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Literary critic Biographies
Every archived life recorded as literary critic, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Raoul Pal
January 12, 1912 – March 10, 1995
Finnish writer (1912-1995)
Contemporary era
Jay Clayton
b. July 11, 1951
American literary critic
Early Modern era
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834
English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)
Early Modern era
Honore de Balzac
May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
Early Modern era
Alexander Pushkin
May 26, 1799 – January 29, 1837
Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
Modern era
Nikolai Gogol
March 19, 1809 – February 21, 1852
Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)
Modern era
Edgar Allan Poe
January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
Modern era
T. S. Eliot
September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965
US-British poet (1888–1965)
Modern era
Marcel Proust
July 10, 1871 – November 18, 1922
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)
Modern era
Jorge Luis Borges
August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
Modern era
Chinua Achebe
November 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)
Modern era
Altaf Hussain Hali
1837 – December 31, 1914
Urdu poet and writer
Modern era
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006
Pakistani writer (1916–2006)
Modern era
Jaun Elia
December 14, 1931 – November 8, 2002
Pakistani poet and writer (1931-2002)
Modern era
Mumtaz Mufti
September 11, 1905 – October 27, 1995
Pakistani writer (1905–1995)
Modern era
Taha Hussein
November 14, 1889 – October 28, 1973
Egyptian writer and literary critic (1889–1973)
Modern era
Muhammad Hasan Askari
November 5, 1919 – January 18, 1978
Writer, Critic, Short story writer, translator (1919–1978)
Modern era
Razia Butt
May 19, 1924 – October 4, 2012
Writer (1924-2012)
Modern era
E. M. Forster
January 1, 1879 – June 7, 1970
English novelist (1879-1970)
Modern era
Anna Akhmatova
June 11, 1889 – March 5, 1966
Russian poet (1889–1966)
Modern era
Lu Xun
September 25, 1881 – October 19, 1936
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936)
Modern era
Jacques Derrida
July 15, 1930 – October 8, 2004
French philosopher (1930–2004)
Contemporary era
Liu Xiaobo
December 28, 1955 – July 13, 2017
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017)