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Pessoa's birthplace: a large flat at São Carlos Square, just in front of Lisbon's opera. Pessoa was born in Lisbon on 13 June 1888. When Pessoa was five, his father, Joaquim de Seabra Pessôa, died of tuberculosis, and less than seven months later his younger brother Jorge, aged one, also died (2 January 1889). [3]
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体; lit. 'three body') is a 2008 novel by the Chinese hard science fiction author Liu Cixin. It is the first novel in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. [ 1 ]
Liu cites English authors George Orwell and Arthur C. Clarke as important literary influences. [8] He was labeled the first cyberpunk Chinese author after his novel China 2185 was published in 1989. [9] Liu's most famous work, The Three-Body Problem, was first published in 2006. [10] It is the first book in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy.
The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4]
This is a list of novelists from England writing for adults and young adults.Please add only one novel title or comment on fiction per name. Other genres appear in other lists and on subject's page.
Having a substantial body of work, widely respected and reviewed in major publications, and perhaps often nominated or a finalist for major awards. A pioneering literary figure, possibly for the style or substance of their entire body of work, or for a single novel that was a notable "first" of some kind in U.S. literary history.
The Nobel Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in the field of literature. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel , which are awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry , physics , literature ...