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Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature.

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Joan Druett is a New Zealand historian and novelist, specialising in maritime history.

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Lina Vasylivna Kostenko is a Ukrainian poet and writer, recipient of the Shevchenko Award (1987).

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Abraham Mapu was a Lithuanian novelist. He wrote in Hebrew as part of the Haskalah (enlightenment) movement. His novels, with their lively plots encompassing heroism, adventure and romantic love in Biblical settings, contributed to the rise of the Zionist movement.

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Cynthia Henri McLeod is a Surinamese novelist known for her historic novels and whose debut novel instantly made her one of the most prominent authors of Suriname.

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José Milla y Vidaurre was a notable Guatemalan writer of the 19th century. He was also known by the name Pepe Milla and the pseudonym Salomé Jil. Son of a governor of the state of Honduras in the Federal Republic of Central America, José Justo de la Milla y Pineda and Mrs. Mercedes Vidaurre Molina, the daughter of a wealthy Guatemalan family. He was married to his cousin, Mercedes Vidaurre and had 7 daughters and sons.

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Chibuzor Obasi is a Nigerian American writer. Born to an Igbo family. He spent his early years between Imo and Lagos. He lives in the United States.

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Eda Zoritt Megged is an Israeli writer, essayist, playwright, translator and poet.