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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Walter Benjamin Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin 1892 1940 German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin
Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller 1915 2005 American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller
Norman Mailer Norman Kingsley Mailer 1923 2007 American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer
Marcel Proust Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust 1871 1922 French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel In Search of Lost Time (À la recherche du temps perdu; with the previous English title translation of Remembrance of Things Past), originally published in French in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust
Shalom Auslander Shalom Auslander 1970 n/a American novelist, memoirist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalom_Auslander
Adam Michnik Adam Michnik 1946 n/a Polish historian, essayist, former dissident, public intellectual, and editor-in-chief of the Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Michnik
Roberto Saviano Roberto Saviano 1979 n/a Italian writer, essayist, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Saviano
Hugo von Hofmannsthal Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal 1874 1929 Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_von_Hofmannsthal
Frank Rich Frank Hart Rich Jr. 1949 n/a American essayist and liberal op-ed columnist, who held various positions within The New York Times from 1980 to 2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rich
George Steiner Francis George Steiner, FBA 1929 2020 null Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steiner
Clement Greenberg Clement Greenberg 1909 1994 American essayist known mainly as a very influential visual art critic closely associated with American Modern art of the mid-20th century and a Formalist aesthetician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Greenberg
Éric Zemmour Éric Justin Léon Zemmour 1958 n/a French far-right politician, political journalist, essayist, writer and pundit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éric_Zemmour
Erich Mühsam Erich Mühsam 1878 1934 German Jewish antimilitarist anarchist essayist, poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Mühsam
Wallace Shawn Wallace Michael Shawn 1943 n/a American actor, playwright, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Shawn
Tony Judt Tony Robert Judt 1948 2010 British historian, essayist and university professor who specialized in European history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Judt
Ahad Ha'am Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg 1856 1927 null Hebrew essayist, and one of the foremost pre-state Zionist thinkers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahad_Ha'am
Enrique Krauze Enrique Krauze 1947 n/a Mexican historian, essayist, editor, and entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Krauze
Joseph Brodsky Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky 1940 1996 Russian poet and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Brodsky
Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara none 1963 Romanian avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Tzara
Stephen Spender Sir Stephen Harold Spender 1909 1995 English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Spender
Lionel Trilling Lionel Mordecai Trilling 1905 1975 American literary critic, short story writer, essayist, and teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Trilling
Adam Gopnik Adam Gopnik 1956 n/a American writer and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Gopnik
Adrienne Rich Adrienne Cecile Rich 1929 2012 American poet, essayist and feminist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Rich
Anton Kuh Anton Kuh 1890 1941 Austrian Jewish journalist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Kuh
Lawrence Auster Lawrence Auster 1949 2013 American racialist, conservative essayist who wrote on immigration and multiculturalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Auster
Charles Bernstein Charles Bernstein 1950 n/a American poet, essayist, editor, and literary scholar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bernstein
Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Allen Lethem 1964 n/a American novelist, essayist, and short story writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Lethem
Franz Blei Franz Blei 1871 1942 null essayist, playwright and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Blei
Muriel Spark Dame Muriel Sarah Spark 1918 2006 Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Spark
Steven Bayme Steven Bayme null null null essayist and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Bayme
Kathy Acker Kathy Acker 1947 1997 American experimental novelist, playwright, essayist, and postmodernist writer, known for her idiosyncratic and transgressive writing that dealt with themes such as childhood trauma, sexuality and rebellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Acker
Robert Pinsky Robert Pinsky 1940 n/a American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pinsky
Georges Perec Georges Perec 1936 1982 French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Perec
Louise Glück Louise Elisabeth Glück 1943 n/a American poet and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Glück
Alfred Döblin Bruno Alfred Döblin 1878 1957 German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Döblin
Karl Kraus (writer) Karl Kraus 1874 1936 Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kraus_(writer)
Laura Riding Laura Riding Jackson 1901 1991 American poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Riding
Norman Corwin Norman Lewis Corwin 1910 2011 American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Corwin
Richard Howard Richard Joseph Howard 1929 n/a American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Howard
Mihail Sebastian Mihail Sebastian 1907 1945 Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihail_Sebastian
Ariel Dorfman Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman 1942 n/a Argentine novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Dorfman
Cynthia Ozick Cynthia Ozick 1928 n/a American short story writer, novelist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Ozick
Mark Strand Mark Strand 1934 2014 Canadian poet, essayist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Strand
Alfred Kerr Alfred Kerr 1867 1948 null influential German theatre critic and essayist of Jewish descent, nicknamed the Kulturpapst ("Culture Pope") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kerr
Hilton Kramer Hilton Kramer 1928 2012 American art critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_Kramer
Julien Benda Julien Benda 1867 1956 French philosopher and novelist, known as an essayist and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Benda
Albert Memmi Albert Memmi 1920 2020 French writer and essayist of Tunisian-Jewish origins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Memmi
Kurt Hiller Kurt Hiller 1885 1972 German essayist of high stylistic originality and a political (namely pacifist) journalist from a Jewish family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Hiller
Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid 1949 n/a null Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Kincaid
Katha Pollitt Katha Pollitt 1949 n/a American poet, essayist and critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katha_Pollitt
Danilo Kiš Danilo Kiš 1935 1989 Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_Kiš
Andrei Codrescu Andrei Codrescu 1946 n/a Romanian poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Codrescu
György Konrád György (George) Konrád 1933 2019 Hungarian novelist and essayist, known as an advocate of individual freedom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/György_Konrád
Al Alvarez Alfred Alvarez 1929 2019 English poet, novelist, essayist and critic who published under the name A. Alvarez and Al Alvarez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Alvarez
Ellen Willis Ellen Jane Willis 1941 2006 American left-wing political essayist, journalist, activist, feminist, and pop music critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Willis
Thane Rosenbaum Thane Rosenbaum 1960 n/a American novelist, essayist, and Distinguished University Professor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thane_Rosenbaum
Ayelet Waldman Ayelet Waldman 1964 n/a Israeli novelist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Waldman
Golo Mann Golo Mann 1909 1994 German popular historian and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golo_Mann
Sholem Asch Sholem Asch 1880 1957 Polish Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the Yiddish language who settled in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholem_Asch
Daniel Fuchs Daniel Fuchs 1909 1993 American screenwriter, fiction writer, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Fuchs
Stanley Elkin Stanley Lawrence Elkin 1930 1995 American novelist, short story writer, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Elkin
Gisèle Halimi Gisèle Halimi 1927 2020 Tunisian lawyer, feminist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisèle_Halimi
Arrigo Levi Arrigo Levi 1926 2020 Italian journalist, essayist, and television anchorman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrigo_Levi
Abraham Polonsky Abraham Lincoln Polonsky 1910 1999 American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Polonsky
Gerald Stern Gerald Stern 1925 n/a American poet, essayist and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Stern
Philip Rahv Philip Rahv 1908 1973 American literary critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Rahv
Walter Serner Walter Serner 1889 1942 null German-language writer and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Serner
David Klinghoffer David Klinghoffer null null null Orthodox Jewish author and essayist, and a proponent of the pseudoscientific idea of intelligent design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Klinghoffer
Günther Anders Günther Anders 1902 1992 German philosopher, journalist, essayist and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Günther_Anders
Giorgio Bassani Giorgio Bassani 1916 2000 Italian novelist, poet, essayist, editor, and international intellectual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Bassani
Amy Levy Amy Judith Levy 1861 1889 British essayist, poet, and novelist best remembered for her literary gifts; her experience as the first Jewish woman at Cambridge University and as a pioneering woman student at Newnham College, Cambridge; her feminist positions; her friendships with others living what came later to be called a "New Woman" life, some of whom were lesbians; and her relationships with both women and men in literary and politically activist circles in London during the 1880s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Levy
Lisa Jones Lisa Victoria Chapman Jones 1961 n/a American playwright, essayist, journalist, and memoirist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Jones
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński Gustaw Herling-Grudziński 1919 2000 Polish writer, journalist, essayist, World War II underground fighter, and political dissident abroad during the communist system in Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaw_Herling-Grudziński
A. B. Yehoshua Abraham B. Yehoshua 1936 n/a Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright, published as A. B. Yehoshua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._B._Yehoshua
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern 1962 n/a American historian, philologist and essayist, noted in particular for his studies of the institution of Cantonism, his critique of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's controversial two volume-work about Jews in Russia, Two Hundred Years Together, as well as translations of Jorge Luis Borges' works into Russian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohanan_Petrovsky-Shtern
Ilan Stavans Ilan Stavans 1961 n/a Mexican essayist, lexicographer, cultural commentator, translator, short story author, publisher, TV personality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Stavans
Susan Griffin Susan Griffin 1943 n/a null radical feminist philosopher, essayist and playwright particularly known for her innovative, hybrid-form ecofeminist works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Griffin
Laura Kipnis Laura Kipnis null null American cultural critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kipnis
Quiara Alegría Hudes Quiara Alegría Hudes 1977 n/a American playwright, producer, lyricist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiara_Alegría_Hudes
Dorion Sagan Dorion Sagan 1959 n/a American author, essayist, fiction writer, and theorist from Madison, Wisconsin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorion_Sagan
Vivian Gornick Vivian Gornick 1935 n/a null radical feminist American critic, journalist, essayist, and memoirist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Gornick
David Guterson David Guterson 1956 n/a American novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Guterson
Daniel Mendelsohn Daniel Mendelsohn 1960 n/a American memoirist, essayist, critic, columnist, and translator, the Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College, and the Editor at Large of the New York Review of Books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Mendelsohn
Benjamin De Casseres Benjamin De Casseres 1873 1945 American journalist, critic, essayist and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_De_Casseres
Daphne Merkin Daphne Miriam Merkin null null American literary critic, essayist and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Merkin
Dara Horn Dara Horn 1977 n/a American novelist, essayist, and professor of literature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Horn
Jon Juaristi Jon Juaristi Linacero 1951 n/a Spanish poet, essayist and translator in Spanish and Basque, as well as a self-confessed former ETA militant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Juaristi
Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol 1829 1870 French journalist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien-Anatole_Prévost-Paradol
Lily Brett Lily Brett 1946 n/a Australian novelist, essayist and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Brett
Adeena Karasick Adeena Karasick 1965 n/a Canadian poet, performance artist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adeena_Karasick
Linda Jaivin Linda Jaivin 1955 n/a American translator, essayist, novelist and sinologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Jaivin
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz 1945 2018 American essayist, poet, academic, and political activist against racism and for economic and social justice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Kaye/Kantrowitz
Boris Souvarine Boris Souvarine 1895 1984 French Marxist, communist activist, essayist and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Souvarine
Péter Nádas Péter Nádas 1942 n/a Hungarian writer, playwright, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Péter_Nádas
Ilarie Voronca Ilarie Voronca 1903 1946 Romanian avant-garde poet and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilarie_Voronca
Amos Luzzatto Amos Luzzatto 1928 2020 Italian Jewish writer and essayist, born in a family of ancient tradition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Luzzatto
Jean Améry Jean Améry 1912 1978 Austrian essayist whose work was often informed by his experiences during World War II. His most celebrated work, At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities (1966), suggests that torture was "the essence" of the Third Reich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Améry
A. L. Zissu Abraham Leib Zissu 1888 1956 Romanian writer, political essayist, industrialist, and spokesman of the Romanian Jewish community https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._L._Zissu
Dan Jacobson Dan Jacobson 1929 2014 South African novelist, short story writer, critic and essayist of Lithuanian Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Jacobson
Oscar Milosz Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz 1877 1939 French language poet, playwright, novelist, essayist and representative of Lithuania at the League of Nations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Milosz
Manès Sperber Manès Sperber 1905 1984 Austrian novelist, essayist and psychologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manès_Sperber
Mikhail Epstein Mikhail Naumovich Epstein 1950 n/a Russian literary scholar and essayist who is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Cultural Theory and Russian Literature at Emory University, Atlanta, US. He moved there from Moscow, USSR, in 1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Epstein
Mathilde Blind Mathilde Blind 1841 1896 German poet, fiction writer, biographer, essayist and critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilde_Blind
Henry Aron Henry Aron 1842 1885 French journalist and political essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Aron
Jeremy Bernstein Jeremy Bernstein 1929 n/a American theoretical physicist and science essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bernstein
Adam Phillips (psychologist) Adam Phillips 1954 2012 British psychotherapist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Phillips_(psychologist)
Q. D. Leavis Queenie Dorothy Leavis 1906 1981 English literary critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q._D._Leavis
Erich Heller Erich Heller 1911 1990 British essayist, known particularly for his critical studies in German-language philosophy and literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Heller
Geoffrey Wolff Geoffrey Wolff 1937 n/a American novelist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Wolff
Nathaniel Rich (novelist) Nathaniel Rich 1980 n/a American novelist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Rich_(novelist)
Fanny Lewald Fanny Lewald 1811 1889 German novelist and essayist and a women's rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Lewald
Susan Isaacs Susan Isaacs 1943 n/a American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Isaacs
Lionel Abrahams Lionel Abrahams 1928 2004 South African novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist and publisher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Abrahams
František Langer František Langer 1888 1965 Czech Jewish playwright, screenwriter, essayist, literary critic, publicist and military physician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/František_Langer
Jacob Fichman Jacob Fichman also transliterated as Yakov Fichman 1881 1958 null acclaimed Hebrew poet, essayist and literary critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Fichman
Larisa Alexandrovna Larisa Alexandrovna 1971 n/a American journalist, essayist, and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larisa_Alexandrovna
Jean Hamburger Jean Hamburger 1909 1992 French physician, surgeon and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Hamburger
Atar Arad Atar Arad 1945 n/a Israeli violist, professor of music, essayist and composer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atar_Arad
Margo Glantz Margo Glantz Shapiro 1930 n/a Mexican writer, essayist, critic and academic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_Glantz
William Deresiewicz William Deresiewicz 1964 n/a American author, essayist, and literary critic, who taught English at Yale University from 1998 to 2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Deresiewicz
Naomi Lewis Naomi Lewis 1911 2009 British poet, essayist, literary critic, anthologist and reteller of stories for children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Lewis
Jean-François Kahn Jean-François Kahn 1938 n/a French journalist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-François_Kahn
Lucian Boz Lucian Boz 1908 2003 Romanian literary critic, essayist, novelist, poet and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_Boz
Doron Rabinovici Doron Rabinovici null null Israeli writer, historian and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doron_Rabinovici
Edmond Fleg Edmond Flegenheimer better known as Edmond Fleg 1874 1963 French Jewish writer, thinker, novelist, essayist and playwright of the 20th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Fleg
Emmanuel Berl Emmanuel Berl 1892 1976 French journalist, historian and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Berl
Susan Neiman Susan Neiman 1955 n/a American moral philosopher, cultural commentator, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Neiman
Jean-Claude Milner Jean-Claude Milner 1941 n/a null linguist, philosopher and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Milner
Adam Ważyk Adam Ważyk born Ajzyk Wagman 1905 1982 Polish poet, essayist and writer born to a Jewish family in Warsaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ważyk
Semyon Nadson Semyon Yakovlevich Nadson 1862 1887 Russian poet and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Nadson
György Spiró György (George) Spiró 1946 n/a null dramatist, novelist and essayist who has emerged as one of post-war Hungary's most prominent literary figures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/György_Spiró
Leslie Epstein Leslie Donald Epstein 1938 n/a American educator, essayist, and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Epstein
Daniel Rose (real estate developer) Daniel Rose 1929 n/a American real estate developer, philanthropistBridgespan: "Daniel Rose Commits His Time to Achieve Real Results for Kids" retrieved September 22, 2016 and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Rose_(real_estate_developer)
Rokhl Auerbakh Rokhl Auerbakh 1903 1976 Israeli writer, essayist, historian, Holocaust scholar, and Holocaust survivor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokhl_Auerbakh
Aaron Liebermann Aaron Samuel Liebermann 1845 1880 null socialist author, Hebrew translator, and political essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Liebermann
Morris Dickstein Morris Dickstein 1940 2021 American literary scholar, cultural historian, professor, essayist, book critic, and public intellectual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Dickstein
Mikhail Gershenzon Mikhail Osipovich Gershenzon 1925 n/a Russian scholar, essayist and editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gershenzon
Ilya Selvinsky Ilya Lvovich Selvinsky 1899 1968 Soviet Jewish poet, dramatist, memoirist, and essayist born in Simferopol, Crimea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Selvinsky
Sidney Low Sir Sidney James Mark Low 1857 1932 British journalist, historian, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Low
Adolf Rudnicki Adolf Rudnicki 1912 1990 Polish author and essayist, best known for his works about The Holocaust and the Jewish resistance in Poland during World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Rudnicki
Naïm Kattan Naïm Kattan 1928 2021 Canadian novelist, essayist and critic of Iraqi Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naïm_Kattan
Ionel Gherea Ionel Gherea 1895 1978 Romanian philosopher, essayist, and concert pianist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionel_Gherea
Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite Lawrence Christopher Patrick 1963 2008 Canadian novelist, spoken-word artist, dub poet, essayist, digital drummer and short fiction writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Ytzhak_Braithwaite
Susana Rotker Susana Rotker 1954 2000 Venezuelan journalist, columnist, essayist, and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susana_Rotker
Valery Oisteanu Valery Oisteanu 1943 n/a Soviet poet, art critic, essayist, photographer and performance artist, whose style reflects the influence of Dada and Surrealism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Oisteanu
Giacomo Debenedetti Giacomo Debenedetti 1901 1967 Italian writer, essayist and literary critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Debenedetti
Józef Hen Józef Hen 1923 n/a Polish novelist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and reporter of Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Józef_Hen
Mieczysław Jastrun Mieczysław Jastrun born Mojsze Agatstein 1903 1983 Polish poet and essayist of Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieczysław_Jastrun
Rafael Cansinos-Asséns Rafael Cansinos Asséns 1882 1964 Spanish poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Cansinos-Asséns
Michael Dorfman Michael Dorfman 1954 n/a null writer, essayist, journalist, human rights activist and activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dorfman
Itche Goldberg Itche Goldberg 1904 2006 Polish Yiddish language writer of children's books, poet, librettist, educator, literary critic, camp director, publisher, fundraiser, essayist, literary editor, Yiddish language and culture scholar, and left-wing political activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itche_Goldberg
Gerald Weissmann Gerald Weissmann 1930 2019 Austrian physician/scientist, editor, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Weissmann
Max Wolf Valerio Max Wolf Valerio 1957 n/a null poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Wolf_Valerio
Lev Rubinstein Lev Semyonovich Rubinstein null null Russian poet, essayist, and social activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Rubinstein
Jiří Langer Jiří (Georgo) Mordechai Langer 1894 1943 null Hebrew poet, scholar and essayist, journalist and teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiří_Langer
Simeon Strunsky Simeon Strunsky 1879 1948 Russian Jewish essayist and editorialist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Strunsky
Erich Kahler Erich von Kahler 1885 1970 null mid-twentieth-century European-American literary scholar, essayist, and teacher known for works such as The Tower and the Abyss: An Inquiry into the Transformation of Man (1957) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kahler
Pierre Alféri Pierre Alféri 1963 n/a French novelist, poet, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Alféri
Dušan Šarotar Dušan Šarotar 1968 n/a Slovenian writer, essayist, literary critic and editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dušan_Šarotar
Raquel Partnoy Raquel Partnoy 1932 n/a Argentine painter, poet, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel_Partnoy
Edward Alexander (professor) Edward Alexander 1936 2020 American essayist and professor emeritus of English at the University of Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Alexander_(professor)
Rebecca Swift Rebecca Swift 1964 2017 British poet and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Swift
Franz Baermann Steiner Franz Baermann Steiner 1909 1952 null ethnologist, polymath, essayist, aphorist, and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Baermann_Steiner
Siegfried Einstein Siegfried Einstein 1919 1983 German Jewish poet, novelist, essayist and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Einstein
Solayman Haïm Solayman Haïm n/a 1970 Iranian lexicographer, translator, playwright and essayist, often called "Iran's Father of the bilingual dictionary" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solayman_Haïm
Lev Loseff Lev Loseff 1937 2009 Russian poet, literary critic, essayist and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Loseff
Ángel Rosenblat Ángel Rosenblat 1902 1984 null Poland-born Venezuelan philologist, essayist and hispanist of Polish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ángel_Rosenblat
Bedřich Feuerstein Bedřich Feuerstein 1892 1936 Czech architect, painter and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedřich_Feuerstein
Maxim Kantor Maxim Karlovich Kantor 1957 n/a Russian painter, writer, essayist and art historian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Kantor
Mitchell Cohen Mitchell Cohen null null null author, essayist and critic, He is professor of political science at Baruch College of the City University of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Cohen
Jill Schary Robinson Jill Schary Robinson 1936 n/a null Los Angeles-based novelist, essayist, and teacher, whose memoirs contend with the themes of addiction, recovery and growing up during the golden age of Hollywood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Schary_Robinson
Jay Neugeboren Jay Neugeboren 1938 n/a American novelist, essayist, and short story writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Neugeboren
Bárbara Jacobs Bárbara Jacobs 1947 n/a Mexican writer, poet, essayist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bárbara_Jacobs
Newman Levy Newman Levy 1888 1966 American lawyer, poet, playwright and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman_Levy
Ross Barkan Ross Elliot Barkan 1989 n/a American journalist, novelist, columnist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Barkan
Daniel Torday Daniel Torday null null American novelist, short story writer and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Torday
Shulem Deen Shulem Deen 1974 n/a American author, essayist, former Skver Hasid, and critic of Hasidic Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulem_Deen
Jacqueline Kahanoff Jacqueline Shohet Kahanoff 1917 1979 Egyptian novelist, essayist and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Kahanoff
Gabriel Levin Gabriel Levin 1948 n/a null poet, translator, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Levin
Raimundo Lida Raimundo Lida 1908 1979 Argentine philologist, philosopher of language, literary critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimundo_Lida
Yulia Neiman Yulia Moiseevna Neiman 1907 1994 Russian Jewish poet, essayist, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Neiman
Élie-Aristide Astruc Élie-Aristide Astruc 1831 1905 French Rabbi, essayist, and the Grand Rabbi of Belgium from 1866–1879 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Élie-Aristide_Astruc
Josephine Lazarus Josephine Lazarus 1846 1910 American essayist, book critic, transcendentalist, and Zionist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Lazarus
Shulamith Hareven Shulamith Hareven 1930 2003 Israeli author and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulamith_Hareven
Artur Sandauer Artur Sandauer 1913 1989 Polish and Jewish literary critic, essayist and professor at the University of Warsaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_Sandauer
Doren Robbins Doren Robbins 1949 n/a null contemporary American poet, prose poet, fiction writer, essayist, mixed media artist, and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doren_Robbins
István Eörsi István Eörsi 1931 2005 Hungarian writer, novelist, political essayist, poet and literature translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/István_Eörsi
Eugen Schileru Eugen Schileru 1916 1968 Romanian art and literary critic, essayist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Schileru
Leopold Unger Leopold Unger 1922 2011 null journalist, columnist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Unger
Nahida Ruth Lazarus Nahida Lazarus 1849 n/a null German–Jewish author, essayist, scholar, and literary critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahida_Ruth_Lazarus
Elisa Lerner Elisa Lerner Nagler 1932 n/a Venezuelan playwright and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisa_Lerner
Agnieszka Kołakowska Agnieszka Kołakowska 1960 n/a Polish philosopher, philologist, translator and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnieszka_Kołakowska
Jérôme Segal Jérôme Segal 1970 n/a French essayist and historian, lecturer at Sorbonne University and a researcher and journalist in Vienna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jérôme_Segal
Elias Schwarzfeld Elias Schwarzfeld or Schwartzfeld 1855 1915 null Moldavian, later Romanian Jewish historian, essayist, novelist and newspaperman, also known as a political activist and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Schwarzfeld
Danielle Ofri Danielle Ofri null null null essayist, editor, and practicing internist in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Ofri
Tamara Kamenszain Tamara Kamenszain 1947 2021 Argentine poet and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_Kamenszain
Hilde Zaloscer Prof. Dr. Hilde (Hildegard) Zaloscer (Zaloszer) 1903 1999 null art historian, Egyptologist, Coptologist, essayist, novelist and a prominent expert of Coptic history and art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilde_Zaloscer
Joy Leftow Joy Leftow null null American poet, fiction writer, essayist and artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Leftow
Con Leventhal A.J. Con Leventhal 1896 1979 Irish lecturer, essayist, and critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Leventhal
Albert Caraco Albert Caraco 1919 1971 French philosopher, writer, essayist and poet of Turkish Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Caraco
Vera Călin Vera Călin 1921 2013 Romanian literary critic, literary historian, essayist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Călin
Henri Wald Henri "Ricu" Wald 1920 2002 Romanian professor, philosopher, logician, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Wald
Martín Kohan Martín Kohan 1967 n/a Argentine academic, essayist and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martín_Kohan
Yonit Naaman Yonit Naaman 1975 n/a Israeli poet, essayist, editor, and literary and cultural researcher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonit_Naaman
Sami Damian Sami Damian 1930 2012 Romanian Jewish literary critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_Damian
Lev Ozerov Lev Ozerov 1914 1996 Russian Jewish poet, translator and essayist born in Kiev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Ozerov
Yakov Yakovlevich Etinger Yakov Yakovlevich Etinger 1929 2014 Russian political scientist, essayist, historian and political activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Yakovlevich_Etinger
León Dujovne León Dujovne 1898 1984 Argentine writer, philosopher, essayist and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/León_Dujovne
Moshe Shalit Moshe Shalit 1885 1941 null researcher, journalist, essayist, ethnographer, and humanist of the inter-war period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Shalit
Lynn Harris Lynn Harris null null American feminist entrepreneur, journalist, essayist, author, and comedian who lives in Brooklyn, New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Harris
Joseph Bovshover Joseph Bovshover 1873 1915 null Yiddish-language poet, essayist, and translator of Russian-Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bovshover
Steve Kowit Steve Kowit 1938 2015 American poet, essayist, educator, and human-rights advocate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kowit
Zinaida Mirkina Zinaida Alexandrovna Mirkina 1926 2018 Russian essayist, translator and philosopher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinaida_Mirkina
Ann Birstein Ann Judith Birstein 1927 2017 American Fulbright Scholar, novelist, memoirist, essayist, film critic, blogger, and professor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Birstein
Pyotr Vail Pyotr Lvovich Vail 1949 2009 Russian author, journalist, essayist and deputy director of Radio Liberty's Russia service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Vail
Darío Sztajnszrajber Darío Gabriel Sztajnszrajber 1968 n/a Argentine philosopher, essayist, teacher and television presenter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darío_Sztajnszrajber
Elizabeth Gertrude Stern Elizabeth Gertrude Stern 1889 1954 American author, journalist, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gertrude_Stern
Santiago Kovadloff Santiago Kovadloff 1942 n/a Argentine essayist, poet, translator, anthologist of Portuguese literature and author of children's stories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Kovadloff
J. A. Maryson Jacob Abraham Maryson 1866 1941 null Jewish–American anarchist, doctor, essayist and Yiddish translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._A._Maryson
Boris Schnaiderman Boris Solomonovitch Schnaiderman 1917 2016 Brazilian translator, writer and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Schnaiderman
Bonnie Bluh Bonnie Bluh 1926 2008 American Jewish feminist novelist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Bluh
Arkady Gornfeld Arkady Georgievich Gornfeld none 1941 Russian prominent essayist, literary critic and translator, best known for a feud with dissident poet Osip Mandelstam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_Gornfeld
Viktor Krivulin Viktor Borisovich Krivulin 1944 2001 Russian poet, novelist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Krivulin
Devorah Blachor Devorah Blachor null null American writer, journalist, humorist and essayist who was born in New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devorah_Blachor
Stefan Napierski Stefan Napierski, actually Stefan Marek Eiger 1899 1940 Polish poet of Jewish origin, translator and essayist, in the years 1938–1939 publisher of the bimonthly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Napierski
Florin Mugur Florin Mugur 1934 1991 Romanian Jewish poet, essayist, editor, and prose writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin_Mugur
Carl Hambro Carl Joachim Hambro 1914 1985 Norwegian novelist, journalist, essayist, translator and Romance philologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hambro
Mordechai Hillel Kroshnitz Mordechai Hillel Kroshnitz 1915 1998 null Yiddish writer, editor, essayist and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordechai_Hillel_Kroshnitz
Mario Satz Mario Satz null null Spanish language poet, novelist, essayist and translator, who became famous in Spanish literary circles as a lecturer and seminar leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Satz
Józef Landau Józef Landau 1875 1933 null poet, essayist, philosopher, educational activist, assimilationist, a leading representative of the movement of freethought https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Józef_Landau
Mina Polyanskaya Mina Iosifovna Polyanskaya 1945 n/a Russian writer, essayist and literary critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Polyanskaya
Ashley Rindsberg Ashley Rindsberg null null American novelist, media commentator, essayist and journalist based in Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Rindsberg