Homer opened Literature to Europe and all humanity; the talented wordsmith Dante Alighieri created real masterpieces of fiction; and from the pen of one of the greatest writers in the world, Cervantes, came the most important positive hero - Don Quixote... A hundred great names, a hundred difficult destinies. Their creativity determined the path of development of national and world literature, and their works were included in its golden fund. The author of the new book from the “100 Greats” series, V.M. Lomov tells about the life and fate of great foreign writers and their immediate circle in the context of historical events.