingGerman scholar
Robert Helbling
Robert HelblingJan Heller Levi
Jan Heller LeviJanet Hendrickson
Janet HendricksonTranslator
Victor Heringer
Victor HeringerBrazilian writer and artist
Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski
Gustaw Herling-GrudzinskiGustaw Herling-Grudzinski was a Polish writer and soldier. He is best known for writing a personal account of life in the Soviet gulag called _A World Apart_
Felisberto Hernández
Felisberto HernándezWilliam Herrick
William HerrickWilliam Herrick traveled all around the United States as a hobo, fought in the Spanish Civil War and spent much of his life in New York as a court reporter.
Hermann Hesse
Hermann HesseHerman Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter who received the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Sheila Heti
Sheila HetiDavid B. Hobbs
David B. HobbsGert Hofmann
Gert Hofmann20th Century German writer and scholar
Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda
Lisa Hofmann-KurodaTranslator
Edwin Honig
Edwin HonigEdwin Honig was an American poet, playwright and translator. He was involved in the founding of the Brown University Graduate Program in Creative Writing.
Paul Hoover
Paul HooverPaul Hoover is an American poet and editor, and is widely known as the editor of New American Writing
Richard Howard
Richard HowardIrving Howe
Irving HoweSophie Hughes
Sophie HughesInternational Booker Prize Melchor Hurricane Season contemporary Spanish translator
Vicente Huidobro
Vicente HuidobroChilean poet
Michael Hulse
Michael HulseMaude Hutchins
Maude HutchinsMaude Hutchins was an American novelist who was noted for her use of the nouveau roman style of writing.
Mark Hutchinson
Mark HutchinsonFrench translator
Qurratulain Hyder
Qurratulain HyderIndian novelist, academic and journalist
James Irby
James IrbyTatsuhiko Ishii
Tatsuhiko IshiiJapanese journalist, poet, and essayist
Ledo Ivo
Ledo IvoBrazilian journalist, poet, novelist, and essayist who favored classical forms and rhythms
Philippe Jaccottet
Philippe JaccottetPhilippe Jaccottet is a poet and translator who publishes in French.
Anne Jackson
Anne JacksonAmerican Actress
Henry James
Henry JamesHenry James was a prolific author and one of the key figures of 19th century literary realism.
Gustav Janouch
Gustav JanouchGustav Janouch was a Czech poet and memoirist remembered most for his memoir _Conversations with Kafka_
Elisabeth Jaquette
Elisabeth JaquettePenelope Jardine
Penelope JardineAlfred Jarry
Alfred JarryAlfred Jarry was a French author and dramatist. The production of his Ubu Roi caused great controversy and riot on its opening night.
William Jay Smith
William Jay SmithRobinson Jeffers
Robinson JeffersRobinson Jeffers was a modernist American poet
B.S. Johnson
B.S. JohnsonB.S. Johnson was an English experimental novelist, poet, and critic.
Bill Johnston
Bill JohnstonMaria Jolas
Maria JolasShane Jones
Shane JonesFrancis R. Jones
Francis R. JonesGabriel Josipovici
Gabriel JosipoviciGabriel Josipovici is a British novelist, critic and university professor.
James Joyce
James JoyceJames Joyce was one of innovators of postmodernism. He is widely considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
Stanislaus Joyce
Stanislaus JoyceEarly 20th century Irish writer and scholar
Toming Jun Liu
Toming Jun LiuErnst Kaiser
Ernst KaiserBilge Karasu
Bilge KarasuBilge Karasu is regarded as the preeminent Turkish Modernist writer
Mary Karr
Mary KarrContemporary American poet and writer
Bob Kaufman
Bob KaufmanRobert Kaufman was a Beat Poet who helped define the “San Francisco Renaissance” poetry movement
Donald Keene
Donald KeeneTranslator and scholar of Japanese literature
Thomas Keith
Thomas KeithChristoph Keller
Christoph KellerKenyon Critics
Kenyon CriticsSue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk KiddSue Monk Kidd is an American novelist.
Abdelfattah Kilito
Abdelfattah KilitoAbdelfattah Kilito is a Moroccan author who has published several books in Arabic and French.
Lincoln Kirstein
Lincoln KirsteinLincoln Kirstein was an American writer best known for founding the New York City Ballet.
Danilo Kiš
Danilo KišDanilo Kiš was a Yugoslavian novelist who wrote in Serbo-Croatian.
Lee Klein
Lee KleinLucas Klein
Lucas KleinTranslator from the Chinese
Heinrich von Kleist
Heinrich von KleistHeinrich von Kleist was a German writer and soldier.
Alexander Kluge
Alexander KlugeAlexander Kluge is a famous German filmmaker and author.
Rosalie Knecht
Rosalie KnechtTynan Kogane
Tynan KoganeKono Taeko
Kono TaekoTaeko Kono is a well known contemporary Japanese writer and critic.
Dezső Kosztolányi
Dezső KosztolányiDezső Kosztolányi was a Hungarian prose writer and poet.
Elaine Kraf
Elaine KrafElaine Kraf is an American novelist and teacher.
Kern Krapohl
Kern KrapohlNicole Krauss
Nicole KraussContemporary American author and friend of New Directions
Rüdiger Kremer
Rüdiger KremerRüdiger Kremer is a contemporary German writer.
Ágota Kristóf
Ágota KristófHungarian writer
Ryszard Krynicki
Ryszard KrynickiMark Kurlansky
Mark KurlanskyMark Kurlansky is an American non-fiction writer and journalist.
Tony Kushner
Tony KushnerAnna Kushner
Anna KushnerLouise Labé
Louise Labé16th century French female poet
Jules Laforgue
Jules LaforguePoet of Moral Tales
John Lahr
John LahrJohn Lahr is a theater critic and has been the senior drama critic for the New Yorker since October 1992.
Davide Lajolo
Davide LajoloBiographer of Cesare Pavase
Carlton Lake
Carlton LakeArt critic and collector.
P. Lal
P. LalP. Lal was a poet and Sanskrit scholar who helped bring ancient Sanskrit plays to a modern audience.
Dalai Lama
Dalai LamaThe Dalai Lama is both the head of State and the spiritual leader of Tibet.
Tommaso Landolfi
Tommaso LandolfiTommaso Landolfi was a Italian writer and translator. His collection of stories, Gogol’s wife, was cited as a “must read” by Donald Barthelme
Deborah Larsen
Deborah Larsenauthor of Stitching Porcelain
Comte de Lautréamont
Comte de LautréamontControversial French author who influenced surrealism
D. H. Lawrence
D. H. LawrenceAuthor of Lady Chatterly’s Lover and Quetzalcoatl
Robert Lax
Robert Laxauthor of “33 Poems”
Irving Layton
Irving LaytonAuthor of “Selected Poems”
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le Guin is an American writer.
Sylvia Legris
Sylvia LegrisCanadian poet
Rosamond Lehmann
Rosamond LehmannChristine Lehner
Christine LehnerAuthor of “Expecting”
Herbert Leibowitz
Herbert LeibowitzAuthor of Fabricating Lives
Sister Therese Lentfoehr
Sister Therese LentfoehrPoet and Nun
Siegfried Lenz
Siegfried LenzGerman author Siegfried Lenz has written novels and produced several collections of short stories, essays, and plays for radio and the theatre.
Giuseppe Leporace
Giuseppe LeporaceAlexander Lernet-Holenia
Alexander Lernet-HoleniaJonathan Lethem
Jonathan LethemHarry Levin
Harry LevinLiterary scholar
Alvin Levin
Alvin LevinSuzanne Jill Levine
Suzanne Jill LevineAlexis Levitin
Alexis LevitinRoger Lewinter
Roger LewinterWyndham Lewis
Wyndham LewisEditor of Blast Magazine, Co-founder of Vorticism
Li Ching-Chao
Li Ching-ChaoAncient Chinese poet
Li Po
Li PoAncient Chinese poet
Enrique Lihn
Enrique Lihn20th Century Chilean poet
Hsieh Ling-Yün
Hsieh Ling-YünHsieh Ling-Yün was an ancient Chinese poet who is credited with initiating the tradition of “rivers-and-mountains” poetry.
Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca20th Century Spanish Poet
Johnny Lorenz
Johnny LorenzTranslator of Brazilian literature
D.M. Low
D.M. LowAlvin Lustig
Alvin LustigSverre Lyngstad
Sverre LyngstadScholar and translator of Norwegian
Linda Lê
Linda LêAuthor of “The Three Fates”
Alfred MacAdam
Alfred MacAdamContemporary American Translator of Julio Cortázar’s FINAL EXAM
Donald MacAulay
Donald MacAulay20th Century Scottish Poet
Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid20th century Scottish poet
Bonnie S. MacDougall
Bonnie S. MacDougallContemporary Australian translator of Ah Chang
C. F. MacIntyre
C. F. MacIntyreIan S. MacNiven
Ian S. MacNivenIan. S. MacNiven is a American biographer.
Leonard Mades
Leonard MadesChantal Maillard
Chantal MaillardPoet
Chen Maiping
Chen MaipingChinese-Swedish writer and poet
Stéphane Mallarmé
Stéphane MallarméFrench Symbolist Poet
Oscar Mandel
Oscar Mandel20th Century Belgian writer
Charlotte Mandell
Charlotte MandellOsip Mandelstam
Osip MandelstamOsip Mandelstam
Osip Mandelstam20th century writer.
Ralph Manheim
Ralph ManheimAbby Mann
Abby Mann20th century American film writer and producer
Ben Marcus
Ben MarcusAllison Markin Powell
Allison Markin PowellTranslator and editor
David Markson
David Markson20th Century Novelist
Adam Mars-Jones
Adam Mars-JonesJulio Marzán
Julio MarzánCarole Maso
Carole MasoContemporary Experimental Novelist
Alane Salierno Mason
Alane Salierno MasonHarry Mathews
Harry MathewsMarthiel Mathews
Marthiel MathewsAmerican poet and translator from the French.
Jackson Mathews
Jackson MathewsAmerican poet and translator from the French.
Christopher Mattison
Christopher MattisonArmistead Maupin
Armistead MaupinArmistead Maupin is an American writer.
André Maurois
André MauroisWill May
Will MayRalph McCarthy
Ralph McCarthyTranslator
Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthyJapanese translator
Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers20th Century American novelist
Megan McDowell
Megan McDowellTranslator from the Spanish
Alastair McEwen
Alastair McEwenVincent McHugh
Vincent McHughEnid McLeod
Enid McLeodTerrence McNally
Terrence McNallyTerrence McNally is an American playwright
George McWhirter
George McWhirterStephanie Mckenzie
Stephanie MckenzieSemadar Megged
Semadar MeggedDouglas Messerli
Douglas Messerli20th Century American Poet and Publisher
Jeffery Meyers
Jeffery Meyers20th Century American Writer
Henri Michaux
Henri Michaux20th Century Belgian Poet
Christopher Middleton
Christopher MiddletonValerie Miles
Valerie MilesAnna Milsom
Anna MilsomTranslator of Spanish
Frédéric Mistral
Frédéric Mistral19th Century French Poet and Nobel Laureate
Tom Mitchell
Tom MitchellBreon Mitchell
Breon MitchellContemporary American translator of German literature
Nancy Mitford
Nancy MitfordTeru Miyamoto
Teru Miyamoto21st Century Japanese novelist
Eugenio Montale
Eugenio Montale20th Century Italian poet and Nobel laureate
Rick Moody
Rick MoodyRick Moody is an American novelist and short story writer.
Michael F. Moore
Michael F. MoorePaul Morand
Paul Morand20th Century French Poet
Adam Morris
Adam MorrisAmerican Translator
Nicholas Moschovakis
Nicholas MoschovakisGregory Mosher
Gregory MosherGregory Mosher is a long time director, producer, and writer. He is currently a professor at Columbia University.
Miranda Richmond Mouillot
Miranda Richmond MouillotTranslator of French literature
Mu Xin
Mu XinContemporary Chinese fiction writer and visual artist
Paul Muldoon
Paul MuldoonPaul Muldoon is an Irish poet.
Harryette Mullen
Harryette MullenSam Munson
Sam MunsonAmerican writer
James Munves
James Munves20th Century American writer
Steven T. Murray
Steven T. MurrayAmerican translator of Norwegian literature
Nabarun Bhattacharya
Nabarun BhattacharyaSawako Nakayasu
Sawako NakayasuRaduan Nassar
Raduan NassarAlan Neame
Alan NeamePablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda20th Century Chilean poet
New Directions
New DirectionsDenise Newman
Denise NewmanAlison Mills Newman
Alison Mills NewmanRobert Nichols
Robert Nichols20th century American beat poet
John Nims
John Nims20th Century American Poet
Greg Nissan
Greg NissanTranslates from the German.
Lucy North
Lucy NorthJapanese translator
Amélie Nothomb
Amélie NothombContemporary Belgian writer
Idra Novey
Idra NoveyContemporary writer and translator
Tiina Nunnally
Tiina NunnallyAmerican translator of Norwegian literature
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol OatesContemporary American Novelist
Griselda Ohannessian
Griselda OhannessianNew Directions Publisher and Memoirist
Sayuri Okamoto
Sayuri OkamotoPaul Olchváry
Paul OlchváryHungarian translator
Charles Olson
Charles Olson20th Century American Poet
Toby Olson
Toby OlsonGeorge Oppen
George Oppen20th Century American Poet
Mary Oppen
Mary OppenEugene Ostashevsky
Eugene OstashevskyTranslator
Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen20th Century British poet
José Emilio Pacheco
José Emilio Pacheco20th Century Mexican Poet
Richard Panchyk
Richard PanchykWriter, German translator
Daniele Pantano
Daniele PantanoTim Parks
Tim ParksNicanor Parra
Nicanor Parra20th Century Chilean Poet
Geoffrey Parrinder
Geoffrey Parrinder20th Century Theologian
Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak20th Century Russian Writer
Kenneth Patchen
Kenneth Patchen20th Century American Poet
J. C. Patrick
J. C. PatrickRobin Patterson
Robin PattersonTranslator of Portuguese literature
Ota Pavel
Ota Pavel20th Century Czech Writer
Marie-José Tramini Paz
Marie-José Tramini PazMexican artist
Paul M. Pearson
Paul M. PearsonVictor Pelevin
Victor PelevinContemporary Russian novelist
Georges Perec
Georges PerecMarjorie Perloff
Marjorie PerloffContemporary American Literary Critic
Zoë Perry
Zoë PerryTranslator of Portuguese
Saint John Perse
Saint John Perse20th Century French Poet
Jan Peter Tripp
Jan Peter TrippPhilippe Petit
Philippe PetitWriter and high-wire walker
Adam Phillips
Adam PhillipsRené Philoctète
René Philoctète20th Century Haitian writer
Alejandra Pizarnik
Alejandra PizarnikArgentine poet
Jerónimo Pizarro
Jerónimo PizarroPo Chu-I
Po Chu-IAncient Chiense Poet
Mark Polizzotti
Mark PolizzottiSarah Pollack
Sarah Pollackprofessor and translator
Joe Ashby Porter
Joe Ashby Porter20th Century American Writer
Anne Posten
Anne PostenCaradog Prichard
Caradog Prichard20th Century Welsh Novelist
Francine Prose
Francine ProseMarcel Proust
Marcel ProustJames Purdy
James Purdy20th Century American novelist
Qian Zhongshu
Qian Zhongshu20th Century Chinese novelist
Gregory Rabassa
Gregory Rabassa20th Century American translator
Mary de Rachewiltz
Mary de Rachewiltz20th Century American memoirist
Philip Rahv
Philip RahvEmma Ramadan
Emma RamadanAmerican translator
Camilo Ramirez
Camilo RamirezMargaret Randall
Margaret Randall20th Century American Poet
John Ransom
John Ransom20th Century American literary critic
Raja Rao
Raja Rao20th Century Indian novelist
Herbert Read
Herbert Read20th Century British writer
Erik Reece
Erik Reece20th Century American Art Critic
Matt Reeck
Matt ReeckLou Reed
Lou ReedAlastair Reid
Alastair ReidPetra Reid
Petra ReidTranslator
James Reidel
James ReidelJames Reidel is a poet, translator, and biographer.
Pierre Reverdy
Pierre Reverdy20th Century French poet
Rodrigo Rey Rosa
Rodrigo Rey Rosa20th century Guatemalan novelist
Charles Reznikoff
Charles Reznikoff20th Century American writer of the Objectivist group
Frances Riddle
Frances RiddleKeith Ridgway
Keith RidgwayContemporary Irish writer
Erik Rieselbach
Erik RieselbachRainer Rilke
Rainer Rilke20th century German-language poet, novelist and translator
Arthur Rimbaud
Arthur Rimbaud19th century French poet
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley RobinsonEdouard Roditi
Edouard Roditi20th Century American writer
Selden Rodman
Selden Rodman20th century American poet, writer and art critic
David Roessel
David RoesselEditor and Professor of Greek Language and Literature
Frederick Rolfe (Baron Corvo)
Frederick Rolfe (Baron Corvo)British late 19th century novelist and short story writer
Guillermo Rosales
Guillermo Rosales20th century Cuban novelist
Hilda Rosner
Hilda RosnerAmelia Rosselli
Amelia RosselliJerome Rothenberg
Jerome RothenbergContemporary American poet
Ralf Rothmann
Ralf RothmannContemporary German novelist and poet
Raymond Roussel
Raymond RousselMuriel Rukeyser
Muriel RukeyserAmerican poet and activist
Jennifer Russell
Jennifer RussellDanish translator
Annette J. Saddick
Annette J. SaddickNayantara Sahgal
Nayantara SahgalContemporary Indian novelist and journalist
Paul Sahre
Paul SahreSaigyo
Saigyo12th century Japanese poet
Ihara Saikaku
Ihara Saikaku17th century Japanese poet
Yvonne L. Sandstroem
Yvonne L. SandstroemGeoffrey W. Sargent
Geoffrey W. SargentGeoffrey W. Sargent is a translator.
William Saroyan
William Saroyan20th century American novelist and playwright
Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie SarrauteAlbertine Sarrazin
Albertine SarrazinFrench-Algerian writer who wrote only two novels before dying at twenty-nine.
Stephen Sartarelli
Stephen SartarelliJean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre20th century French writer, critic and philosopher
Kathryn Scanlan
Kathryn ScanlanContemporary American writer
Judith Schalansky
Judith SchalanskyIrmgard Schloegl
Irmgard Schloegl20th Century Zen Buddhist nun and writer
Marian Schwartz
Marian SchwartzG. Schwebell
G. SchwebellGertrude Schwebell is primarily a translator of German writing.
John Scott
John ScottContemporary English-Australian poet
Peter Scott
Peter ScottContemporary Canadian poet, journalist and diplomat
C.K. Scott-Moncrieff
C.K. Scott-MoncrieffCarl Seelig
Carl SeeligWill Self
Will SelfWill Self is a British novelist and short story writer.
Eric Selland
Eric SellandTranslator from the Japanese
Julian Semilian
Julian SemilianDanzy Senna
Danzy SennaAharon Shabtai
Aharon ShabtaiContemporary Israeli poet and translator
Hasan Shah
Hasan Shah18th century Indian writer
Li Shangyin
Li ShangyinJohn Patrick Shanley
John Patrick ShanleyAmerican playwright, screenwriter and director
Merchant-Prince Shattan
Merchant-Prince ShattanAncient Tamil Poet
Roger Shattuck
Roger ShattuckAdania Shibli
Adania ShibliKazuko Shiraishi
Kazuko ShiraishiContemporary experimental Japanese poet
Tanya Shirley
Tanya ShirleyRichard Sieburth
Richard SieburthYvette Siegert
Yvette SiegertTranslator from the Spanish
Katherine Silver
Katherine SilverContemporary American translator of Spanish
Charles Simic
Charles SimicContemporary Serbian poet and translator
Andrew Sinclair
Andrew SinclairContemporary English writer and historian
C. H. Sisson
C. H. Sisson20th-century British poet, translator, essayist, and novelist
Sophia Hersi Smith
Sophia Hersi SmithDanish translator
Jackie Smith
Jackie SmithJordan A. Y. Smith
Jordan A. Y. SmithJapanese translator
D. Smith
D. Smith20th Century English minister, scholar and teacher
Brian Sneeden
Brian SneedenTranslator
Gustaf Sobin
Gustaf Sobin20th century American poet and writer
Susan Sontag
Susan SontagSophie Hughes
Sophie HughesTranslator from the Spanish
Reto Sorg
Reto SorgGilbert Sorrentino
Gilbert Sorrentino20th century American poet, novelist and critic
Gilbert Sorrentino
Gilbert SorrentinoK. C. S. Sotelino
K. C. S. SotelinoTheodore Spencer
Theodore SpencerAmerican poet
Hardie St. Martin
Hardie St. MartinReiner Stach
Reiner StachEnid Starkie
Enid StarkieIrish literary critic
George Steiner
George SteinerContemporary critic and essayist
Robert Steiner
Robert SteinerContemporary American writer
Stendhal
StendhalEarly 19th century French novelist
Maria Stepanova
Maria Stepanova20th century Russian writer and editor.
Ann Stevens
Ann StevensAuston Stewart
Auston StewartBianca Stone
Bianca StoneBianca Stone is a poet and illustrator.
Donna Stonecipher
Donna StonecipherSunandini Banerjee
Sunandini BanerjeeEditor and translator
Jules Supervielle
Jules SupervielleEarly 20th century Uruguayan poet
Walter Sutton
Walter Sutton20th century American literary critic
Italo Svevo
Italo SvevoEarly 20th century Italian novelist
Richard Swartz
Richard SwartzContemporary Swedish writer
Cole Swensen
Cole SwensenPoet and French translator
George Szirtes
George SzirtesAntonio Tabucchi
Antonio TabucchiContemporary Italian writer and academic
Nathaniel Tarn
Nathaniel TarnContemporary franco-american poet, translator and critic
Peter Tegel
Peter TegelCraig Morgan Teicher
Craig Morgan TeicherEmma Tennant
Emma TennantContemporary British novelist
Norman Thomas
Norman Thomas20th century American writer
Merlin Thomas
Merlin Thomas20th century French scholar
Bonnie Thurston
Bonnie ThurstonThuân
ThuânVietnamese novelist
Lynne Tillman
Lynne TillmanUwe Timm
Uwe TimmContemporary German author
Nancy M. Tischler
Nancy M. TischlerCharles Tomlinson
Charles TomlinsonContemporary British poet and scholar
Federigo Tozzi
Federigo TozziEarly 20th century Italian realist writer
Lionel Trilling
Lionel Trilling20th century American critic
Yumiko Tsumura
Yumiko TsumuraYūko Tsushima
Yūko TsushimaContemporary Japanese writer
Leonid Tsypkin
Leonid Tsypkin20th Century Russian writer
Tu Fu
Tu Fu8th century Chinese poet
Niccolo Tucci
Niccolo Tucci20th Century Italian writer
Annie Tucker
Annie TuckerMartin Turnell
Martin TurnellFrederic Tuten
Frederic TutenContemporary American writer
Colm Tóibín
Colm TóibínColm Tóibín is an Irish author.
Dubravka Ugresic
Dubravka UgresicContemporary Croatian writer
John Updike
John UpdikeJohn Updike is an American novelist and literary critic.
Paulo Gurgel Valente
Paulo Gurgel ValentePaul Valery
Paul Valery19th century French poet and philosopher
Paul Van Ostaijen
Paul Van OstaijenEarly 20th century Flemish writer
Louise Varese
Louise VareseCaetano Veloso
Caetano VelosoLeila Vennewitz
Leila VennewitzLara Vergnaud
Lara VergnaudAmerican translator
Luis Verissimo
Luis VerissimoContemporary Brazilian writer
J. Keith Vincent
J. Keith VincentIda Vitale
Ida VitaleLatin American poet
Elio Vittorini
Elio Vittorini20th Century writer
Swami Vivekananda
Swami VivekanandaWilliam Vollmann
William VollmannFrancesca Wade
Francesca WadeContemporary English writer and critic
Kate Walker
Kate WalkerEli Wallach
Eli WallachAn enduring American actor
Donald D. Walsh
Donald D. WalshWang Wei
Wang Wei8th century Chinese poet
Andy Warhol
Andy WarholRobert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren20th Century American writer
Alyson Waters
Alyson WatersJohn Waters
John WatersJohn Waters is an American filmmaker, actor and writer.
Vernon Watkins
Vernon Watkins20th Century Welsh poet and translator
Ouattara Watts
Ouattara WattsAmerican artist
Robert Way
Robert WayContemporary South African novelist
Ann Weinstock
Ann WeinstockMax Weiss
Max WeissScholar and Arabic translator
Peter Weiss
Peter WeissMary Wellesley
Mary WellesleyAlex Wermer-Colan
Alex Wermer-ColanTranslator
Marta Werner
Marta WernerAmerican Dickinson scholar
Liz Werner
Liz WernerNathanael West
Nathanael West20th century American author and screenwriter
Paul West
Paul WestContemporary English Novelist
John Wheelwright
John Wheelwright20th Century American poet
George Whicher
George Whicher20th Century American Scholar
Shaun Whiteside
Shaun WhitesideTranslator
Eithne Wilkins
Eithne WilkinsWilliam Eric Williams
William Eric WilliamsJonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams20th Century American poet and publisher
Edmund Wilson
Edmund WilsonLanford Wilson
Lanford WilsonLanford Wilson was an American playwright who contributed largely to the Off-Off-Broadway theater scene in the 1980s.
Natasha Wimmer
Natasha WimmerElizabeth Winslow
Elizabeth WinslowRichard and Clara Winston
Richard and Clara WinstonTranslators from the German
Yvor Winters
Yvor Winters20th century American poet and literary critic
Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette WintersonOswald von Wolkenstein
Oswald von WolkensteinSongwriter and composer (1376/7-1445) of the German Renaissance
James Wood
James WoodAmerican critic, essayist, and novelist
Deborah Woodard
Deborah WoodardJim Woodring
Jim WoodringJim Woodring is an American comic book writer and artist.
Alexis Wright
Alexis WrightA prize-winning novelist and nonfiction writer, and a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Barbara Wright
Barbara WrightChristine Wunnicke
Christine WunnickeFrank Wynne
Frank WynneTranslator
Jeffrey Yang
Jeffrey YangDonald Yates
Donald YatesKyoko Yoshida
Kyoko YoshidaJames Young
James YoungIrish writer and translator
Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi
Mushtaq Ahmed YousufiAlejandro Zambra
Alejandro ZambraKate Zambreno
Kate ZambrenoNovelist, essayist, critic, and professor
Zinovy Zinik
Zinovy ZinikContemporary Russian author
Louis Zukofsky
Louis Zukofsky20th century American poet
Mário de Andrade
Mário de AndradeBrazilian poet, novelist, critic.
Eugénio de Andrade
Eugénio de Andrade20th century Portuguese poet and translator
Sebastián de Covarrubias Horozco
Sebastián de Covarrubias HorozcoSpanish lexicographer (1539-1613) under Philip II
Choderlos de Laclos
Choderlos de LaclosFrench author and army general
Madame de Lafayette
Madame de LafayetteBaroque period author of The Princess of Clèves
Anne de Marcken
Anne de MarckenA queer interdisciplinary artist and writer
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaPaul Éluard
Paul Éluard20th century French Surrealist poet
István Örkény
István Örkény20th Century Hungarian Writer