Konstantínos Theotókis

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Born	May 1872 • Corfu • Greece
Died	July 1, 1923 (aged 51)
Notable Works	“Honour and Money” • “Slaves in Their Chains”

Richard Matheson

American author and screenwriter

Edith Somerville

Irish writer

Andréas Karkavítsas

Greek writer

Níkos Kazantzákis

Greek writer

Yórgos Theotokás

Greek author

Albert Halper

American author

Concha Espina de Serna

Spanish author

Violet Martin

Irish writer

Walter M. Miller, Jr.

American writer

Junot Díaz

Dominican-born American writer

Michael Cunningham

American author

Anzia Yezierska

American author

Émile Erckmann

French author

Michael Banim

Irish author

John Banim

Irish author

Louis-Alexandre Chatrian

French author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German author

Mark Twain

American writer

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish writer

Voltaire

French philosopher and author

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