essayist

81 years

Bangladeshi writer, translator and critic

88 years

Czech writer

76 years

Croatian journalist and novelist (born 1949)

85 years

Italian philosopher and writer

84 years

Chinese author, poet, and professor

102 years

Russian literary critic

96 years

Canadian writer and politician

87 years

Canadian educator, literary critic and writer

83 years

85 years

Italian writer and politician

60 years

British UFO writer

88 years

Japanese mangaka

81 years

Canadian essayist and writer

90 years

Italian essayist and journalist

100 years

French philosopher and writer

64 years

doctor, microbiologist, immunologist, poet and writer

88 years

Japanese cartoonist

85 years

German writer and screenplayer

83 years

Canadian writer

89 years

79 years

Poet, editor and translator

98 years

Togolese politician

77 years

Cuban literary critic

76 years

Japanese novelist