MacDonald, George

George MacDonald (1824–1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister, renowned for pioneering modern fantasy literature. His allegorical fairy t...

MacDonald, Ian

Ian MacCormick, known by the pseudonym Ian MacDonald, left an indelible mark on the world of music criticism, journalism, and literature. His multifaceted c...

MacLean, Alistair Stuart

Alistair Stuart MacLean (1922–1987) was a celebrated Scottish novelist known for his thrillers and adventure stories. His notable works include "The Guns of...

Machen, Arthur

Arthur Machen, born as Arthur Llewellyn Jones, was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential super...

Machiavelli, Niccolò

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Renaissance...

Madison, James

James Madison, born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia, was an American statesman, diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ...

Maeterlinck, Maurice

Maurice Maeterlinck, born on August 29, 1862, in Ghent, Belgium, was a distinguished Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French. He was awar...

Mallén, Ana Caro de

Ana Caro de Mallén was a poet and playwright of the Spanish Golden Age. She was one of the few women writers of the 17th century. Ana María Caro de Mallén y...

Malory, Thomas

Sir Thomas Malory, an enigmatic English writer, is best known for his seminal work, "The Death of Arthur" (Le Morte d’Arthur), a comprehensive chronicle of ...

Malthus, Thomas Robert

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an influential English economist and demographer, known for Malthusianism, his theory that population growth surpasses...

Manin, Bernard

Bernard Manin, born April 19, 1951, in Marseille, is a French philosopher renowned for his expertise in exceptional institutions, liberalism, and representa...

Mansilla, Eduarda

Eduarda Damasia Mansilla Ortiz de Rozas de García (1834–1892) was an Argentine writer. She was the daughter of Lucio Norberto Mansilla and niece of Juan Man...

Manuel, Don Juan

Don Juan Manuel (5 May 1282 – 13 June 1348) was a Spanish medieval writer, nobleman, and man of letters who has been called the most important prose writer ...

Manzoni, Alessandro

Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873) was an Italian poet, novelist, and philosopher, best known for his novel "The Betrothed" (I promessi sposi), regarded as a li...

Marat, Jean-Paul

Jean-Paul Marat (1743–1793) was a key figure in the French Revolution, renowned for his radical journalism and political activism. Marat passionately defend...

Marechal, Leopoldo

Leopoldo Marechal (June 11, 1900 – June 26, 1970) was one of the most important Argentine writers of the twentieth century. Born in Buenos Aires into a fami...

Markandaya, Kamala

Kamala Markandaya, pseudonym of Kamala Purnaiya and married name Kamala Taylor, was a distinguished British Indian novelist and journalist known for her pro...

Marlowe, Christopher

Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. He was born in Canterbury, Kent, Eng...

Martin, Ann M.

Ann Matthews Martin, born August 12, 1955, is an acclaimed American children’s author renowned for creating The Baby-Sitters Club series. Martin's early pas...

Martin, George R. R.

George R. R. Martin is an acclaimed American author, television writer, and producer, best known as the creator of the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and...

Martí, José

José Julián Martí Pérez, known as José Martí, was born on January 28, 1853, in Havana, Cuba. He is a revered figure in Latin American literature and a Cuban...

Martín, Juan Zorrilla de San

Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (28 December 1855 – 3 November 1931) was a prominent Uruguayan epic poet and political figure. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he i...

Martínez, Edgardo Rivera

Edgardo Rivera Martínez (1933-2018) was a celebrated Peruvian writer known for "Ángel de Ocongate" (1986) and "País de Jauja" (1993), hailed as a masterpiec...

Marx, Karl

Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary s...

Maugham, William Somerset

William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English writer renowned for his plays, novels, and short stories. Born in Paris and educated in England and Germ...

Maupassant, Guy de

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), known as Guy de Maupassant, was a French master of the short story, emblematic of naturalism. Influenced by...

May, Karl

Karl Friedrich May (1842–1912) was a celebrated German author known for his adventurous novels set in the American Old West and other exotic locations. His ...

Mañas, José Ángel

José Ángel Mañas (born October 22, 1971, Madrid, Spain) is a prominent Spanish writer associated with the neorealist movement of the 1990s. Notable works in...

McGuire, Jamie

Jamie McGuire, born on November 6, 1978, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a distinguished American romance novelist renowned for her significant contributions to the ...

McKay, Claude

Claude McKay, born Festus Claudius McKay on September 15, 1889, in Jamaica, was a pivotal figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His work varied from celebrating...

Melchor, Fernanda

Fernanda Melchor, born in 1982 in Veracruz, Mexico, is a renowned Mexican writer celebrated for her novel "Hurricane Season". Her work has earned her signif...

Mella, Daniel

Daniel Mella, born in Montevideo in 1976, is a distinguished Uruguayan writer known for his impactful literary contributions. He published his first novel, ...

Melville, Herman

Herman Melville, born on August 1, 1819, in New York City, was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet, best known for his novels of the sea, inc...

Mendoza, Plinio Apuleyo

Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (b. 1932) is a prominent Colombian journalist, writer, and diplomat, widely recognized for his significant contributions to Latin Ame...

Mendoza, Élmer

Élmer Mendoza, born on December 6, 1949, in Culiacán, Mexico, is a distinguished Mexican author renowned for his contributions to narcoliterature. As a dram...

Meneses, Guillermo

Guillermo Meneses (Caracas, 15 December 1911 - Porlamar, Nueva Esparta, 29 December 1978) was a distinguished Venezuelan writer, playwright, and journalist,...

Meyer, Stephenie

Stephenie Meyer, born December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut, is an acclaimed American author and film producer renowned for her vampire romance series...

Migdal, Alicia

Alicia Migdal, born on December 5, 1947, in Montevideo, is a distinguished Uruguayan writer and journalist, celebrated for her contributions to poetry, narr...

Mill, John Stuart

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, politician, and civil servant. One of the most influential thin...

Miller, Arthur

Arthur Asher Miller (1915-2005) was a prominent American playwright, born in NYC. Renowned for iconic works like "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible", h...

Milne, A.A.

Alan Alexander Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for variou...

Milton, John

John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after Willia...

Mistral, Gabriela

Gabriela Mistral, pseudonym for Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, was a renowned Chilean poet-diplomat, educator, and cultural minister. Born on April 7, 1889, in Vi...

Mlodinow, Leonard

Leonard Mlodinow, born on November 26, 1954, is a distinguished American theoretical physicist, mathematician, screenwriter, and author, celebrated for his ...

Molina, Antonio Muñoz

Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 10 January 1956) is a renowned Spanish writer and a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy since 8 June 1995. Born in the town ...

Molina, Tirso de

Tirso de Molina, born Gabriel Téllez, was a prominent Spanish Baroque dramatist and poet, renowned for his significant contributions to Spanish Golden Age l...

Molière,

Molière, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in 1622 Paris, was a pioneering French playwright and actor renowned for transforming comedy. His works span comedies, ...

Monsiváis, Carlos

Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (May 4, 1938 – June 19, 2010) was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He was born in Mexico C...

Montaigne, Michel de

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533–1592) was a French Renaissance writer and philosopher. Renowned for popularizing the essay genre through his work "Essais",...

Montejo, Eugenio

ugenio Montejo (1938–2008), a renowned Venezuelan poet and essayist from Caracas, left a lasting impact on literature with his profound exploration of langu...

Monterroso, Augusto

Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (December 21, 1921 – February 7, 2003) was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality. He is known for the ironical and...

Montgomery, L.M.

Lucy Maud Montgomery, often known as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with “Anne of Green Gables,” publish...

Moore, Alan

Alan Moore, born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England, is a renowned English comic book author. His influential works include "Watchmen", "V for Vende...

Moore, Clement Clarke

Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American writer, scholar, and real estate developer. He is best known as the author of the Chris...

Morante, Fernando del Paso

Fernando del Paso Morante (April 1, 1935 – November 14, 2018) was a Mexican novelist, essayist, and poet. Born in Mexico City, he spent two years studying e...

More, Thomas

Thomas More, born on February 7, 1478, in London, England, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humani...

Morris, William

William Morris (1834–1896) was a British polymath associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Known for his textile designs, he revitalized traditional Br...

Moss, Thylias

Thylias Moss, born in 1954, is an American poet, writer, and experimental filmmaker known for her diverse heritage and pioneering work in "Limited Fork Theo...

Mukherjee, Bharati

Bharati Mukherjee (1940–2017) was an Indian-born American novelist and short-story writer known for exploring the immigrant experience, cultural clashes, an...

Mumford, Lewis

Lewis Mumford (1895–1990) was an influential American historian, sociologist, and philosopher of technology. Renowned for his studies of cities and urban ar...

Munro, Alice

Alice Ann Munro, born Alice Ann Laidlaw, is a renowned Canadian short-story writer, celebrated for her exquisitely drawn narratives that reveal the depth an...

Murakami, Haruki

Haruki Murakami, born January 12, 1949, in Kyoto, Japan, is a renowned author whose works, including "Norwegian Wood", "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle", and "1Q...

Musashi, Miyamoto

Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, c. 1584 – 13 June 1645), also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese sw...

Mutis, Álvaro

Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) was a distinguished Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist, renowned for his novel sequence "T...

Márquez, Gabriel García

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez, also known as Gabo, was a Colombian writer and journalist, recognized primarily for his novels and short storie...