Author Encyclopedia

The Storytellers

Every story begins with a voice. Meet the voices that shaped the world.

12 Authors
8 Nationalities
800 Years of Literature
300+ Works

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William Shakespeare
Drama & PoetryRenaissance
37

William Shakespeare

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English · 1564–1616

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

TragedyComedySonnets
4B+ readers
Rumi
Sufi PoetryMedieval
6

Rumi

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Persian · 1207–1273

"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you t"

SufismMysticismLove
500M+ readers
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy FictionContemporary
15

J.K. Rowling

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British · 1965–present

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to tu"

FantasyMagicYoung Adult
500M+ readers
Rabindranath Tagore
Poetry & PhilosophyModern
50

Rabindranath Tagore

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Indian · 1861–1941

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."

PoetryPhilosophyNobel Prize
200M+ readers
Jane Austen
Romance & Social CommentaryRomantic
6

Jane Austen

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English · 1775–1817

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"

RomanceSocial CommentaryRegency
100M+ readers
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy & MythologyModern
12

J.R.R. Tolkien

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English · 1892–1973

"Not all those who wander are lost."

FantasyMythologyEpic
150M+ readers
Maya Angelou
Autobiography & PoetryContemporary
36

Maya Angelou

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American · 1928–2014

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."

AutobiographyCivil RightsPoetry
80M+ readers
Agatha Christie
Mystery & CrimeModern
66

Agatha Christie

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English · 1890–1976

"The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possibl"

MysteryCrimeDetective
2B+ readers
Oscar Wilde
Wit & AestheticismVictorian
9

Oscar Wilde

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Irish · 1854–1900

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

WitAestheticismVictorian
50M+ readers
Pablo Neruda
Love PoetryModern
45

Pablo Neruda

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Chilean · 1904–1973

"I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees."

Love PoetrySurrealismPolitical
100M+ readers
Mark Twain
Satire & AdventureVictorian
28

Mark Twain

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American · 1835–1910

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

SatireAdventureHumor
200M+ readers
Emily Dickinson
Lyric PoetryVictorian
11

Emily Dickinson

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American · 1830–1886

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

Lyric PoetryNatureDeath
50M+ readers
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