Pacheco, José Emilio

José Emilio Pacheco (June 30, 1939 - January 26, 2014) was a renowned Mexican poet, novelist, essayist, and translator. Born and died in Mexico City, Pachec...

Paine, Thomas

Thomas Paine (1737–1809) was an English-American activist, philosopher, and key figure in the American Revolution. Famous for "Common Sense" (1776), he insp...

Palacio, Vicente Riva

Vicente Riva Palacio (16 October 1832 – 22 November 1896) was a multifaceted Mexican figure, distinguished by his profound impact on the country's literary,...

Palacios, Pedro Bonifacio

Pedro Bonifacio Palacios, known as Almafuerte, was an Argentine poet born on May 13, 1854, in San Justo. Originally a painter, he later focused on poetry, t...

Palahniuk, Chuck

Charles Michael “Chuck” Palahniuk (born February 21, 1962) is an American novelist known for transgressional fiction. With 19 novels, 3 nonfiction books, 2 ...

Palma, Félix J.

Félix José Palma Macías, known as Félix J. Palma, was born on June 16, 1968, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. He is a renowned Spanish writer, best known fo...

Palma, Rafael Cobos

Rafael Cobos Palma, is a distinguished archaeologist and a member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico. He is a professor of Mayan archaeology an...

Parra, Nicanor

Nicanor Parra, born Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval on September 5, 1914, in San Fabian, Chile, was one of the most influential Latin American poets of his t...

Parra, Teresa de la

Teresa de la Parra (October 5, 1889 – April 23, 1936) was a Venezuelan novelist. Born as Ana Teresa Parra Sanojo in Paris, she was the daughter of Rafael Pa...

Patanjali,

Patanjali, also known as Gonardiya or Gonikaputra, was a Hindu author, mystic, and philosopher. He is estimated to have lived between the 2nd century BCE an...

Payró, Roberto Jorge

Roberto Jorge Payró (1867–1928) was a notable Argentine writer and journalist. Born in Mercedes, he founded La Tribuna and worked as an editor at La Nación....

Paz, Octavio

Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat, recognized as one of the major Latin American writers of the ...

Perrault, Charles

Charles Perrault (January 12, 1628 - May 15/16, 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He is best known for laying the foundations ...

Pescetti, Luis María

Luis María Pescetti, born January 15, 1958, in San Jorge, Argentina, is a renowned novelist, essayist, musician, and actor. His extensive career includes wo...

Peterson, Jordan

Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator known for his conservative views on cultural and politic...

Petronius,

Gaius Petronius Arbiter, also known as Titus Petronius Niger, a Roman courtier in Nero's reign, authored the Satyricon, a satirical novel. Born around 27 AD...

Pietri, Arturo Uslar

Arturo Uslar Pietri (16 May 1906 in Caracas – 26 February 2001) was a Venezuelan intellectual, historian, writer, television producer, and politician. Born ...

Piglia, Ricardo

Ricardo Piglia (1941-2017) was a renowned Argentine author, critic, and scholar. He introduced hard-boiled fiction to Argentina with his debut short story c...

Pigliucci, Massimo

Massimo Pigliucci, a prominent Italian-American philosopher and biologist, is known for his multifaceted contributions to academia. Currently a philosophy p...

Pilcher, Rosamunde

Rosamunde Pilcher, (1924–2019), was a British novelist renowned for her evocative novels set in Cornwall, selling over 60 million copies globally. Initially...

Pizarnik, Alejandra

Alejandra Pizarnik, born as Flora Alejandra Pizarnik on April 29, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was an Argentine poet known for her idiosyncratic and in...

Piñeiro, Claudia

Claudia Piñeiro, born April 10, 1960, in Burzaco, Buenos Aires, is a renowned Argentine novelist and screenwriter. Best known for her best-selling crime and...

Plato,

Plato (428/427 or 424/423 – 348 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period. He was a student of Socrates and later beca...

Plutarch,

Plutarch, also known as Plutarco, Plutarchos and Plutarchus, was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Te...

Poe, Edgar Allan

Edgar Allan Poe (born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 7, 1849, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American writer, poet, critic, and edi...

Polidori, John William

John William Polidori (1795–1821) was a British physician and writer associated with the Romantic movement. Credited with pioneering the vampire genre, he a...

Polo, Marco

Marco Polo (c. 1254 – 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who is best known for his travels through Asia along the Silk Road betwe...

Poniatowska, Elena

Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor, known professionally as Elena Poniatowska (born May 19, 1932), is a French-born Mexican journ...

Pope, Alexander

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era. He is considered one of the most prominen...

Porcayo, Gerardo Horacio

Gerardo Horacio Porcayo Villalobos, born on May 10, 1966 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, is a renowned Mexican science fiction and fantasy writer. He is rec...

Porter, Eleanor H.

Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist, most known for her works “Pollyanna” (1913) and “Just David” (1916...

Potter, Beatrix

Helen Beatrix Potter, known as Beatrix Potter, was born on July 28, 1866, in West Brompton, London, England. She was an English writer, illustrator, natural...

Proust, Marcel

Marcel Proust, born as Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust on July 10, 1871, in Auteuil, near Paris, France, was a renowned French novelist, literar...

Puig, Manuel

Manuel Puig, born as Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne, was an Argentine author known for his significant contributions to literature. He was born on December 28,...

Pushkin, Alexander Sergeyevich

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, born June 6, 1799, was a renowned Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era, often deemed the greatest Russi...

Pyle, Howard

Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator, painter, and author, primarily known for his work in children’s books. Born in W...

Pérez, Pablo

Renowned Argentine writer, born 1966 in Buenos Aires. Living with HIV since the 90s, Pérez intertwines personal experiences with the virus in his works, off...

Pérez-Reverte, Arturo

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez, born on November 25, 1951, in Cartagena, Spain, is a distinguished novelist and journalist known for his extensive work as a...