Biography ❯Notable Figures

Writers

Mario Vargas Llosa Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Edna O'Brien Nelson DeMille Antonio Skármeta Breyten Breytenbach Barbara Taylor Bradford Ngugi wa Thiong'o Chiung Yao Poets Nikki Giovanni Television Writers David Lodge Comic Book Writers Peter Bichsel Alex Wheatle Nobel Laureates Irish Writers Jorge Aulicino Journalists Activists Thomas Mann

Jorge Aulicino, Voice of Argentine Poetry and Cultural Journalism, Dies at 75

His landmark Spanish translation of Dante’s La Divina Comedia brought global masterpieces to Argentine readers.

Kenyan Author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Dies at 87 in Georgia

Joan de Sagarra, Defining Voice of Catalan Culture, Dies at 87

Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa Dies at 89

Alex Wheatle, Acclaimed 'Brixton Bard,' Dies at 62

Swiss Author Peter Bichsel Dies at 89

TV Writer and Poet Aziza Barnes Dies at 32

Taiwanese Romance Novelist Chiung Yao Dies at 86 in Apparent Suicide

Breyten Breytenbach, Anti-Apartheid Icon and Renowned Writer, Dies at 85

Chilean Literary Icon Antonio Skármeta Passes Away at 83

Bestselling Author Nelson DeMille Dies at 81

Edna O'Brien: Trailblazing Irish Author Dies at 93