Williams, Tennessee
1911 - 1983

American playwright born in Columbus, Mississippi as Thomas Lanier Williams. His father was a travelling shoe salesman, and...

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Apollinaire, Guillaume
1880 - 1918

French author of Italian-Polish origin. He was born out of wedlock in Rome and was baptized Guglielmo Alberto Wladimiro...

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Carpentier, Alejo
1904 - 1980

Cuban author, who was born in Lausanne in Switzerland but moved with his parents to Havana when newly born. His father was...

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Marsé, Juan
1933 - 2020

Juan Marsé Carbó, born Juan Faneca Roca, was a Spanish novelist, journalist and screenwriter from Barcelona. His biological p...

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