Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal

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Born	September 14, 1886 • Iceland
Died	September 21, 1974 (aged 88) • Reykjavík • Iceland
Notable Works	“Fornar ástir” • “Hrafnkels saga Freysgoda: A Study”
Subjects Of Study	Icelandic literature • “Poetic Edda” • saga • “Völuspá”

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Elizabeth Hardwick

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V.S. Pritchett

British writer

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf

British writer

D.H. Lawrence

D.H. Lawrence

English writer

Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes

Mexican writer and diplomat

Edmund Wilson

Edmund Wilson

American critic

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

American author

Ha Jin

Ha Jin

Chinese American writer

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

American author

Chesterton, G.K.

G.K. Chesterton

British author

Maria Dąbrowska

Polish author and critic

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William Gilmore Simms

American novelist

Sir Stephen Spender

English poet

A.S. Byatt

British scholar, literary critic, and novelist

Ṭāhā Ḥusayn

Egyptian author

Novelist Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark

British writer

Es’kia Mphahlele

South African writer

Johan Borgen

Norwegian author

Nick Joaquin

Filipino author