Joyce, James
1882 - 1941

James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father, John Stanislaus Joyce, came from a wealthy family, but when he started...

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Millás, Juan José
1946 -

Spanish author and journalist born in Valencia as the fourth of nine siblings. The family moved to the outskirts of Madrid...

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Ørstavik, Hanne
1969 -

The Norwegian author Hanne Ørstavik was born in the village of Tana in the northern province of Finnmark where many of her ...

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Horace
65 BCE - November 27, 08 BCE.

The Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus is not only the most quoted and the most frequently translated poet of the...

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