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Raphaël Confiant
Raphaël Confiant (born 1951)

poet, professor

  • Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence, University of Rouen

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Eau de café
Marisosé
L'archet du colonel
Régisseur du rhum
La lessive du diable
La Vierge du Grande Retour
La panse du chacal
Black is black
Les Saint-Aubert
Les ténèbres extérieures
Madame St-Clair, reine de Harlem
Barrancos del alba
Le bataillon créole
Kôd Yanm
Nuée ardente
Nègre marron
Citoyens au-dessus de tout soupçon
Nouvelles des mondes créoles
L' Allée des soupirs
La dissidence
Le cahier de romances
Rue des Syriens
L' archet du colonel
Commandeur du sucre
Adèle et la pacotilleuse
L'émerveillable chute de Louis Augustin et autres nouvelles
Le barbare enchanté
L'hôtel du bon plaisir
La jarre d'or
Contes créoles des Amériques
Case à Chine
Chimères d'en-ville
La Savanne des pétrifications
Tracées de Jean Bernabé
Le meurtre du Samedi-Gloria
Trilogie tropicale
Kréyòl palé, kréyòl matjé...
El batallón creol
Grand café Martinique
La version créole
Les maîtres de la parole créole
Le gouverneur des dés
Kod yanm
Bitako-a
Le nègre et l'amiral
L'épopée mexicaine de Romulus Bonnaventure
Ravines du devant-jour
Régisseur du rhum
Bassin des ouragans
Jik dèyè do bondyé
Aimé Césaire
Dictionnaire créole martiniquais-français
La Vierge du Grande Retour
Konsit toutwonlatè asou kréol nan péyi Sésel (oktob 1999)
La jarre d'or
Augusto Roa Bastos
Augusto Roa Bastos (1917-2005)

journalist, poet

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André Brink
André Brink (1935-2015)

linguist, translator, literary scholar, man of letters

  • North-West University

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Philida
Anderkant die stilte
Rumors of rain
Should I stay or should I go?
An act of terror
Kennis van die aand
SA, 27 April 1994
Encounters with André Brink
Flame in the snow
Die eerste lewe van Adamastor
Die meul teen die hang
Rooi
Pot-pourri
Other lives
Orgie
Die blou deur
Gerugte van Reën
Die rooikop en die redakteur
'n Vurk in die pad
Die Geskiedenis van oom Kootjie Emmer van Witgatworteldraii
An act of violence
Oupa en ouma se Boererate
Salvador de Madariaga
Salvador de Madariaga (1886-1978)

diplomat, historian, biographer, essayist, poet, engineer, opinion journalist, literary critic, politician, journalist, academic

  • Lycée Chaptal, École polytechnique

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El corazón de piedra verde
Bolívar
The fall of the Spanish American empire
Americans
Guía del lector del "Quijote."
El crimen fue en Granada
Christopher Columbus
Disarmament
Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spaniards
Latin America between the eagle and the bear
Shelley & Calderón
Retrato de un hombre de pie
España
Ensayos anglo-españoles
Vida del muy magnífico señor don Cristóbal Colón
The rise of the Spanish American empire
Cuadro histórico de las Indias
Españoles de mi tiempo
Memorias, 1921-1936
Portrait of Europe
Guerra en la sangre ; Una gota de tiempo
The genius of Spain
Anarchy or hierarchy
Carácter y destino en Europa
Don Juan y La Don-Juanía
Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spaniards
"Don Quixote"
The heart of jade
Anarquía o jerarquía
El corazón de piedra verde
Mujeres españolas
Spanish folk songs
The sacred giraffe
El toisón de oro, y tres obras más
Arceval y los ingleses
Obra poética
Dios y los españoles
Esquiveles y Manriques
Cuando estalle la paz
The blowing up of the Parthenon
Victors beware
The world's design
Mi respuesta
First principles
Essays with a purpose
Vida Del Muy Magnifico Señor Don Cristobal Colon/life of the Magnificant Man Christopher Columbus
Aims and methods of a chair of Spanish studies
Herman Cortès
La guerra desde Londres
G. B. S
Morning without noon: memoirs
El semental negro ; Satanael
Adult interests, (Studies in adult education)
Democracy versus liberty?
Charles Quint ..
Ingleses, franceses, españoles
Memorias de un federalista
Charles Quint
Salvador de Madariaga
L' essor de l'empire espagnol d'Amérique
Theory and practice in international relations
Semblanzas literarias contemporáneas
War in the blood
Bosquejo de Europa
Guia del lector del "Quijote"
De la angustia a la libertad
Mujeres españoles
Cosas y gentes
Una Gota De Tiempo (38080)
Homenaje a Gabriela Mistral
El Corazon De Piedra Verde/ the Green Stone Heart
Anarquía o jerarquía
El Corazon De Piedra Verde
Rettet die Freiheit!
A la orilla del río de los sucesos
Elysian Fields
De Galdo s a Lorca
Bolivar
De l'angoisse à la liberté
Elysian Fields A Dialogue
On freedom
Spanien
Presente y porvenir de Hispanoame rica, y otros ensayos
Elegía en la muerte de Unamuno
General, márchese usted
El enemigo de Dios
The price of peace
Sir Bob
Rosa de cieno y ceniza
On Hamlet
Nature of Liberty
The anatomy of the cold war
The Rise of the Spanish American Empire - The Fall of the Spanish American Empir
The rise of the Spanish American empire (Free Press paperback)
Perfil de España
Historical Guide to World War II
El corazón de piedra verde II
Latin America Between The Eagle and The Bear
La fuente serena
Über die Freiheit
Romances de ciego
Essor de lèmpire espagnol dÀmerique
Obras escogidas
Guía del lector del "Quijote", ensayo psicoĺ3gico sobre el "Quijote"
Weltpolitisches Kaleidoskop; Reden und Aufsätze
Don Juan y la Don-Jaunía
El auge del imperio español en América
El ocaso del Imperio Español en América
War in the blood
Portrait de l'Europe (Portrait of Europe)
Elegía en la muerte de Federico Garcia Lorca
Campos eliseos
L' Amerique latine entre l'ours et l'aigle
El semental Negro
Guia Del Lector Del " Quijote "
Spain and the Jews
Vida del Muy Magnifico Senor Don Cristobal Colon
Don Quixote (Oxford paperbacks)
La formación profesional de los trabajadores ..
Christophe Colomb
El ciclo hispánico
El Corazon De Piedra Verde I (Nueva Austral Ser Vol, 55)
Discursos internacionales
Genius of Spain, and Other Essays on Spanish Contemporary Literature (Essay Index Reprint)
La mappe monde et le pape monde
HernGan CortGes, conqueror of Mexico
Christopher Columbus Being The Life Of The Very Magnificent Lord Don Cristobal Colon
Selecciones de Madariaga
El ocaso del Imperio Espaõl en América
Guia De Lectura Del Quijote (Austral)
Ingleses, Franceses, Españoles
!Ojo, vencedores!
Teatro en prosa y verso
The blowing up of the Parthenon
Diálogos famosos
Portrat Europas
Sanco Panco
Hernán Cortés, conqueror of Mexico
Christopher Columbus
Elysian fields
The Heart of Jade
Una gota de tiempo
Portrait Of Europe, New Edition Copyright Salvador De Madariaga 1967, Printed In Great Britain For Hollis & Carter Ltd., By Lowe & Brydone (Printers) Ltd., London
The sword and the spirit
El Corazon de Piedra Verde [Tercera Parte]
De Colo n a Boli var
BolGivar
Selecciones de Madariaga
Anarquia o jerarquia
El corazón de piedra verde I
Los tres estudiantes de Salamanca
Anarchie oder Hierarchie
El ciclo hispánico
El semental negro
Vida del muy magnífico señor don Cristóbal Colón
Guerra en la sangre
Don Quixote
A Bunch of Errors
Carlos V
Novelas de nuestro tiempo
Bolívar
El corazón de piedra verde
Yo-yo y yo-él
Ensayos anglo-espanoles
Una gota de tiempo
Quatre Espagnols à Londres
La jirafa sagrada
El auge y el ocaso del imperio español en América
La cruz y la bandera, y Las tres carabelas
Aims & methods of a chair of Spanish studies
Vida del muy magnífico señor don Cristóbal Colón
Memorias, 1921-1936
Portrait of a man standing
Hernán Cortéz, conqueror of Mexico
La jirafa sagrada
Ramo de errores
Ingleses, franceses, españoles
The genius of Spain
El sol, la luna y las estrellas
De la angustia a la libertad
Bat ha-Atsṭeḳim
Anglais, Franc ʹais, Espagnols
Poesía
La camarada Ana
Rettet die Freiheit!
Guía del lector del "Quijote"
Frank Yerby
Frank Yerby (1916-1991)

  • University of Chicago

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Captain Rebel
Fairoaks
A Woman Called Fancy
Speak now
The Devil's Laughter
Fairoaks
Floodtide
Fairoaks
Fairoaks
McKenzie's hundred
The Dahomean
Fairoaks
Speak Now
Great Expectations and Related Readings
The tragedy of King Lear with related readings
Western
The Girl from Storyville
The Vixens
The golden hawk
The Foxes of Harrow
Tobias and the Angel
McKenzie's hundred
The Saracen blade
The old gods laugh, a modern romance
Judas, my brother
The treasure of Pleasant Valley
Devilseed
The Garfield honor
An odor of sanctity
Pride's castle
A rose for Ana María
Griffin's Way
Jarrett's jade
Hail the conquering hero
The foxes of Harrow
Hail the conquering hero
The golden hawk.
The old gods laugh
A rose for Ana Maria
Goat song
The golden hawk
Captain Rebel
A darkness at Ingraham's Crest
Goat song
The Saracen blade
An odour of sanctity
The vixens
The old gods laugh
An odor of sanctity
The serpent and the staff
Pride's castle
The serpent and the staff
Benton's row.
Eine welt zu Füssen
Bride of liberty
The Treasure Of Pleasant Valley
Benton's Row
The Garfield honour
Das tibetanische Totenbuch oder Die Nach-Tod-Erfahrung auf der Bardo-Stufe
Jarrett's jade
The voyage unplanned
Griffin's Way
The Vixens
The Saracen blade
Odour of Sanctity
Gillian
An odor of sanctity
Gillian
אהבה בצל הגרדום
The Foxes of Harrow / Frank Yerby
Eine Rose für Ana María
Hail the Conquering Her-V2
The foxes of Harrow
טירת הגאוה
Ausgelöscht
Spiel mir den Song von der Liebe
Fin del mundo
Mackenzies Hundred
Mississippi-Story
Aḥuzat ha-amitsim
Das Mädchen aus Storyville
São Negros os Deuses da África
Mayo Fue El Fin Del Mundo
Pride's castle
ha-Śaṭan sheba-ʾishah
The Garfield honor
Die Reise zu Simone
Hail the Conquering Her-V1
Haxdans
Hail
Das Sarazenenschwert
Antonio Scurati
Antonio Scurati (born 1969)

opinion journalist

  • University of Milan

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M. L'uomo della provvidenza
Guerra
La letteratura dell'inesperienza
Il sopravvissuto
Letteratura e sopravvivenza
Fascisme en populisme
Il Rumore Sordo Della Battaglia
Gli anni che non stiamo vivendo
L' enfant qui rêvait de la fin du monde
La seconda mezzanotte
Il tempo migliore della nostra vita
Dal tragico all'osceno
Il padre infedele
M
La fuga di Enea
Televisioni di guerra
Il bambino che sognava la fine del mondo
Una storia romantica
Maaza Mengiste
Maaza Mengiste (born 1971)

  • New York University

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Marie Visconti
Marie Visconti (born 1936)

literary scholar, man of letters

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Camus
Lorsque les tambours se tairont