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Anthony Burgess (1917-1993)
journalist, translator, poet, composer, autobiographer, literary critic, literary scholar, librettist, dramaturge, pedagogue, teacher, man of letters
Russell Kirk (1918-1994)
political scientist, philosopher, literary critic, historian, journalist, peace activist
Wilfried F. Schoeller (1941-2020)
television presenter, literary critic, opinion journalist, literary historian, film producer
François Mauriac (1885-1970)
journalist, poet, playwright, literary critic, biographer
Damon Knight (1922-2002)
literary critic, journalist, editor, critic, poet
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Arthur Machen (1863-1947)
translator, literary critic, journalist, stage actor, politician
Pierre Bergounioux (born 1949)
diarist, literary critic, teacher, sculptor
Karl Kraus (1874-1936)
translator, poet, journalist, essayist, playwright, literary critic, opinion journalist
