Famous literary critics

cultural journalist who reviews new literary books

608 people

All Alive Deceased
Francis Jammes

Francis Jammes

1868 – 1938 · Age 69
Deceased
Leopoldo Alas

Leopoldo Alas

1852 – 1901 · Age 49
Deceased
Edogawa Ranpo

Edogawa Ranpo

1894 – 1965 · Age 70
Deceased
René Girard

René Girard

1923 – 2015 · Age 91
Deceased
Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty

1909 – 2001 · Age 92
Deceased
Lewis Mumford

Lewis Mumford

1895 – 1990 · Age 94
Deceased
Hector Malot

Hector Malot

1830 – 1907 · Age 77
Deceased
Henri Lefebvre

Henri Lefebvre

1901 – 1991 · Age 90
Deceased
M

Maurice Blanchot

1907 – 2003 · Age 95
Deceased
Masaoka Shiki

Masaoka Shiki

1867 – 1902 · Age 34
Deceased
Johann Christoph Gottsched

Johann Christoph Gottsched

1700 – 1766 · Age 66
Deceased
D

David Lodge

1935 – 2025 · Age 89
Deceased
Edward Young

Edward Young

1683 – 1765 · Age 81
Deceased
Mori Ōgai

Mori Ōgai

1862 – 1922 · Age 60
Deceased
Giovanni Papini

Giovanni Papini

1881 – 1956 · Age 75
Deceased
Samuil Marshak

Samuil Marshak

1887 – 1964 · Age 76
Deceased
Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

1932 – 2014 · Age 82
Deceased
Alejandra Pizarnik

Alejandra Pizarnik

1936 – 1972 · Age 36
Deceased
Jaroslav Vrchlický

Jaroslav Vrchlický

1853 – 1912 · Age 59
Deceased
T

Theodore Sturgeon

1918 – 1985 · Age 67
Deceased
J. B. Priestley

J. B. Priestley

1894 – 1984 · Age 89
Deceased
Jean-François Marmontel

Jean-François Marmontel

1723 – 1799 · Age 76
Deceased
Alexander Afanasyev

Alexander Afanasyev

1826 – 1871 · Age 45
Deceased
Dezső Kosztolányi

Dezső Kosztolányi

1885 – 1936 · Age 51
Deceased
Maximilian Voloshin

Maximilian Voloshin

1877 – 1932 · Age 55
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q4263842