Great Names in Literature
You will have to recognize and identify major authors from all over the world.
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Literature is a vast universe populated by creators whose works have marked history and the collective imagination. From playwrights like Shakespeare to novelists like Cervantes and Victor Hugo, and poets like Baudelaire, these great names have explored the depths of the human soul, the complexities of society, and the wonders of the world through words that still resonate today.
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This 19th-century French author was known as the patron saint of science fiction by putting science at the heart of his work.
Jules Verne | Georges Méliès | H. G. Wells | Aldous Huxley -
Just as Shakespeare had done for English theatre, this 17th century playwright shaped French theatre with his comedic genius.
Quinault | Marivaux | Beaumarchais | Molière -
After the publication of his novel "The Satanic Verses" in 1989, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa on the author.
Benjamin Zephaniah | Salman Rushdie | Ian McEwan | Amitav Ghosh -
Despite living in exile since 1851, this French novelist refused amnesty from Napoleon III remaining steadfast in his beliefs
Alexandre Dumas | Voltaire | Stendhal | Victor Hugo -
Father of English literature, his "Canterbury Tales" collection is one of the first great works written in English.
John Milton | John Gower | William Langland | Geoffrey Chaucer
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