Saša Stanišić is a Bosnian-German writer. He was born in Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina as the son of a Bosniak mother and a Serbian father. In the spring of 1992, he fled alongside his family to Germany as a refugee of the Bosnian War. Stanišić spent the remainder of his youth in Heidelberg, where his teachers encouraged his passion for writing. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the University of Heidelberg, graduating with degrees in Slavic studies and German as a second language.
Sasha Filipenko is a Belarusian writer, journalist, and TV show host. His books were translated into more than 15 languages. His play The Ex-son was banned in Belarus and premiered in Kyiv, Ukraine, instead. In 2021 PEN International declared Filipenko a victim of censorship. He currently lives in Switzerland with his wife and son, since it is dangerous for him to come back to Belarus. For openly opposing Alexander Lukashenko and supporting Maria Kalesnikava Filipenko can be prosecuted - official press mentions quotes of the Criminal Code that can be applied to Filipenko.
Marina Ann Hantzis, known professionally as Sasha Grey, is an American actress, model, writer, musician, and former pornographic film actress. Grey began her acting career in the pornographic film industry, winning 15 awards for her work between 2007 and 2010, including the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2008. In 2023, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.
Sasha Krasny was the pen-name of Aleksandr Davydovich Bryansky, a Russian poet and songwriter. His first book was published in Odessa in 1912 and the last in 1993. His son Boris Bryansky (1928–1972) was also a poet and songwriter.
Sasha Sokolov (Russian: Александр Всеволодович Соколов, romanized: Alexander Vsevolodovitch Sokolov; born November 6, 1943, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a writer of Russian literature.
Saskia Sassen is a Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is a professor of sociology at Columbia University in New York City, and the London School of Economics. The term global city was coined and popularized by Sassen in her 1991 work, The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo.
Sotim Ulughzoda was a Soviet Tajik writer. He was born in Varzyk in the Namangan region of Uzbekistan and was educated at the Tajik Institute of Education in Tashkent. He started publishing in the 1930s and became established as a critic, translator and playwright. He served in the Red Army during the Second World War, and wrote several plays on military themes.
