Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th-century visionary who pioneered the genres of horror, detective and science fiction through his poems and short stories.
Mark Twain was a groundbreaking American author, humorist, and social critic, celebrated for classics like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and theater director, known for his avant-garde works that revolutionized 20th-century literature and theater.