Find Authors
By Background
Discover books where the author's background brings authenticity and depth.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
playwright, philosopher, literary critic, essayist, journalist
- Saint Petersburg State University
Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884-1937)
engineer, satirist, librettist, playwright, literary critic, opinion journalist
- Saint Petersburg Polytechnic Institute
China Miéville (born 1972)
politician, academic, literary critic, blogger, anthropologist, political scientist
- London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Cambridge
Gore Vidal (1925-2012)
playwright, actor, essayist, literary critic, politician, journalist, opinion journalist
- Phillips Exeter Academy, Sidwell Friends School
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)
playwright, poet, essayist, translator, critic, stage actor, film actor, film director, theatrical director, model, political activist, civil servant
- Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
Colson Whitehead (born 1969)
journalist, literary critic
- Harvard University, Trinity School
Catherynne M. Valente (born 1979)
poet, literary critic
- University of California, San Diego
José Saramago (1922-2010)
journalist, playwright, translator, poet, chronicler, essayist, diarist, literary critic, dramaturge, revolutionary