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Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
political philosopher, journalist, autobiographer, essayist, political activist, diarist, philosopher, literary critic, feminist
- University of Paris, Lycée Fénelon, Paris
Émile Zola (1840-1902)
political reporter, art critic, essayist, playwright, literary critic, theatre critic, journalist, poet, photographer, librettist
Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946)
playwright, poet, translator, librettist, literary critic
- Pamer, Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
Nathalie Sarraute (1900-1999)
playwright, poet lawyer, lawyer, literary critic
- Lycée Fénelon, Paris
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939-2003)
journalist, politician, restaurateur, poet, essayist, literary critic, opinion journalist
- University of Barcelona
José Saramago (1922-2010)
journalist, playwright, translator, poet, chronicler, essayist, diarist, literary critic, dramaturge, revolutionary
Antal Szerb (1901-1945)
translator, poet, literary critic, literary historian, literary scholar
- Piarist Gymnasium of Budapest, Eötvös Loránd University
Kartar Singh Duggal (1917-2012)
politician, autobiographer, literary critic
- Forman Christian College