SettingsCommunist writers
Armas Äikiä
Armas Äikiä (1904–1965) was a Finnish communist writer and journalist.
Armas Äikiä (1904–1965) was a Finnish communist writer and journalist.
Bhisham Sahni
Bhisham Sahni भीष्म साहनी was a Hindi writer, playwright, and actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas, a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India.
Bhisham Sahni भीष्म साहनी was a Hindi writer, playwright, and actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas, a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India.
Boris Fraenkel
Boris Fraenkel was a Communist politician active in French and international politics.
Boris Fraenkel was a Communist politician active in French and international politics.
Christopher Caudwell
Christopher Caudwell is the pseudonym of Christopher St. John Sprigg (20 October 1907 – 12 February 1937), a British Marxist writer, thinker and poet.
Christopher Caudwell is the pseudonym of Christopher St. John Sprigg (20 October 1907 – 12 February 1937), a British Marxist writer, thinker and poet.
Dorothy Hewett
Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright.
Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright.
Edgell Rickword
John Edgell Rickword, MC (22 October 1898 – 15 March 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor.
John Edgell Rickword, MC (22 October 1898 – 15 March 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984) (فیض احمد فیض) was a renowned Pakistani poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984) (فیض احمد فیض) was a renowned Pakistani poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a renowned Pakistani intellectual, poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a renowned Pakistani intellectual, poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Graciliano Ramos
Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was a Brazilian postmodernist writer, politician and journalist.
Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was a Brazilian postmodernist writer, politician and journalist.
György Lukács
György Lukács (; ; 13 April 1885 – 4 June 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic.
György Lukács (; ; 13 April 1885 – 4 June 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic.
Herman Gorter
Herman Gorter (November 26, 1864, Wormerveer - September 15, 1927, Brussels) was a Dutch poet and socialist.
Herman Gorter (November 26, 1864, Wormerveer - September 15, 1927, Brussels) was a Dutch poet and socialist.
Hosea Hudson
Hosea Hudson (April 12, 1898 — 1988) was an African American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Hosea Hudson (April 12, 1898 — 1988) was an African American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Israel Panner
Israel Panner (1909 - May 1973), also known by the pen names Ike Rennap and Harry Robertson, was an Austrian/British writer and journalist.
Israel Panner (1909 - May 1973), also known by the pen names Ike Rennap and Harry Robertson, was an Austrian/British writer and journalist.
Johannes R. Becher
Johannes Robert Becher (b May 22, 1891 in Munich; d October 11, 1958 in Berlin) was a German politician, novelist, and poet.
Johannes Robert Becher (b May 22, 1891 in Munich; d October 11, 1958 in Berlin) was a German politician, novelist, and poet.
José Gomes Ferreira
José Gomes Ferreira, GOSE, GOL (July 9, 1900 – 1985) was a Portuguese poet and fiction writer with a vast work of varied influences.
José Gomes Ferreira, GOSE, GOL (July 9, 1900 – 1985) was a Portuguese poet and fiction writer with a vast work of varied influences.
Jwalamukhi
Jwalamukhi (జ్వాలాముఖీ) was the pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (April 18, 1938 – December 14, 2008), who was an Indian poet, novelist, writer and political activist.
Jwalamukhi (జ్వాలాముఖీ) was the pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (April 18, 1938 – December 14, 2008), who was an Indian poet, novelist, writer and political activist.
K. Damodaran
K. Damodaran -Was one of the founder leaders of the Communist Party in Kerala, India, Marxist theoritician and writer.
K. Damodaran -Was one of the founder leaders of the Communist Party in Kerala, India, Marxist theoritician and writer.
K. N. Ezhuthachan
K. N. Ezhuthachan (21 May 1911 – 28 October 1981) was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature.
K. N. Ezhuthachan (21 May 1911 – 28 October 1981) was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature.
Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet.
Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet.
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as "North Korea", from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.
Kim Il-sung was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as "North Korea", from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.
Kurt Held
Kurt Kläber (November 4, 1897 in Jena, Germany - December 9, 1959 in Sorango, Switzerland) was a Jewish Communist and writer displaced from Germany during the Second World War.
Kurt Kläber (November 4, 1897 in Jena, Germany - December 9, 1959 in Sorango, Switzerland) was a Jewish Communist and writer displaced from Germany during the Second World War.
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.
Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.
Louis Aragon
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Luis Franco (writer)
Luis (Leopoldo) Franco (November 15, 1898June 1, 1988) was an autodidact, a self-made intellectual, essayist, and poet.
Luis (Leopoldo) Franco (November 15, 1898June 1, 1988) was an autodidact, a self-made intellectual, essayist, and poet.
Marcelino dos Santos
Marcelino dos Santos (b. 20 May 1929, Lumbo) is a Mozambican poet, revolutionary, and statesman.
Marcelino dos Santos (b. 20 May 1929, Lumbo) is a Mozambican poet, revolutionary, and statesman.
Mihail Roller
Mihail Roller was a Romanian communist activist, historian and propagandist, who held a rigid ideological control over Romanian historiography and culture in the early years of the communist regime.
Mihail Roller was a Romanian communist activist, historian and propagandist, who held a rigid ideological control over Romanian historiography and culture in the early years of the communist regime.
N. D. Cocea
N. D. Cocea was a Romanian journalist, novelist, critic and left-wing political activist, known as a major but controversial figure in the field of political satire.
N. D. Cocea was a Romanian journalist, novelist, critic and left-wing political activist, known as a major but controversial figure in the field of political satire.
Nordahl Grieg
Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg, known as Nordahl Grieg, was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist.
Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg, known as Nordahl Grieg, was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist.
P. T. Bhaskara Panicker
P.T.Bhaskara Panicker (1922-1997) was a famous social activist and writer of Kerala, India.
P.T.Bhaskara Panicker (1922-1997) was a famous social activist and writer of Kerala, India.
Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel, was a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.
Paul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel, was a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.
Pere Ardiaca
Pere Ardiaca i Martí (1909 Balaguer, Lleida Province – 5 November 1986 Moscow) was a Spanish Catalan communist politician.
Pere Ardiaca i Martí (1909 Balaguer, Lleida Province – 5 November 1986 Moscow) was a Spanish Catalan communist politician.
René Depestre
René Depestre (born 29 August 1926) is a Haitian poet and communist.
René Depestre (born 29 August 1926) is a Haitian poet and communist.
Rodion Markovits
Rodion Markovits was an Austro-Hungarian-born writer, journalist and lawyer, one of the early modernist contributors to Magyar literary culture in Transylvania and Banat regions.
Rodion Markovits was an Austro-Hungarian-born writer, journalist and lawyer, one of the early modernist contributors to Magyar literary culture in Transylvania and Banat regions.
Roque Dalton
Roque Dalton García (San Salvador, El Salvador, 14 May 1935 – Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, 10 May 1975) was a Salvadoran poet and journalist.
Roque Dalton García (San Salvador, El Salvador, 14 May 1935 – Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, 10 May 1975) was a Salvadoran poet and journalist.
Sadek Hadjeres
Sadek Hadjeres is an Algerian communist born in 1928 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen, Algeria.
Sadek Hadjeres is an Algerian communist born in 1928 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen, Algeria.
Sajjad Zaheer
Syed Sajjad Zaheer ( November 5, 1905 – September 13, 1973) was a renowned Urdu writer, Marxist thinker and revolutionary.
Syed Sajjad Zaheer ( November 5, 1905 – September 13, 1973) was a renowned Urdu writer, Marxist thinker and revolutionary.
Samar Sen
Samar Sen (Bangla: সমর সেন) (10th October, 1916-1987) was a Bengali poet and journalist.
Samar Sen (Bangla: সমর সেন) (10th October, 1916-1987) was a Bengali poet and journalist.
Shikhali Gurbanov
Shikhali Gurban oglu Gurbanov (Şıxəli Qurban oğlu Qurbanov; 1925, Baku—May 24, 1967, Baku) was an Azerbaijani writer, philologist and statesman.
Shikhali Gurban oglu Gurbanov (Şıxəli Qurban oğlu Qurbanov; 1925, Baku—May 24, 1967, Baku) was an Azerbaijani writer, philologist and statesman.
Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet)
Subhash Mukhopadhyay was one of the foremost Bengali poets of the 20th century.
Subhash Mukhopadhyay was one of the foremost Bengali poets of the 20th century.
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Thirunalloor Karunakaran (October 8, 1924 – July 5, 2006) was a renowned poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.
Thirunalloor Karunakaran (October 8, 1924 – July 5, 2006) was a renowned poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Varavara Rao
Varavara Rao (born November 3, 1940) is a communist, activist, naxalite sympathizer, renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India.
Varavara Rao (born November 3, 1940) is a communist, activist, naxalite sympathizer, renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India.
Walter Lowenfels
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Wang Ming
Wang Ming (; May 23, 1904 - March 27, 1974) was a senior leader of the early Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the mastermind of the famous 28 Bolsheviks group.
Wang Ming (; May 23, 1904 - March 27, 1974) was a senior leader of the early Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the mastermind of the famous 28 Bolsheviks group.
Yiannis Ritsos
Yiannis Ritsos (Γιάννης Ρίτσος) (Monemvasia 1 May 1909 - Athens 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II.
Yiannis Ritsos (Γιάννης Ρίτσος) (Monemvasia 1 May 1909 - Athens 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II.