Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (German: [ˈtoːmas ˈbɛʁnhaʁt]; February 9, 1931 – February 12, 1989) was an Austrian writer known for his work as a novelist, playwright, poet, and someone who argued about important issues. He is considered one of the most significant authors writing in the German language after World War II. His books often focused on difficult topics like death, loneliness, strong desires, and sickness.
Maximilian Hugo Bettauer was born on August 18, 1872, and died on March 26, 1925. He was an Austrian writer and journalist who wrote many books. He was murdered by a member of the Nazi Party because he opposed antisemitism.
Hedwig “Vicki” Baum ( / b aʊ m / ; January 24, 1888 – August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer. She is known for the novel Menschen im Hotel (‘People at a Hotel,’ 1929 — published in English as Grand Hotel), one of her first major successes that became popular worldwide. The story was adapted into a film in 1932 and a Broadway musical in 1989.
Obelit Yadgar (June 29, 1941 – August 30, 2023), also known as Obie Yadgar, was an Assyrian-American radio announcer from Glendale, Wisconsin. Yadgar was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He grew up in Tehran and moved to the United States in 1957.
Rosie Malek-Yonan (born July 4, 1965) is an Assyrian-American actress, author, director, public figure, and activist. Malek-Yonan became a well-known pianist at a young age. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, she moved to the United States, where she worked in music and dramatic arts.
Ivan Kakovitch was born on December 9, 1933, in Kiev, USSR, and died on December 22, 2006, in Paris, France. He was an Assyrian author, journalist, professor, and nationalist leader. He wrote the Assyrian Manifesto and the novel Mount Semele.
Thea Halo (born 1941) is an American writer and painter with Assyrian and Pontic Greek heritage. She was born in New York City and is the eighth child of Abraham and Sano Halo. Sano Halo’s original name was Euthymia “Themia,” a name from the Pontic Greek language.
Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān (Arabic: جُبْرَن خَلِيل جُبْرَن), often called Kahlil Gibran in English, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet, and artist. He was also thought of as a philosopher, though he did not accept that title. He is most famous for writing The Prophet, a book first published in the United States in 1923.
Zabel Yesayan (Armenian: Զապել Եսայան (reformed), Զապէլ Եսայեան (classical); February 4, 1878 – 1943) was an Armenian writer and an important person in the Armenian academic and political community during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Zabel Yesayan wrote books, articles, and gave speeches about many topics, including the Adana massacre, the Armenian genocide, and the situation of Armenian women. She also worked as a translator in France and later taught as a professor.
Alexander Minasi Movsisian (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Մինասի Մովսիսեան; born April 18, 1858; died August 7, 1935) is better known by his pen name Alexander Shirvanzade (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Շիրվանզադէ). He was an Armenian playwright and novelist. He was an important figure in the realist movement in Armenian literature.