Paul Lomami-Tshibamba was born on July 17, 1914, and lived until 1985. He was a Congolese journalist and author who was known as “the first giant of Congolese literature.”
Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala was born in 1941 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. He is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He held the Richard B.
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was born on August 25, 1923, and died on September 22, 2013. He was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His most famous work is a series of novels called The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which focuses on the character Maqroll el Gaviero.
José Eustasio Rivera Salas (February 19, 1888 – December 1, 1928) was a Colombian lawyer and writer famous for his important book The Vortex.
Gabriel José García Márquez (Latin American Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel ɣaɾˈsi.a ˈmaɾ.kes]; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian writer and journalist. He was known as Gabo ([ˈɡaβo]) or Gabito ([ɡaˈβito]) in Latin America. He was considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century, especially in the Spanish language.
Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958) is a Colombian writer, essayist, journalist, and editor who also has Spanish citizenship. He is considered one of the most skilled writers in Latin American literature after the Latin American Boom period. Abad is best known for his popular novel Angosta and, more recently, El Olvido que Seremos (translated as Oblivion: A Memoir).
Eileen Chang (traditional Chinese: 張愛玲; simplified Chinese: 张爱玲; pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng; Wade–Giles: Chang Ai-ling; September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995), also known as Chang Ai-ling, Zhang Ailing, or by her pen name Liang Jing (梁京), was a Chinese and American writer. She was born in Shanghai to a family with a noble background and learned to read and write in both Chinese and English. Between 1943 and 1945, she became well-known for her writing in Japanese-occupied Shanghai.
Wei Jingsheng (Chinese: 魏京生; born May 20, 1950) is a Chinese human rights activist and opponent of the government. He is best known for his role in the Chinese democracy movement. He became famous for writing an essay titled “The Fifth Modernization,” which was displayed on the Democracy Wall in Beijing in 1978.
Wang Shuo (Chinese: 王朔; pinyin: Wáng Shuò) was born on August 23, 1958. He is a Chinese writer who played an important role in “hooligan literature” (痞子文学) and the New Beijing School of Chinese literature. During the 1980s and 1990s, he became well-known for his writing style, which often included skeptical and disrespectful tones.
Qian Zhongshu was born on November 21, 1910, and died on December 19, 1998. He was a Chinese writer and expert in literature. He is best known for his humorous novel Fortress Besieged, his nonfiction works written in many languages, and his work helping translate the writings of Mao Zedong into English.