Classic Literature Authors

Hermann Hesse

Writer, Essayist, Poet

German-Swiss novelist

Gabriel García Márquez

Novelist, Journalist, Screenwriter

Magical realism novelist

Leo Tolstoy

Novelist, Philosopher

Russian realist writer

William Shakespeare

Poet

Playwright and poet

Haruki Murakami

Novelist, Writer

Japanese novelist and essayist

J.K. Rowling

Novelist, Screenwriter

Author of the Harry Potter series

Franz Kafka

Writer, Novelist

Existentialist novelist

James Joyce

Novelist, Writer, Poet

Modernist Irish novelist

Jorge Luis Borges

Writer, Essayist, Poet

Argentine writer and philosopher

Ernest Hemingway

Novelist, Journalist

American novelist and journalist

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Novelist, Philosopher, Journalist

Psychological fiction novelist

George Orwell

Novelist, Journalist, Critic

Political novelist and essayist

Jane Austen

Novelist

English novelist of social realism

Toni Morrison

Novelist, Professor

American novelist and Nobel laureate

Mark Twain

Writer

American humorist and novelist

Sabahattin Ali

Poet, Writer, Journalist

Turkish novelist and poet

Umberto Eco

Literary Critic, Academic, Journalist, Novelist, Philosopher

Italian novelist and semiotician

Virginia Woolf

Novelist

Modernist English writer

Top 20 Richest Tech Billionaires in the World Top 20 Most Powerful World Leaders in History Forbes Top 50 Billionaires 2025 Top 20 Most Famous Hollywood Actresses of All Time World’s Richest People Top 20 Most Influential Philosophers in History

Popular

New

Trending

Lamine Yamal

Professional footballer

Erling Haaland

Professional footballer

Sam Altman

Entrepreneur, Investor, CEO

Kylian Mbappe

Professional footballer

Andrew Garfield

Actor

Ilya Sutskever

Computer Scientist, Researcher

Hoyt Richards

Model, Actor

Dieter Schwarz

Businessperson, Entrepreneur

Giovanni Ferrero

Businessperson

Cynthia Erivo

Singer, Actress, Songwriter, Producer

Mike Markkula

Businessperson, Entrepreneur

Carol Burnett

Actress, Singer

The World’s Leading Biography Database

Classic Literature Authors

Hermann Hesse

Gabriel García Márquez

Leo Tolstoy

William Shakespeare

Haruki Murakami

J.K. Rowling

Franz Kafka

James Joyce

Jorge Luis Borges

Ernest Hemingway

Fyodor Dostoevsky

George Orwell

Jane Austen

Toni Morrison

Mark Twain

Sabahattin Ali

Umberto Eco