Home›Middle Eastern, Persian and Hebrew Literature›Original LanguageBrowse ByOriginal LanguageOriginal language groups authors by the language they actually wrote in. Wikipedia identifies Jane Austen as "an English writer," and her six novels were all composed in English rather than translated into it. This dimension lets a visitor find every author who wrote in the same original language.FactsOriginal LanguageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested858 1Primary Language or TraditionWell-attestedPersian and Hebrew 1Original LanguageFilter Results6 entriesGenreAllEpic (2)Lyric Poetry (2)Maqama (1)Nonfiction Prose (1)Poetry (6)Short Fiction (2)The Novel (3)Wisdom Literature (2)NationalityAllEgypt (1)Hungary (1)Iran (3)Israel (1)Lebanon (2)Turkey (1)United States (2)Active EraAll1048 to 1131 (3)1145 to 1221 (2)1207 to 1273 (2)1210 to 1292 (2)1325 to 1389 (2)1325 to 1390 (2)1326 to 1389 (2)1326 to 1390 (2)1883 to 1931 (2)1887 to 1970 (1)1901 to 1962 (1)1911 to 2006 (1)1923 to 2015 (1)940 to 1020 (2)940 to 1025 (2)969 to 1007 (1)MovementAllRealism (1)Attested From (Year)All1000 BCE (1)125 (1)450 (1)1001 (1)Attested To (Year)All300 (1)Classification ConfidenceAllEstablished (1)Difficulty for an English SpeakerAllCategory III (1)Category IV (3)ISO 639-3 CodeAllara (1)eng (1)heb (1)pes (1)tur (1)Number of LanguagesAll30 (1)Reconstructed AncestorAllReconstructed (1)Speaker CountAll5,000,000 (1)80,000,000 (1)83,000,000 (1)274,000,000 (1)1,300,000,000 (1)1,500,000,000 (1)StatusAllLiving (5)ToneAllNot Tonal (4)Word OrderAllSOV (2)SVO (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6ArabicOriginal Language7 entriesEnglishOriginal Language1 entryHebrewOriginal Language1 entryIranian PersianOriginal Language3 entriesSiniticOriginal Language6 entriesTurkishOriginal Language3 entriesSources1. Rudaki (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaRudaki, lead section, datesQuote, Rudaki, lead section, datesPersian poet (858-940/41)View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.