Surrealist writers

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.

Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

French writer (1828–1905)

English modernist writer (1882–1941)

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

American author (1922–2007)

Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912)

British playwright (1930–2008)

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist, studied medical doctor (1921–2006)

Argentine writer (1914–1984)

British novelist

American fiction writer (1926–2013)

British novelist (1930–2009)

Scottish writer (1954–2013)

British science fiction writer (1925–2017)

Australian novelist

novelist, short story writer, academic

Argentine writer (1920-1999)

American science fiction author

Egyptian-French author, notable as a surrealist poet (1928–1986)

British writer

Peruvian poet (1926–2009)

Iraqi writer

Martiniquan writer (1915–1966)

French writer (1903–1946)

American poet, scholar, essayist, and critic (born 1937)

Italian writer

Swedish poet

Brazilian singer-songwriter, poet and essayist (born 1956)

French writer (1898–1980)

Turkish statesperson and writer (born 1945)