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Hermann Hesse

1877 - 1962
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. He is best known for his works 'Steppe...
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George Bernard Shaw

1856 - 1950
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, and essayist who is regarded as one...
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Jean-Paul Sartre

1905 - 1980
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, and political activist....
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Lu Xun

1881 - 1936
Lu Xun, born Zhou Shuren, was a Chinese writer, essayist, and critic considered one of the greatest ...
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Jorge Luis Borges

1899 - 1986
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was an Argentine writer known for his imaginative and philosophical sh...
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George Orwell

1903 - 1950
George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair in 1903 in British India, was an English novelist, essayist, j...
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Robert Frost

1874 - 1963
Robert Frost was an American poet known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his use of ev...
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Jack Ma

1964
Jack Ma, born in 1964 in Hangzhou, China, is a prominent entrepreneur known for co-founding Alibaba ...
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Herman Melville

1819 - 1891
Herman Melville was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer, best known for his masterpie...
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Edgar Allan Poe

1809 - 1849
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, and literary critic best known for his macabre and hor...
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Rabindranath Tagore

1861 - 1941
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a prominent Indian poet, writer, composer, and artist who reshap...
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Charles Dickens

1812 - 1870
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic who is considered one of the greatest noveli...
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Jack Kerouac

1922 - 1969
Jack Kerouac was an American novelist and poet who became a key figure in the Beat Generation of the...
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Mary Ann Evans

1819 - 1880
Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, and t...
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Dale Carnegie

1888 - 1955
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) was an American writer and lecturer born in Missouri. He is best known for...
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