Kahlil Gibran. Le Liban … en quelques mots, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and visual artist who is best known for his bestselling book The Prophet. His...
Paulo Coelho. Image by Gustavo Rezende from Pixabay Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho has managed to achieve something that very few writers in history have managed to achieve. He managed to write a novel that...
Harper Lee. Photo credited to Truman Capote., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird It is quite difficult to write a novel. It is a bit more difficult to...
Joseph Conrad on the cover of TIME Magazine (1923). TIME Magazine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Joseph Conrad and Heart of Darkness Literature enthusiasts have no doubt heard the name, Joseph Conrad, and if...
E.B. White. Cornell University senior photograph. Uploaded by w:user:cornell2010., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons E.B. White Biography and Legacy There is hardly anyone out there who has not heard of Stuart Little or Charlotte’s...
Marcel Proust. Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Marcel Proust and In Search of Lost Time Marcel Proust was a French novelist, essayist, and critic who is widely regarded by writers and critics as one...
William Faulkner. Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons William Faulkner Biography and Legacy William Faulkner was an American writer and Nobel laureate, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers...
Aeschylus. Photo: Anderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Aeschylus Biography and Legacy The subject of this essay is a man whose influence on playwriting and theater is absolutely unparalleled. The plays we see today in...
Homer. British Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Influence of Homer The two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey are widely regarded as the foundational works of ancient Greek literature. These two...
Albert Camus. Studio Harcourt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Albert Camus Biography and Legacy Albert Camus was an Algerian-born French writer, journalist, and philosopher, whose works have contributed to the rise of the philosophical...