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-The book of Sand Latin American Literature: - The universal history of infamy 1. Miguel Angel Asturias - a Guatemalan poet, novelist, and journalist 4. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - won the Nobel p...

-The book of Sand Latin American Literature: - The universal history of infamy 1. Miguel Angel Asturias - a Guatemalan poet, novelist, and journalist 4. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - won the Nobel prize in 1967 - Colombian writer, awarded the Nobel Prize in - known for highlighting the importance of Literature in 1982, is best known for his indigenous culture in his works masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude Notable Works: Notable Works: - El Señor Presidente - One Hundred Years of Solitude - El Espejo de Lata - Love in the time of colera - In evil hour 2. Maria Luisa Bombal - her works often centered on the feelings, 5. Vicente Garcia-Huidobro Fernandez dreams and struggle of women - Known as the creator and exponent of the literary movement called “creacronismo” Notable Works: - La ultima Niebla Notable Works: - La Amortajada - Poemas Articos - El Arbor - Temblor de Cielo - Altazar 3. Jorge Luis Borges - Argentine poet, essayist, and short story writer 6. Juan Rulfo - brought latin American literature to a global - a renewed Mexican writer and photographer audience - his themed is more on supernatural - won the first peimentor prize in 1971, with Samuel beckett Notable Works: Notable Works: - El Llano en llamas -Ficciones - Pedro Páramo -El Aleph 7. Pablo Neruda - Daughter of fortune - Chilean poet, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. 10. Mireya Robles - was a chilean poet,politician and a diplomat. - Cuban-American writer and literary critic is - known for his love-themed poem that uses known for her magical realism and feminist metaphor and natural imagery. themes Notable Works: Notable Works: -Veinte poemas de amor y una cancíon - Hagiography of Narcisa the Beautiful desesperada - Combinado del Este -Cien sonetos de amor - La Muerte Definitiva de Pedro El Largo -Poemas de amor 11. Romulo Gallegos 8. Octavio Paz - Venezuelan novelist and president, best known - Mexican poet and diplomat for his powerful portrayal of Venezuelan society in Doña Bárbara - awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990 Notable Works: Notable Works: - Doña Bárbara - Sunstone - Canaima - Bajo to Clara Sombra - La Trepadora 9. Isabel Allende 12. Elena Garro - Chilean-American author, celebrated for her lyrical storytelling and magical realism - Mexican writer, she used her writing to explore big themes like power, memory, and - won the PEN Center USA Lifetime identity, and she did it in a way that blended Achievement Award in 2016 reality with the magical. - remains a huge influence, especially for Notable Works: women in literature. - City of the beasts - The House of the Spirits, Notable Works: Notable Works: - Recollections of Things to Come (Los recuerdos Anna Karenina (1878) del porvenir) - 1963 Resurrection (1899) - La semana de colores (short stories) - 1964 War and Peace (1869) - Un hogar sólido (play) - 1958 3. Guy de Maupassant European Literature: - French writer, considered one of the greatest short story authors 1. William Shakespeare - renowned for his naturalist and realistic style, -He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in focusing on the darker aspects of human nature English Language and social conditions. -Was often called England's National poet and - His pessimistic approach and sharp social "The Bard of Avon" commentary exposed the moral flaws of society, making him a central figure in the Naturalist literary movement. Notable works: -The Tempest Notable Works: -Hamlet - Bel-Ami -The Midsummer Night's Dream - Une Vie: -Romeo & Juliet - The Necklace. 2. Leo Tolstoy 4. Publius Vergilius Maro 'Virgil' Russian novelist, known for his monumental works War and Peace and Anna Karenina, is - Roman poet, celebrated for his epic The celebrated for his realist writing style Aeneid, won lasting fame for creating a and psychological depth, examining the foundational work of Roman literature that complexities of Russian society, morality, and blended myth and history, emphasizing Rome’s human emotions? His philosophical divine destiny approach also included criticism of political and - Known for his didactic and patriotic literary religious institutions, advocating approach for nonviolence and personal redemption, as seen in his later works such as The Kingdom of God is Within You? Notable works: - Eclogues - Aeneid - Georgics 5. Anton Chekhov -Russian playwright and short-story writer who 8. Arthur Conan Doyle is known for his realistic writing style and use of -Was a Scottish writer, physician, amateur stream-of-consciousness storytelling sportsman, travel enthusiast, and spiritualist Notable works: missionary. best known for his creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes one of the most vivid "The Cherry orchard" (1903-1904) and enduring characters in English fiction. "Three Sisters" (1901) "The Lady with the Dog" (1899) Awards: Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy in 6. Marcus Tulius Cicero 1895, - He was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar Queen's South Africa Medal in 1901, and writer Knight Bachelor in 1902, - He is considered in modern times as the Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order greatest Roman Orator and innovator of what became known as Ciceronian rhetoric Notable Works Notable Works A Study in Scarlet (1887) - De Oratore (On the Orator) The Sign of the Four (1890) - De Re Publica (On the Republic) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) - De legibus ( On the Laws) - De Officiis (On Duties) 9. Lope De Vega Spanish playwright, an outstanding dramatist known as the "Phoenix of Wits," revolutionized 7. Giovanni Boccaccio drama during the Spanish Golden Age by -Father of Italian Novela creating dynamic three-act plays like Fuenteovejuna that explored themes of -Italian writer and poet honor, love, and social justice Notable Works: Notable Works: The Decameron - Fuente Ovejuna The Life of Dante - Punishment Without Revenge On famous women - La Dorotea 10. Francesco Petrarca Italian scholar and poet, known as the "Father Notable Literary Works: of Humanism," revived interest in classical The Iliad (8th century BCE) antiquity and emphasized self-reflection and individualism in works The Odyssey (8th century BCE) like Canzoniere and Secretum, significantly influencing Renaissance thought. 13. Vladimir Nabokov Notable works: - a Russian-American writer known for his poetic language, intricate storytelling, and - Secretum exploring complex themes like memory, obsession, and human nature. - Canzoniere - Trionfi Notable works: -Lolita (1955) 11. Sophocles -Pale Fire (1962) - He was a famous ancient Greek tragic playwright. -Speak, Memory (1951) - He was the first to introduced the third actor -The Defense (1930) and enhanced stage craft with painted scenery, allowing for more complex storytelling and -Ada or Ardor (1969) character interactions. 14. Gustave Flaubert Notable Literary Pieces - He was a novelist regarded as the prime mover - Oedipus Rex of the realist school of French literature and man of letters who is now regarded as one of - Antigone the great literary artists of the nine-teenth century. - Electra Notable works: 12. Homer - The Temptation of Saint Anthony -Considered the "father" of epic poetry and one of the most influential authors in Western - Sentimental Education literature - Simple Heart -He was known as the The Greek Poet Homer who is credited with being the first to write - Madame Bovary down the epic stories of The Iliad and The Odyssey. 15. Miguel de Cervantes symbolism, satire, and drama to address political and social issues in postcolonial Africa? Spanish writer, best known for creating Don Quixote de la Mancha, revolutionized literature with his exploration of chivalric ideals and 4. Rolihlahla 'Nelson' Mandela reality, and also wrote works like La Galatea and El Licenciado Vidriera - South African leader, a black nationalis and the first black president of South Africa. - He won over 260 awards including The Nobel Notable Work: Peace Prize in 1993. -La Galatea Notable works: -Las Dos Doncellas - I am Prepared to Die -La Señora Cornelia - Long Walk to Freedom -El Licenciado Vidreira - The Struggle of My Life - Conversation with Myself African Literature: 5. Nadine Gordime 1. Herbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo South African writer, one of the first prolific African creative writers to gain recognition in England, is known for works like Valley of a Thousand Hills and The Girl Who Killed to Save, and was a key figure in the development of African literature in English? New Zealand Literature: 2. Chinua Achebe 1. Janet Frame Nigerian author, best known for his - Apointed to the order of New Zealand, the groundbreaking novel Things Fall Apart, is highest civil honour. considered a pivotal figure in African literature -Had a very psychiatric background and postcolonial discourse, exploring themes of cultural identity, colonialism, and the clash -she is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, between traditional and Western values? and a poet. 3. Wole Soyinka Nigerian playwright, poet, and political activist, Notable works: known for receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature -To the Is-land in 1986, is celebrated for blending traditional Yoruba culture with Western literary forms in -An Angel at my Table works like Death and the King’s - The Envoy of mirror city Horseman and The Lion and the Jewel, using 2. Ottoline Morrell - Potiki (1986) English aristocrat and prominent hostess, known for her central role in the Bloomsbury Notable Awards: Group and as a patron of the arts, used her social gatherings to foster creativity and - Neustadt International Prize for Literature intellectual exchange among writers like Virginia (2008) Woolf and D.H. Lawrence? Her literary approach influenced writers, and she was depicted in -Kiriyama Prize works such as Women in Love and Crome - New Zealand Book Award for Fiction (1987, for Yellow. Potiki) - Prime Minister’s Award for Literary 3. Marie Clay Achievement (2006) -Known for Educational Literacy -Appointed as Order of New Zealand 5. Katherine Mansfield Murry -Created the Emergent literacy theory (Young New Zealand writer, renowned for her children seen as imitating reading, writing) modernist short stories, is celebrated for her exploration of human emotions, social class, and personal awakening, using impressionistic techniques similar to those of Anton Chekhov? Notable Literary Pieces Known for works like The Garden Party and Bliss -Reading: The patterning of complex behavior and Other Stories, her literary approach often focused on fleeting moments of insight and the -Becoming literate: The construction of inner complexities of everyday life. control 6. Miraka Szászy -An observation survey of early literacy achievement Māori leader, recognized for her leadership in the Māori Women's Welfare League and her advocacy for Māori women's rights, became a 4. Patricia Grace 'Frances Gunson' Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1990? Known for her contributions to both - First female Māori writer to publish a social justice and Māori women's collection of short stories empowerment, she used her platform to - Renowned for her focus on Māori cultural address the intersection of sexism and racism in identity, rights, and resistance against New Zealand, focusing on how Māori women colonization. navigated these challenges in society. Notable Works: - Waiariki (1975) - The Kuia and the Spider (1981) 7. Keri Hulme Notable literary works - New Zealand novelist, poet, and short-story - The new net goes fishing writer - The Matriarch -Known for: Her most acclaimed work The Bone - The Whale Rider People, which won the 1985 Booker Prize Notable works: - Stone Fish - The bone people - The wind eater 8. Thomas Allen Monro Curnow -Prominent Poet, editor, and Essayist One of New Zealand’s Celebrated Poet Awards: -Queens Gold Medal For Poetry in 1989 Notable Works: -The Bells of Saint Babel's -The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse -The Skeleton of The Great Moa in The Canterbuty Museum 9. Witi Ihimaera - a Māori author whose novels and short stories explore the clash between Māori and Pākehā cultural values - First Māori author who won the International award