Famous literary critics

cultural journalist who reviews new literary books

608 people

All Alive Deceased
Ernest Renan

Ernest Renan

1823 – 1892 · Age 69
Deceased
Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

1925 – 2012 · Age 86
Deceased
Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens

1949 – 2011 · Age 62
Deceased
Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith

1728 – 1774 · Age 45
Deceased
Hippolyte Taine

Hippolyte Taine

1828 – 1893 · Age 64
Deceased
Anthony Burgess

Anthony Burgess

1917 – 1993 · Age 76
Deceased
Cesare Pavese

Cesare Pavese

1908 – 1950 · Age 41
Deceased
André Maurois

André Maurois

1885 – 1967 · Age 82
Deceased
Zviad Gamsakhurdia

Zviad Gamsakhurdia

1939 – 1993 · Age 54
Deceased
Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

1828 – 1889 · Age 61
Deceased
Jules Renard

Jules Renard

1864 – 1910 · Age 46
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Robert Graves

Robert Graves

1895 – 1985 · Age 90
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Léon Blum

Léon Blum

1872 – 1950 · Age 77
Deceased
Ugo Foscolo

Ugo Foscolo

1778 – 1827 · Age 49
Deceased
Yevgeny Zamyatin

Yevgeny Zamyatin

1884 – 1937 · Age 53
Deceased
Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold

1822 – 1888 · Age 65
Deceased
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

1803 – 1873 · Age 69
Deceased
Friedrich Schlegel

Friedrich Schlegel

1772 – 1829 · Age 56
Deceased
Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

1894 – 1961 · Age 66
Deceased
Alejo Carpanter

Alejo Carpanter

1904 – 1980 · Age 75
Deceased
Karl Kraus

Karl Kraus

1874 – 1936 · Age 62
Deceased
Pierre Bayle

Pierre Bayle

1647 – 1706 · Age 59
Deceased
Osip Mandelstam

Osip Mandelstam

1891 – 1938 · Age 47
Deceased
Julia Kristeva

Julia Kristeva

1941 · Age 84
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Dorothy Parker

1893 – 1967 · Age 73
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q4263842