Exophonic writers

François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

British novelist (born 1954)

Franco-Czechoslovak poet and novelist (1929—2023)

Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935); creator of the heteronymic system including Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, Álvaro de Campos, and Bernardo Soares

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

American writer (1922–1969)

Afghan novelist

Turkish writer (born 1971)

Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6)

Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)

Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances

American author of Indian origin (born 1967)

Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical bases of society. Stoppard, a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation and was critically compared with William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre in 1997 and awarded the Order of Merit in 2000.

Ukrainian-Brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977)

Hungarian Swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright (1935–2011)

Polish-American novelist

Moroccan naturalized French writer

South African writer (1935–2015)

American-French writer

Algerian writer

German writer (1913-2001)

Serbian Canadian poet

Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French

French-Afghan writer

Japanese writer (1960-)

Bosnian-American author, novelist, columnist

Iranian poet (1906–1988)

author and poet

Georgian philosopher (1930-1990)

Chinese American writer

Mallorcan writer and translator

Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951)

Chinese-British novelist and film director

Spanish journalist, poet and theologian

Moroccan-Spanish writer

American journalist and writer

British writer

American fiction writer

Polish diplomat (1888-1960)

Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright and novelist (1942-1996)

Serbian poet, writer, and businessman

American writer

American writer

American journalist

British writer

Polish archaeologist

Polish political writer and poet

Algerian writer

Ethiopian writer

Welsh-born Japanese writer (1940-2020)