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World  Literature

back on Page 1: top of page anthologies & reference here on Page 2: links authors pages worldwide ancient literature folk lit & fairytales

The 'authors, A-Z' section was split to Worthy Foreign Authors in May 2018.
This page kept growing and was split in two in April 2021.

search books on keywords 'german+literature' {returns over 50,000 titles} at Amazon
search books on keywords 'french+literature' {returns over 50,000 titles} at Amazon
search books on keywords 'british+literature' {returns over 8,000 titles} at Amazon
search books on keywords 'russian+literature' {returns over 10,000 titles} at Amazon
search books on keywords 'american+literature' {returns over 10,000 titles} at Amazon

L i n k s
International Latino Book Awards [May 2013 = #14] in New York City
Spirit of America Bookstore's Nobel Prizes in Literature Page
Paper Republic - Chinese literature in translation [est. 2007]

Bestsellers in World Literature Dept. at Amazon
Bestsellers in African Literature Dept. at Amazon
Bestsellers in Chinese Literature Dept. at Amazon
Bestsellers in European Literature Dept. at Amazon

World Literature Today Magazine [est. 1927] is based at University of Oklahoma, USA subscribe at Amazon 6 issues/year for $30.00 magazine website entry at Wikipedia

Chinese Literature Today Magazine [est. 2010] is based at University of Oklahoma, USA subscribe at Amazon 2 issues/year for $10.00 magazine website no entry at Wikipedia

The Bombay Review Magazine [est. 2014] bi-monthly online literary magazine with annual print anthologies subscribe by email at website magazine website entry at Wikipedia

Authors  Pages  Worldwide

Spirit of America Bookstore's Authors of Britain Pages

'A Pocketful of Brits' Pages at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore

British playwright J.M. Barrie [1860-1937], creator of "Peter Pan"
British author G.K. Chesterton [1874-1936]
British author Agatha Christie [1890-1976]
British author Charles Dickens [1812-70]
Polish-British author Joseph Conrad [1857-1924]
British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [1859-1930]
British author Ian L. Fleming [1908-64], creator of Agent 007 James Bond
British mystery author Dick Francis [1920-2010]
British physicist/author Stephen W. Hawking [1942-2018]
British mystery author H.R.F. Keating [1926-2011]
British author Rudyard Kipling [1865-1936], creator of "The Jungle Books"
British author C.S. Lewis [1898-1963]
British author Andrew Martin
British mystery author Keith Miles
British author A.A. Milne [1882-1956], creator of "Winnie The Pooh"
British author George Orwell [1903-50], creator of the novels "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
Scottish mystery author Ian Rankin
British author Sax Rohmer [1883-1959], creator of evil Dr. Fu Manchu]
British author J.K. Rowling, creator of "Harry Potter"
British philosopher Bertrand Russell [1872-1970]
Italian-English author Rafael Sabatini [1875-1950]
British mystery author Dorothy L. Sayers [1893-1957]
British bard Wm. Shakespeare [1564-1616]
British playwright/critic George Bernard Shaw [1856-1950]
British philosopher-economist Adam Smith [1723-90]
Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson [1850-1894]
British author & critic Julian Symons [1912-94]
British author J.R.R. Tolkien [1892-1973], creator of 'The Hobbit' & 'Lord of The Rings'
Irish-American author Leonard Wibberley [1915-83], creator of "The Mouse That Roared"

Spirit of America Bookstore's Authors of France Pages

existentialist author Albert Camus [1913-60]
French author Colette [1873-1954]
French author Honoré de Balzac [1799-1850]
French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir [1908-86]
aviator & author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry [1900-44], creator of "Le Petit Prince"
French author Alexandre Dumas [1802-70]
French author Gustave Flaubert [1821-80]
French author Victor Hugo [1902-85]
Czech-born Milan Kundera [b. 1929] of France
French mystery author Maurice {Marie Émile} Leblanc [1864-1941] + "The Arsène Lupin Mysteries"
French author Marcel Proust [1871-1922]
French Renaissance author François Rabelais [1494?-1553]
existentialist author Jean-Paul Sartre [1905-80]
French author Georges Simenon [1903-89], creator of Commissaire Jules Maigret
French author Marie-Henri Beyle [1783-1842], known as Stendhal
French science fiction pioneer Jules Verne [1828-1905]
French philosopher François-Marie Arouet dit Voltaire [1694-1778]
French author Émile Zola [1840-1902]

Spirit of America Bookstore's Authors of Russia Page

Anonymous  Works  of  Ancient  Literature

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"The Epic of Gilgamesh" [circa 1800 B.C.E.]
Consensus dating of the oldest clay cuneiform tablets of the "Epic of Gilgamesh" put its creation at around 1800 B.C.E.; it is considered the oldest existing major work
of literature, and was based on three separate & distinct partial sets of tablets that date to 2100 B.C.E. The character Gilgamesh is a demigod king of superhuman strength;
the tales may be based on a real person circa 2500 B.C.E.
'Gilgamesh' entry at Wikipedia • epic poem entry at Wikipedia
available as free online etext at Internet Archive

	"Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative" bestseller [1971] Translated by Herbert Mason 'A finalist for the National Book Award, Mason's retelling is at once a triumph of scholarship, a masterpiece of style, and a labor of love that grew out of the poet's long affinity with the original.' Kindle Edition from Mariner/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2003 edition] for $8.99 Mariner Books 8¼x5½ pb [7/2003] for $8.75 Signet/Mentor mass pb [4/72] out of print/100+ used Houghton Mifflin 9x6½ hardcover [6/71] out of print/used
	"Gilgamesh The King" historical novel [1984] by {scifi Grand Master} Robert Silverberg Kindle Edition from Open Road Media [5/2013] for $7.99 Open Road Media 8½x5½ pb [5/2013] for $19.99 Bantam Books mass pb [10/85] out of print/40+ used Open Road Media 8½x5½ hardcover [1/2014] for $35.95 William Morrow & Co. 9x6¼ hardcover [10/84] out of print/50+ used book entry at Wikipedia
	"Gilgamesh II" [1989] Story & art by Jim Starlin, with colorist Steve Oliff 4-issue graphic science fiction {space adventure} re-telling of the Gilgamesh Epic Volume 1: D.C. Comics 10x6½ pb [1989] out of print/used Volume 2: D.C. Comics 10x6½ pb [1989] out of print/used Volume 3: D.C. Comics 10x6½ pb [1989] out of print/used Volume 4: D.C. Comics 10x6½ pb [1989] out of print/used
	"Gilgamesh: A Graphic Novel" [2011] Story & art by Andrew Winegarner, Afterword by April Rasmussen Soft Skull Press 9x6 pb [9/2011] for $14.95

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The Legend of The Golem [circa 200 C.E.]
The earliest tales in literature of an artificial man include the Legend of The Golem, recorded in the Jewish Talmud circa 200 C.E. The Golem is created from clay or mud, which is described in many ways, including by magic spell. The Golem is unable to speak, though it understands whatever language is spoken to it. The Golem is controlled by placing a word written on paper or other material in The Golem's mouth or forehead, and deactivated by removing that writing. The earliest known written tales of The Golem date to circa 1200 C.E. Oral versions of the legend existed in Poland and Prague circa 1580, in Germany circa 1625, and in Lithuania 1750-1820.

After the year 1900, the oral traditions of The Golem were reproduced or expanded in various media. Such modern literary works include: "The Golem" [1914 novel] by Gustav Meyrink; "El Golem" poem [1964] by Jorge Luis Borges; "The Golem" [1969 novel] by Isaac Bashevis Singer; "Golem XIV" [1981 novel] by Stanislaw Lem; and "The Golem" children's book [1983] written by Elie Wiesel.

Works about The Golem on film include: Paul Wegener's silent film trilogy - "The Golem" [1915 lost film], "The Golem and The Dancing Girl" sequel comedy [1917 lost film], and "The Golem: How He Came Into The World" horror prequel [Germany 1920]; "Le Golem" [1936] a French/Czechoslovakian film directed by Julien Duvivier; "It!" horror film [1967] directed by Herbert J. Leder – among several others.

more details (synopsis & history, books & ebooks, movies & TV & radio, stageplays, links, merchandise) on
Spirit of America Bookstore's 'The Legend of The Golem' Page

Authors,  A to Z

Another section that got really, really big (tough page load for visitors) and so was split off in May 2018.
Worthy Foreign Authors Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

Folk  Literature  &  Fairytales

"Fairy tales every child should know : a selection of the best fairy tales of all times and of all authors" [1905]
Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie [1846-1916]
https://archive.org/details/fairytaleseverycmabi/

"The Golden Book of Fairy Tales (Golden Classics)" [1958] by Adrienne Segur and Marie Ponsot
http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Book-Fairy-Tales-Classics/dp/030717025X/ Oct 1, 1999

"365 Nights of Fairy Tales" [original maybe 1980]
a collection of children's stories of both Chinese and international origin

"365 Nights Tales (Chinese Edition)" [Aug 2012] Illustrated by Zhang Guoying
http://www.amazon.com/Nights-Tales-Chinese-Zhang-Guoying/dp/7543067781/

"365 night super interesting Chinese folk tales (Chinese edition)" [2012] Illustrated by DU MEI
Pinyin: 365 ye chao you qu zhong guo min jian gu shi
http://www.amazon.com/interesting-Chinese-colourful-edidion-Pinyin/dp/7020094813/

"365 Nights of Fairy Tales (Chinese Edition)" [June 2015] Illustrated by Xu Li
http://www.amazon.com/365-Nights-Fairy-Tales-Chinese/dp/7305150843/

"World Classic Fairy Tales: 365 Nights Story (Chinese Edition)" [Aug 2014] Illustrated by QIAN XIAO ZHENG
http://www.amazon.com/World-Classic-Fairy-Tales-Chinese/dp/7553448400/ (set of 10)

"Fairy Tales for 365 Nights (Chinese Edition)" [2015]
http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tales-365-Nights-Chinese/dp/7549822034/

"365 Nights Fairy Tales (Chinese Edition)" [May 2017]
http://www.amazon.com/365-Nights-Fairy-Tales-Chinese/dp/7556060012/

Dorothy Gladys Spicer wrote many books in the 1960s & 1970s about folktales & folk festivals, mostly from Western Europe
very incomplete Dorothy Gladys Spicer Store {only 6 books} at Amazon
search for Dorothy Gladys Spicer books {returns 27 items} at Amazon

"13 Witches" [1963] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer Coward, McCann hardcover [1963] out of print/used Coward, McCann hardcover [1963] out of print/used "13 Monsters" [1964] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer Coward, McCann hardcover [1964] out of print/used "13 Ghosts" [1965] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer, Illustrated by Sofia Coward, McCann library hardcover [1965] out of print/used "13 Giants" [1966] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer Coward, McCann library hardcover [1966] out of print/used "13 Devils" [1967] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer Coward, McCann library hardcover [1967] out of print/used "13 Goblins" [1969] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer, Illustrated by Sofia Coward, McCann hardcover [1969] out of print/used "13 Jolly Saints" [1970] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer Coward, McCann library hardcover [1970] out of print/used Coward, McCann hardcover [--] out of print/used "13 -=--" [1965] by Dorothy Gladys Spicer Coward, McCann library hardcover [1965] out of print/used Coward, McCann hardcover [--] out of print/used

, Illustrated by Sofia

13 rascals by Dorothy Gladys Spicer | Jan 1, 1971 https://www.amazon.com/13-rascals-Dorothy-Gladys-Spicer/dp/B00072XM0Q/

13 Dragons by Dorothy Gladys Spicer ) | Jan 1, 1974 https://www.amazon.com/13-Dragons-Dorothy-Gladys-Spicer/dp/0698202546/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/069830506X/

"Folktales of India" [4/1999] by Brenda E. F. Beck and Peter J. Claus
http://www.amazon.com/Folktales-India-World-Brenda-Beck/dp/0226040836/

"Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines In Folktales From Around The World" [5/2000]
by Kathleen Ragan & Jane Yolen
http://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Girls-Women-Beloved-Sisters/dp/0393320464/

"The Oxford Companion To Fairy Tales: The Western Fairy Tale Tradition From Medieval To Modern" [2000] Edited by Jack Zipes with more than 800 entries written by a team of 67 specialist contributors from around the world, 70 beautiful illustrations, and a detailed bibliography Kindle Edition from Oxford Univ Press [9/2015] for $28.41 Oxford Univ Press 9x6 pb [2000] out of print/used Oxford Univ Press hardcover [9/2015] for $37.09

"No Star Too Beautiful: An Anthology of Yiddish Stories, 1382 To The Present" [10/2002] by Joachim Neugroschel
http://www.amazon.com/No-Star-Too-Beautiful-Anthology/dp/0393051900/

"Wisdom Tales From Around The World" [August House 12/2005] by Heather Forest + kids
http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Tales-Around-Storytelling-August/dp/0874834791/

"The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature" [5/2011] by Victor H. Mair & Mark Bender
http://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Anthology-Literature-Translations-Classics/dp/0231153139/

The Brothers Grimm of Germany Page
"Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales" [1812 & 1815] Pages

Brothers Grimm Film Festival at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Fairy Tale Videos Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

here on the World Literature Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

on Page 1: top of page • anthologies & reference

here on Page 2: top of page • links • authors pages worldwide • ancient literature • folk lit & fairytales

Worthy Foreign Authors Page: top of page • foreign authors, A-Z

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on the American Authors Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore
on Page One-A:  Anthologies & Literary History  •  on Page One-B:  Early American Authors
on Page Two:  Early XXth Century Authors - A thru M
on Page Three:  Early XXth Century Authors - N thru Z
on Page Four:  Latter XXth Century Authors - A thru L
on Page Five:  Latter XXth Century Authors - M thru Z
on Page Six:  XX-XXIst Century Authors
Ethnic-American Authors Page • New Mexico Authors Page
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American Poets Pages including The Beats

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