James Herriot
British veterinary surgeon and author
novelist
Alexander Herzen
Russian writer and thinker known as the “father of Russian socialism” and one of the main fathers of agrarian populism . With his writings, many composed while exiled in London, he attempted to influence the situation in Russia, contributing to a political climate that led to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. He published the important social novel Who is to Blame? . His autobiography, My Past and Thoughts , is often considered one of the best examples of that genre in Russian literature.
William Gibson
American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk
Giovanni Guareschi
Italian journalist, cartoonist and humorist whose best known creation is the priest Don Camillo.
Natalia Ginzburg
Italian author whose work explored family relationships, politics during and after the Fascist years and World War II, and philosophy
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (Russian: , tr. Nikolay Vasil’yevich Gogol’, IPA: [nklaj vsiljvd ol]; Ukrainian: , romanized: Mykola Vasyl’ovych Hohol’; 1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1809 4 March [O.S. 21 February] 1852) was a Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin.Gogol was one of the first to use the technique of the grotesque, …
William Golding
British novelist, playwright, and poet