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Julian Barnes (born 1946)
translator, essayist, literary critic, journalist
- University of Oxford, City of London School
Émile Zola (1840-1902)
political reporter, art critic, essayist, playwright, literary critic, theatre critic, journalist, poet, photographer, librettist
China Miéville (born 1972)
politician, academic, literary critic, blogger, anthropologist, political scientist
- London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Cambridge
François Mauriac (1885-1970)
journalist, poet, playwright, literary critic, biographer
- École des chartes, Sainte-Marie Grand Lebrun
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
poet, literary critic, composer, translator, autobiographer, economist, journalist, radio personality, literary historian
- University of Pennsylvania, Hamilton College
Hilary Mantel (1952-2022)
essayist, literary critic, film critic
- University of Sheffield, London School of Economics and Political Science
Rebecca West (1892-1983)
journalist, literary critic, essayist, suffragette, opinion journalist
- George Watson's College
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
poet, diplomat, essayist, literary critic, journalist, pedagogue, publisher
- Harvard Law School, Harvard College