SettingsFrench-language writers
Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz ) (Belarusian: Ада́м Берна́рд Міцке́віч; Lithuanian: Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; 24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, publicist and political writer.
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz ) (Belarusian: Ада́м Берна́рд Міцке́віч; Lithuanian: Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; 24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, publicist and political writer.
Adjoua Flore Kouamé
Adjoua Flore Kouamé is a novelist from Côte d’Ivoire.
Adjoua Flore Kouamé is a novelist from Côte d’Ivoire.
Adolphe Chenevière
Adolphe Chenevière, D.ès.L. was a fin de siècle French novelist, short story writer, and literary scholar.
Adolphe Chenevière, D.ès.L. was a fin de siècle French novelist, short story writer, and literary scholar.
Agustín Gómez-Arcos
Agustin Gomez-Arcos (15 January 1939-20 March 1998) was a Spanish writer.
Agustin Gomez-Arcos (15 January 1939-20 March 1998) was a Spanish writer.
Albert Cossery
Albert Cossery (November 3, 1913 – June 22, 2008) was an Egyptian-born French writer of Greek Orthodox Syrian and Lebanese descent, born in Cairo.
Albert Cossery (November 3, 1913 – June 22, 2008) was an Egyptian-born French writer of Greek Orthodox Syrian and Lebanese descent, born in Cairo.
Albert Étienne Jean Baptiste Terrien de Lacouperie
Albert Étienne Jean Baptiste Terrien de Lacouperie was a French orientalist, specialising in comparative philology.
Albert Étienne Jean Baptiste Terrien de Lacouperie was a French orientalist, specialising in comparative philology.
Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay
Alfredo Maria Adriano d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay was a Brazilian writer, musician, professor, military engineer, historian, politician, sociologist and nobleman.
Alfredo Maria Adriano d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay was a Brazilian writer, musician, professor, military engineer, historian, politician, sociologist and nobleman.
Aminata Sow Fall
Aminata Sow Fall is a Senegalese-born author.
Aminata Sow Fall is a Senegalese-born author.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
Antonio Laserna
Antonio Laserna was a Spanish bibliographer and writer.
Antonio Laserna was a Spanish bibliographer and writer.
Arkan Simaan
Arkan Simaan is a French historian of science and a novelist.
Arkan Simaan is a French historian of science and a novelist.
Asuka Fujimori
Asuka Fujimori, Katakana:アスカ・フジモリ, Hiragana: あすか ・ふじもり, Kanji:藤森明日香(Fujimori Asuka) (Tokyo, 1978) is a Japanese writer in French.
Asuka Fujimori, Katakana:アスカ・フジモリ, Hiragana: あすか ・ふじもり, Kanji:藤森明日香(Fujimori Asuka) (Tokyo, 1978) is a Japanese writer in French.
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg (; 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.
Johan August Strindberg (; 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.
Bernadette Sanou Dao
Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 25 February 1952 in Bamako, Mali) is a Burkinabé author and politician.
Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 25 February 1952 in Bamako, Mali) is a Burkinabé author and politician.
Boualem Sansal
Boualem Sansal (Arabic: بوعلام صنصال; born Algiers 1949) is an internationally acclaimed Algerian author.
Boualem Sansal (Arabic: بوعلام صنصال; born Algiers 1949) is an internationally acclaimed Algerian author.
Brina Svit
Brina Švigelj-Mérat (alias, Brina Svit, Ljubljana, May 31 1954) is a Slovenian writer.
Brina Švigelj-Mérat (alias, Brina Svit, Ljubljana, May 31 1954) is a Slovenian writer.
Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau
Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau is a novelist, poet and essayist, born in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina in 1964.
Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau is a novelist, poet and essayist, born in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina in 1964.
Chochana Boukhobza
Chochana Boukhobza, Sfax, March 2, 1959 - is an Israeli writer of Tunisian-Jewish descent.
Chochana Boukhobza, Sfax, March 2, 1959 - is an Israeli writer of Tunisian-Jewish descent.
Christophe Moehrlen
Christophe Moehrlen, pen name: Christoph Irenius, was a Swiss French protestant pastor of German origin, schoolteacher and author of children's literature.
Christophe Moehrlen, pen name: Christoph Irenius, was a Swiss French protestant pastor of German origin, schoolteacher and author of children's literature.
Conrad Détrez
Conrad Détrez was a Belgian novelist.
Conrad Détrez was a Belgian novelist.
Cornelius de Pauw
Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw or Cornelis de Pauw (Corneille de Pauw in French; 18 August 1739 — 5 July 1799) was a Dutch philosopher, geographer and diplomat at the court of Fred...
Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw or Cornelis de Pauw (Corneille de Pauw in French; 18 August 1739 — 5 July 1799) was a Dutch philosopher, geographer and diplomat at the court of Fred...
David Paul Drach
David Paul Drach (b. Strasbourg, 6 March 1791; d. end of January, 1868, Rome) was a Catholic convert from Judaism, and librarian of the College of Propaganda in Rome.
David Paul Drach (b. Strasbourg, 6 March 1791; d. end of January, 1868, Rome) was a Catholic convert from Judaism, and librarian of the College of Propaganda in Rome.
Dominique Barbéris
Dominique Barberis, born in 1958, is a French novelist, author of literary studies and university professor, specialist in stylistics and writing workshops.
Dominique Barberis, born in 1958, is a French novelist, author of literary studies and university professor, specialist in stylistics and writing workshops.
Edmond Jabès
Edmond Jabès was a Jewish writer and poet, and one of the best known literary figures to write in French after World War II.
Edmond Jabès was a Jewish writer and poet, and one of the best known literary figures to write in French after World War II.
Fama Diagne Sène
Fama Diagne Sène is a Senegalese writer.
Fama Diagne Sène is a Senegalese writer.
Ferdinand Oyono
Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (14 September 1929 – 10 June 2010) was an author from Cameroon whose work is recognized for a sense of irony that reveals how easily people can be fooled.
Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (14 September 1929 – 10 June 2010) was an author from Cameroon whose work is recognized for a sense of irony that reveals how easily people can be fooled.
Fernando Arrabal
Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932 in Melilla, Spain) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist and poet.
Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932 in Melilla, Spain) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist and poet.
Francis Ryck
Francis Ryck was a French writer.
Francis Ryck was a French writer.
Francis Walder
Francis Walder, born Francis Waldburger (5 August 1906 – 16 April 1997) was a Belgian writer and soldier.
Francis Walder, born Francis Waldburger (5 August 1906 – 16 April 1997) was a Belgian writer and soldier.
François Sudre
Jean-François Sudre was a French author and musician born in Albi, France in 1787 and died in Paris in 1862.
Jean-François Sudre was a French author and musician born in Albi, France in 1787 and died in Paris in 1862.
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (26 December 1723 in Regensburg – 19 December 1807 in Gotha) was a German-born French-language author.
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (26 December 1723 in Regensburg – 19 December 1807 in Gotha) was a German-born French-language author.
Gaby Aghion
Gaby Aghion (born 1921) is a French fashion designer.
Gaby Aghion (born 1921) is a French fashion designer.
Gary Klang
Gary Klang, is a Haitian-Canadian poet and novelist.
Gary Klang, is a Haitian-Canadian poet and novelist.
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist.
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist.
Georges de Bièvre
Georges de Bièvre was a French writer.
Georges de Bièvre was a French writer.
Georges Dessommes
Georges Dessommes was an American French language writer.
Georges Dessommes was an American French language writer.
Georges Schehadé
Georges Schehadé was a Lebanese playwright and poet writing in French.
Georges Schehadé was a Lebanese playwright and poet writing in French.
Greta Knutson
Greta Knutson or Knutson-Tzara (also known as Greta Knutsson; 1899-1983) was a Swedish modernist visual artist, art critic, short story writer and poet.
Greta Knutson or Knutson-Tzara (also known as Greta Knutsson; 1899-1983) was a Swedish modernist visual artist, art critic, short story writer and poet.
Henri Pichette
Henri Pichette was a French writer and poet.
Henri Pichette was a French writer and poet.
Irène Némirovsky
Irène Némirovsky was a French novelist who died at the age of 39 in Auschwitz, Nazi Germany occupied Poland.
Irène Némirovsky was a French novelist who died at the age of 39 in Auschwitz, Nazi Germany occupied Poland.
Isabelle de Charrière
Isabelle de Charrière, known as Belle van Zuylen in the Netherlands and Madame de Charrière elsewhere, is a Dutch writer of the Enlightenment who lived the latter half of her life in...
Isabelle de Charrière, known as Belle van Zuylen in the Netherlands and Madame de Charrière elsewhere, is a Dutch writer of the Enlightenment who lived the latter half of her life in...
Izabela Czartoryska
Princess Izabela Czartoryska (née Countess Fleming; 3 March 1746 – 15 July 1835) was a Polish noble lady, writer, art collector, and founder of the first Polish museum, the Czart...
Princess Izabela Czartoryska (née Countess Fleming; 3 March 1746 – 15 July 1835) was a Polish noble lady, writer, art collector, and founder of the first Polish museum, the Czart...
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac ( or ; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet.
Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac ( or ; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet.
Jan Potocki
Count Jan Nepomucen Potocki was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army captain of engineers, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer and author whose life and exploits made him a legen...
Count Jan Nepomucen Potocki was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army captain of engineers, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer and author whose life and exploits made him a legen...
Jean Baptiste Perrin (fl. 1786)
Jean Baptiste Perrin (fl. 1786–1798) was a tutor and educational author.
Jean Baptiste Perrin (fl. 1786–1798) was a tutor and educational author.
Jean d'Outremeuse
Jean d'Outremeuse or Jean des Preis (Liège, 1338-1400) was a writer and historian who wrote two romanticised historical works and a lapidary.
Jean d'Outremeuse or Jean des Preis (Liège, 1338-1400) was a writer and historian who wrote two romanticised historical works and a lapidary.
Jean Marquès-Rivière
Jean Marquès-Rivière was a French journalist, writer and screenwriter.
Jean Marquès-Rivière was a French journalist, writer and screenwriter.
Jean-Marie Laclavetine
Jean-Marie Laclavetine is a French editor, writer and translator.
Jean-Marie Laclavetine is a French editor, writer and translator.
Josaphat-Robert Large
Josaphat-Robert Large (born on November 15, 1942 in Jérémie, Haïti) is a Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic.
Josaphat-Robert Large (born on November 15, 1942 in Jérémie, Haïti) is a Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic.
José Marchena Ruiz de Cueto
José Marchena Ruiz de Cueto (November 18, 1768 – January 31, 1821), also known as Abate Marchena, was a Spanish author, who studied with distinction at the University of Salamanca.
José Marchena Ruiz de Cueto (November 18, 1768 – January 31, 1821), also known as Abate Marchena, was a Spanish author, who studied with distinction at the University of Salamanca.
Julian Klaczko
Julian Klaczko (6 November 1825, Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) – 26 November 1906, Kraków) was a Polish author.
Julian Klaczko (6 November 1825, Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) – 26 November 1906, Kraków) was a Polish author.
Kabika Tshilolo
Marie-Jeanne Kabika Tshilolo (born 1949, Lubumbashi, Katanga) is a French language writer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Marie-Jeanne Kabika Tshilolo (born 1949, Lubumbashi, Katanga) is a French language writer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Khady Sylla
Khady Sylla (born March 27, 1963 in Dakar) is a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and film.
Khady Sylla (born March 27, 1963 in Dakar) is a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and film.
Laurent Fels
Laurent Fels is a writer, teaches French literature in Luxembourg and is a member of the research centre 'Écritures' of the Université Paul-Verlaine Metz.
Laurent Fels is a writer, teaches French literature in Luxembourg and is a member of the research centre 'Écritures' of the Université Paul-Verlaine Metz.
Leo Schaya
Leo Schaya (1916–1985) was an author and scholar whose works focused on the Sufi tradition, the Kabbalah, and the Traditionalist School.
Leo Schaya (1916–1985) was an author and scholar whose works focused on the Sufi tradition, the Kabbalah, and the Traditionalist School.
Louis Notari
Louis Notari (Monaco, 1879-1961) was the pioneer of Monégasque literature.
Louis Notari (Monaco, 1879-1961) was the pioneer of Monégasque literature.
Louise Weiss
Louise Weiss (1893, Arras, Pas-de-Calais - 26 May 1983, Paris) was a French author, journalist, feminist and European politician.
Louise Weiss (1893, Arras, Pas-de-Calais - 26 May 1983, Paris) was a French author, journalist, feminist and European politician.
Loïc Le Ribault
Loïc Le Ribault was a French geologist and writer.
Loïc Le Ribault was a French geologist and writer.
Madeleine de Puisieux
Madeleine de Puisieux was a French writer and feminist.
Madeleine de Puisieux was a French writer and feminist.
Marie Darrieussecq
Marie Darrieussecq (born Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1969) is a French Basque writer.
Marie Darrieussecq (born Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1969) is a French Basque writer.
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author.
Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author.
Martin Gray (Holocaust survivor)
Martin Gray, born as Mieczysław Grajewski (born 27 April 1922, Warsaw, Poland) is a Holocaust survivor and author.
Martin Gray, born as Mieczysław Grajewski (born 27 April 1922, Warsaw, Poland) is a Holocaust survivor and author.
Maurice Chappaz
Maurice Chappaz (21 December 1916, Lausanne – 15 January 2009) was a French-language Swiss poet and writer.
Maurice Chappaz (21 December 1916, Lausanne – 15 January 2009) was a French-language Swiss poet and writer.
Mercè Company
Mercè Company i González (Barcelona, May 19, 1947) is a Catalan writer in Spanish, Catalan and French languages.
Mercè Company i González (Barcelona, May 19, 1947) is a Catalan writer in Spanish, Catalan and French languages.
Milana Terloeva
Milana Bakhaeva (Милана Бахаева) (born December 30, 1979 in Orekhovo, Chechnya), also known by the pen name Milana Terloeva, is a Chechen journalist and author of the 2006 French lan...
Milana Bakhaeva (Милана Бахаева) (born December 30, 1979 in Orekhovo, Chechnya), also known by the pen name Milana Terloeva, is a Chechen journalist and author of the 2006 French lan...
Mohammed Suerte Bennani
Mohammed Suerte Bennani is a Moroccan author of a science-fiction novel, L'Arc, published in May 2008.
Mohammed Suerte Bennani is a Moroccan author of a science-fiction novel, L'Arc, published in May 2008.
Mona Vasquez
Mona Vasquez was a former Scientologist who was active in Scientology's headquarters in Europe, in Copenhagen, in the 1980s.
Mona Vasquez was a former Scientologist who was active in Scientology's headquarters in Europe, in Copenhagen, in the 1980s.
Nabil Lahlou
Nabil Lahlou (born 1945 in Fes, Morocco) is a Moroccan theater director, author and actor, known for being an innovative theater and film director, and is considered one of the most influential ...
Nabil Lahlou (born 1945 in Fes, Morocco) is a Moroccan theater director, author and actor, known for being an innovative theater and film director, and is considered one of the most influential ...
Neel Doff
Cornelia Hubertina (Neel) Doff (Buggenum, Netherlands, 27 January 1858 – Ixelles, Belgium, 14 July 1942) was an author of Dutch origin living and working in Belgium and mainly writing in French.
Cornelia Hubertina (Neel) Doff (Buggenum, Netherlands, 27 January 1858 – Ixelles, Belgium, 14 July 1942) was an author of Dutch origin living and working in Belgium and mainly writing in French.
Oscar Milosz
Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz (Oskaras Milašius) (May 28, 1877—March 2, 1939) was a French-Lithuanian writer and representative of Lithuania at the League of Nations.
Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz (Oskaras Milašius) (May 28, 1877—March 2, 1939) was a French-Lithuanian writer and representative of Lithuania at the League of Nations.
Paul Hervieu
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul Léautaud
Paul Léautaud was a French writer.
Paul Léautaud was a French writer.
Paul Reboux
Paul Reboux was a French writer and humorist.
Paul Reboux was a French writer and humorist.
Pierre Virion
Pierre Virion was a French journalist and writer.
Pierre Virion was a French journalist and writer.
Reinhart Dozy
Reinhart Pieter Anne Dozy was a Dutch scholar of French origin, who was born in Leiden.
Reinhart Pieter Anne Dozy was a Dutch scholar of French origin, who was born in Leiden.
Roger Gougenot des Mousseaux
Roger Gougenot des Mousseaux was a French writer and journalist.
Roger Gougenot des Mousseaux was a French writer and journalist.
Ruzha Lazarova
Ruzha Lazarova (Bulgarian Cyrillic, Ружа Лазарова;Sofia, 1968) is a Bulgarian French language writer who currently lives in Paris.
Ruzha Lazarova (Bulgarian Cyrillic, Ружа Лазарова;Sofia, 1968) is a Bulgarian French language writer who currently lives in Paris.
S. Corinna Bille
S. Corinna Bille (August 29, 1912 - October 24, 1979) was a French speaking writer from Switzerland.
S. Corinna Bille (August 29, 1912 - October 24, 1979) was a French speaking writer from Switzerland.
Salvador de Madariaga
Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo was a Spanish diplomat, writer, historian and pacifist.
Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo was a Spanish diplomat, writer, historian and pacifist.
Sarah Bouyain
Sarah Bouyain (born 1968) is a French-Burkinabé writer and film director.
Sarah Bouyain (born 1968) is a French-Burkinabé writer and film director.
Sidonie de la Houssaye
Sidonie de la Houssaye, née Hélène Perret, pen name Louise Raymond (Edgar, August 17, 1820-February 18, 1894) was an American French language writer.
Sidonie de la Houssaye, née Hélène Perret, pen name Louise Raymond (Edgar, August 17, 1820-February 18, 1894) was an American French language writer.
Susana Calandrelli
Susana Calandrelli (January 17, 1901 - July 21, 1978) was an Argentine writer and teacher.
Susana Calandrelli (January 17, 1901 - July 21, 1978) was an Argentine writer and teacher.
Susana Molinari Leguizamón
Susana Molinari Leguizamón (pseudonym, Alma del Fiore) was an Argentine Spanish and French language writer active during the 1940's.
Susana Molinari Leguizamón (pseudonym, Alma del Fiore) was an Argentine Spanish and French language writer active during the 1940's.
Tania Boteva-Malo
Tania Boteva-Malo (Bulgarian Cyrillic, Таниа Болева- Мало;Sofia, 1950) is a Bulgarian French language writer who currently lives in Brussels.
Tania Boteva-Malo (Bulgarian Cyrillic, Таниа Болева- Мало;Sofia, 1950) is a Bulgarian French language writer who currently lives in Brussels.
Vassilis Alexakis
Vassilis Alexakis is a Greek-French writer and self-translator of numerous novels in Greek, his mother tongue, and French.
Vassilis Alexakis is a Greek-French writer and self-translator of numerous novels in Greek, his mother tongue, and French.
Victor Llona
Victor Llona Gastañeta was a writer and translator, born in Lima (Peru) in 1886, who died in San Francisco in 1953.
Victor Llona Gastañeta was a writer and translator, born in Lima (Peru) in 1886, who died in San Francisco in 1953.
Vincent Paronnaud
Pascal Stadler, a.k.a. Winshluss, is a French comics artist and filmmaker.
Pascal Stadler, a.k.a. Winshluss, is a French comics artist and filmmaker.
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Vénus Khoury-Ghata is a Lebanese writer.
Vénus Khoury-Ghata is a Lebanese writer.
Williams Sassine
Williams Sassine (1944, Kankan, Guinea – February 9, 1997, Conakry, Guinea) was a Guinean novelist who wrote in French.
Williams Sassine (1944, Kankan, Guinea – February 9, 1997, Conakry, Guinea) was a Guinean novelist who wrote in French.
Ya Ding
Ya Ding (Chinese, 亚丁, 1959) is a Chinese writer and translator.
Ya Ding (Chinese, 亚丁, 1959) is a Chinese writer and translator.
Édouard Dessommes
Édouard Dessommes (New Orleans, November 17, 1845-Mandeville, 1908) was an American French language writer.
Édouard Dessommes (New Orleans, November 17, 1845-Mandeville, 1908) was an American French language writer.