A fairly thorough biography in English with an attached bibliography.
A complete biography of Achebe includes quotes from him as well as a brief synopsis of his novels. There is a list of all his works.
This site gives a thorough biography of Defoe. It includes quotes from his writing and information about his most important works.
This site offers an organized collection of biographical information on Dorothy Parker.
Good biography of Henry Fielding (1707-1754 CE), the English Romantic novelist.
A biography of Gordimer which focuses on her writing. Includes a bibliography of her works.
A biography of African poet Okot p'Bitek. Discusses some of his accomplishments and the topics of his poems.
This essay describes the influences and work of Nobel Prize winner, Vicente Aleixandre.
A complete biography of Nigerian writer, Wole Soyinka, with a list of his works. He was the first black, African Nobel prize winner and has written a variety of literature from plays to poems.
A very thorough biography on German playwright Bertolt Brecht. Discusses his upbringing, his career as a playwright, and his overall controversial life.
Includes Countee Cullen's early life, his works and contains links to his contemporaries.
Read about Mary Ann Cross -- better known as George Eliot -- who was the author of "Middlemarch" and "Silas Marner." This page includes biographical information as well as insight into individual literary works by Eliot.
A brief biography on the life of French author and playwright, Guillaume Appollinaire.
This site from Kuusankoski Public Library provides information on the life and works of L.M. Montgomery.
A complete biography of Senghor. Includes a complete list of all his works along with a definition of negritude.
The biography on this Italian poet is thorough and contains a selected bibliography.
Informative biographical essay focusing on Gorky's political and social activities. Features several quotations from major works, and links to pages on Tolstoy and Chekhov.
This is a biography of Eugene O'Neill, an expressionist writer. It includes quotes as well as further bibliographical references.
This biography on author Roald Dahl (1916-1990 CE) provides information about his literary career and personal life. It comments on his often-used taste for cruelty, rudeness to adults, and comic grotesque themes used in his books by providing examples from his works. Also contains a complete bibliography of his works.
A biography and brief history on the life of Simone de Beauvoir. Contains quotations, and links to further information.