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Authors are writters who write various forms of literature including books, artices, essays etc.

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(1921 – 2006) Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer of science fiction, philosophy and satire. He was named a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. He is perhaps best known as the author of the 1961 ...

Leo Tolstoy

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In his early life, he struggled with his studies and drifted through life ending up with large gambling debts. Fed up with his aimless meaningless life he volunteered to serve in the Russian army but ...

Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September 1709 (O.S. 7 September) – 13 December 1784) was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist, he made lasting contributions ...

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde is one of the most iconic figures from late Victorian society. Enjoying a meteoric rise to the top of society, his wit, humour and intelligence shine through his plays and writings. For ...

Christopher Hitchens

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Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British-American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades. Hitchens, often referred to colloquially as ...

Miguel de Cervantes

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(1547-1616) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, considered the first modern novel, is a classic of Western literature, and is ...

Mario Benedetti

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(1920-2009) Mario Orlando Hamlet Hardy Brenno Benedetti Farrugia) was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet. In the Spanish-speaking world he was considered one of Latin America's most ...