Hayim Nahman Bialik (Hebrew: חיים נחמן ביאַליק; January 9, 1873 – July 4, 1934) was a Russian-Jewish poet who wrote mainly in Hebrew and Yiddish. He is regarded as an early leader in modern Hebrew poetry and was part of a group of Jewish thinkers who expressed new ideas of their time. Today, he is known as Israel’s national poet.
Doris Betts was born on June 4, 1932, and passed away on April 21, 2012. She worked as a short story writer, novelist, and essayist. She was also an Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alexandre Biyidi Awala (June 30, 1932–October 8, 2001), also known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian writer and someone who expressed strong opinions. He was recognized for his deep understanding of African life through his writing. The Guardian stated that Beti was one of the most important African writers from the generation that lived through Africa’s independence.
Alfred Bester was born on December 18, 1913, and died on September 30, 1987. He was an American science fiction author, TV and radio screenwriter, magazine editor, and comics scriptwriter. He is most well-known for his science fiction writing, especially the novel The Demolished Man, which won the first Hugo Award in 1953.
Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (born 9 February 1931; died 12 February 1989) was an Austrian writer, playwright, poet, and critic who is regarded as one of the most significant German-language authors after World War II. His work often focused on themes such as death, loneliness, obsession, and illness. His writing was known for being pessimistic about human life and for strongly criticizing post-war Austrian and European culture.
Henri-Louis Bergson (18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a French philosopher who had a major influence on two areas of philosophy—analytic philosophy and continental philosophy—especially during the first half of the 20th century until World War II. His ideas remained important after 1966 when another philosopher, Gilles Deleuze, wrote a book about Bergson’s work called Le Bergsonisme. Bergson believed that understanding reality depends more on direct experiences and intuition than on abstract reasoning or science.
Thomas Louis Berger (July 20, 1924 – July 13, 2014) was an American writer who created novels. He is most famous for his novel Little Big Man, which was later made into a movie by Arthur Penn. Throughout his career, Berger wrote in many different types of fiction, such as crime stories, detective tales, science fiction, utopian stories, and stories based on classical myths, Arthurian legends, and survival adventures.
John Peter Berger (pronounced BUR-jər; November 5, 1926–January 2, 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter, and poet. His novel G. won the Booker Prize in 1972.
Stephen Vincent Benét (pronounced bə- NAY ; July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He wrote a long poem that tells a story about the American Civil War called John Brown’s Body, which was published in 1928. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for this work.
Mario Benedetti Farrugia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo βeneˈðeti]; born on September 14, 1920; died on May 17, 2009) was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet. He was an important member of the Generación del 45. He wrote more than 80 books, and his work was published in twenty languages.