Well-known authors of novels, listed by country:
See also: Lists of authors, List of poets, List of playwrights, List of short story authors
- Jessica Anderson
- Thea Astley
- Murray Bail
- Carmel Bird
- John Birmingham
- Rolf Boldrewood
- Martin Boyd
- James Bradley
- Lily Brett, author of Just Like That (1994)
- Geraldine Brooks
- Gabrielle Carey
- Peter Carey
- Marcus Clarke
- James Clavell, screenwriter, director (of the original The Fly among others), author of Shogun
- Kenneth Cook
- Bryce Courtenay
- Kathryn Deans
- Robert Dessaix
- Nick Earls
- Greg Egan, science fiction
- Richard Flanagan
- David Foster
- Miles Franklin
- Joseph Furphy
- Helen Garner
- Peter Goldsworthy
- Kate Grenville
- Kerry Greenwood
- Traci Harding
- Frank Hardy
- Xavier Herbert
- Dorothy Hewett
- George Johnston
- Elizabeth Jolley
- Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's Ark (1985), on which the film Schindler's List was based, Confederates (1979)
- Melissa Lucashenko
- David Malouf
- John Marsden, author of the Tomorrow series
- Mardi McConnochie
- Sandy McCutcheon
- Drusilla Modjeska
- Frank Moorhouse
- Nerida Newton
- Gerald Murnane
- Alice Nannup
- Judy Nunn
- D.B.C. Pierre, 2003 Booker Prize
- Doris Pilkington
- Matthew Reilly
- Henry Handel Richardson
- Jacqui Ross
- Kim Scott
- Nevil Shute
- Kimberley Starr
- Christina Stead, author of The Man Who Loved Children (1940)
- Randolph Stow
- Arthur W. Upfield
- Clinton Walker
- Archie Weller
- Patrick White, Nobel Prize for Literature (1973), noted for his examinations of his native land
- Tim Winton
- Amy Witting
See also:
German literature
See also:
Canadian literature,
List of Canadian writers
- Margaret Atwood, (1939– ), author of The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
- Pierre Berton, (1920–2004 )
- Marie-Claire Blais, (1939– )
- Morley Callaghan, (1903–1990) author of Strange Fugitive (1928)
- Deborah Joy Corey, (1958– ) winner Books in Canada First Novel Award
- Robertson Davies, (1913–1995), author of Fifth Business
- Réjean Ducharme
- Louis Emond
- Timothy Findley (1930–2002) (See also France)
- Donald Jack,
- Hugh MacLennan,
- Margaret Laurence,
- Stephen Leacock
- Yann Martel, author of "Life of Pi", 2002 Booker Prize
- Rohinton Mistry, (1952– )
- Lucy Maude Montgomery, (1874–1942)
- Susanna Moodie, (1803–1885)
- Farley Mowat
- Alice Munro, (1931– )
- Michael Ondaatje, (1943– ), author of The English Patient (1993)
- Mordecai Richler, (1931–2001), author of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959)
- Gabrielle Roy, (1909–1983)
- Margaret Marshall Saunders, (1861–1947)
- Carol Shields, (1935–2003)
- Catharine Parr Traill, (1802–1899)
- Jane Urquhart, (1949– )
- Raimon Llull, (1235–1315), author of Libre de meravelles
- Ramon Muntaner, (circa 1270–1336), author of Cronica
- Joanot Martorell, (1413–1468), author of Tirant lo Blanc
- Narcís Oller, (1846–1930), author of La febre d'or
- Mercè Rodoreda, (1909–1983), author of La plaça del diamant
See also:
Chinese literature
- Ang Li
- Dai Sijie, author of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
- Gao Xingjian, exile and Nobel laureate
- Lao She, (1899–1966), author of Si Shi Tong Tang
- Li Yu
- Mo Yan, author of Red Sorghum
- Qian Zhongshu, (1910–1998), author of Wei Cheng
- Lu Xun, (1881–1936), author of The True Story of Ah Q and first modernist writer in China
- Mao Dun, (1896–1981), author of Zi Ye
- Wang Shuo
- Wei Jingsheng, democracy activist and political prisoner
- Zhang Ailing, (1920–1995), female romantic story writer
See also:
Croatian literature
See also:
Literature of the Czech Republic
- Karel Čapek, (1890–1938) inventor of the word robot, moralist, ironist, Czech patriot
- Jaroslav Hašek, (1883–1923), author of The Good Soldier Svejk
- Václav Havel, (born 1936, President of Czech Republic (1993–2003) and famous playwright)
- Bohumil Hrabal, (1914–1997), author of Closely Watched Trains, died trying to feed pigeons.
- Milan Kundera, (born 1929) author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
- Jaroslav Seifert (1901–1986), (Nobel Prize for Literature) (1984)
See also:
List of Danish authors
- Jüri Ehlvest, (Juri Ehlvest, 1967– ), Krutsiaana (1996), Still in Baghdad (1966), An Elf is Writingl (1997), The Mask of Life (1999), The Mask of Life (1999), A Stairway to Heaven (2001), A Horse from Nowhere (2002)
- Kaur Kender, (1971– ), author of Independence Day (Book), Yupppiegod (Book), Abnormal (Book), Through Peaceful Eyes (novels), Money (Book), The Bank Deception (Book), How to Become a Father (Book)
- Heiti Kender, (1973– ), author of Elevation (Book)
- Kadri Kõusaar (Kadri Kousaar, 1980– ), author of EGO, The Free Rise
- Jaan Kross, (1920– ),
- Tõnu Õnnepalu (Tonu Onnepalu, aka Emil Tode, 1962– ), author of The Border State
- Juhani Aho, (1861–1921)
- Tove Jansson, (1914–2001), she wrote in Swedish
- Aino Kallas, (1878–1956), female
- Aleksis Kivi, (1834–1872)
- Väinö Linna, (1920–1992)
- Arto Paasilinna
- Kalle Päätalo, (1919–2000)
- Frans Emil Sillanpää, (1888–1964), (Nobel Prize for Literature, 1939)
- Mika Waltari, (1908–1979)
See:
French literature,
List of French novelists
See also:
German literature
- Heinrich Böll, (1917–1985)
- Alfred Döblin, (1878–1957), author of Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Friedrich Duerrenmatt (1921–1990), author of The Visit
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749–1832), polymath.
- Günter Grass, (1927– ), Nobel Prize for Literature (1999)
- Hermann Hesse, (1877–1962), author of The Glass Bead Game, Steppenwolf, Nobel Prize for Literature (1946)
- Siegfried Lenz, (1926– )
- Thomas Mann, (1875–1955)
- Erich Maria Remarque, (1898–1970), author of Im Westen nichts Neues, or All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
- Patrick Süskind (1949– ), author of Perfume
- György Dalos, (1943– )
- Imre Kertész, (1929– ), (Nobel Prize for Literature) (2002)
- Mór Jókai, (1825–1904)
- István Örkény, (1912–1979)
- Sándor Petőfi, (19th century poet)
- Frigyes Karinthy, (20th century humorist)
- Ferenc Molnár, (20th century writer, born as Ferenc Neumann)
- Zsigmond Moricz, (20th century writer, born as Ferenc Neumann)
- Janos Arany
- Endre Ady
- Géza Gárdonyi
- Kálmán Mikszáth
- Jenő Heltai
See:
Irish fiction,
List of Irish novelists
- Shmuel Yosef Agnon, author of The Bridal Canopy and Yesteryear
- Aharoni, Ada, author, professor, founder of IFLAC international Forum for Literature and Culture for Peace
- David Grossman, author of See Under: Love, The Smile of the Lamb
- Amos Oz, author of Black Box, My Michael
- Meir Shalev, suthor of The Blue Mountain, Four Meals
- Abraham B. Yehoshua, author of Mr. Mani
See also:
Italian literature,
List of Italian writers
- Riccardo Bacchelli
- Alessandro Baricco
- Giorgio Bassani
- Stefano Benni, journalist, poet, novelist, Terra (1985) is most popular work in English
- Alberto Bevilacqua
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Vitaliano Brancati
- Gesualdo Bufalino
- Aldo Busi
- Dino Buzzati, Il deserto dei Tartari (1940)
- Italo Calvino, Cosmicomics, If On a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979)
- Luigi Capuana
- Andrea Camilleri
- Carlo Cassola
- Carlo Collodi
- Carmen Covito
- Gabriele D'Annunzio, revolutionary
- Massimo D'Azeglio
- Dario de Judicibus
- Grazia Deledda
- Giuseppe Dessi
- Umberto Eco
- Carlo Emilio Gadda
- Natalia Ginzburg
- Primo Levi, resistance fighter, chemist and novelist
- Emilio Lussu
- Alessandro Manzoni
- Dacia Maraini
- Franco Mimmi
- Elsa Morante
- Alberto Moravia
- Elina Patanè
- Cesare Pavese
- Luigi Pirandello, playwright, Six Characters in Search of an Author
- Vasco Pratolini
- Andrea di Robilant
- Salvatore Satta
- Alberto Savinio
- Leonardo Sciascia
- Ignazio Silone
- Mario Soldati
- Italo Svevo
- Antonio Tabucchi, Declares Pereira (1994)
- Susanna Tamaro
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard
- Giovanni Verga
- Elio Vittorini
See also:
Japanese literature,
List of Japanese authors
- Kobo Abe (1924–1993) The Woman In the Dunes, The Magic Chalk
- Ryunosuke Akutagawa, (1892–1927), Rashomon
- Osamu Dazai, (1909–1948), No Longer Human, Melos, Run!
- Fumiko Enchi (1905–1986) A Tale of False Fortunes, The Waiting Years
- Shusaku Endo, (1923–1996) Silence, Deep River
- Shizuko Go
- Ichiyo Higuchi, (1872–1896) Child's Play, The Thirteenth Night
- Masuji Ibuse, (1898–1993) Black Rain
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972) Snow Country, The Izu Dancer (Winner of the Nobel Prize, 1968)
- Yukio Mishima, (1925–1970), The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Confessions of a Mask
- Kenji Miyazawa, (1896–1933) Night Train to the Stars, Matasaburo the Wind Imp
- Ogai Mori, (1862–1922), The Wild Goose, The Dancing Girl
- Haruki Murakami
- Ryu Murakami
- Soseki Natsume, (1867–1916), Kokoro, I Am a Cat
- Kenzaburo Oe (1935– ) Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids, A Personal Matter (Nobel Prize, 1994)
- Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965) Some Prefer Nettles, The Makioka Sisters
- Edogawa Rampo (1894–1965)
- Hisaye Yamamoto]
- Banana Yoshimoto
See:
List of Nigerian writers
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Norwegian literature
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Pakistani literature
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Polish literature
See also: Romanian literature
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Russian literature
- Andrey Bely, (1880–1934)
- Mikhail Bulgakov, (1891–1940), author of The Master and Margarita
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, (1821–1881), author of The Brothers Karamazov, The Possessed
- Nikolai Gogol, (1809–1852), author of Dead Souls
- Ivan Goncharov, (1812–1891), Oblomov, a tale of a "superfluous" man
- Anna Kashina, author of The Princess of Dhagabad
- Mikhail Lermontov, (1814–1841)
- Nikolai Leskov, (1831–1895)
- Eduard Limonov, author of It's Me, Eddie and Memoir of a Russian Punk
- Vladimir Nabokov, (1899–1977) early novels in Russian, later, including Lolita, in English.
- Boris Pasternak, (1890–1960), refused the Nobel Prize for Literature, Doctor Zhivago
- Aleksandr Pushkin, (1799–1837)
- Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, (1826–1889)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (1918– ), One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, also historian
- Aleksey K. Tolstoy, (1817–1875)
- Aleksey N. Tolstoy, (1883–1945)
- Leo Tolstoy, (1828–1910) of whose greatest book it was said, "Loved the war, hated the peace".
See:
List of Senegalese writers
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List of South African writers
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List of Swedish language writers
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- William Auld writes mainly in Esperanto
- Iain Banks aka Iain M. Banks, (1954– ) writes mainstream novels under the first name, science-fiction novels under the second.
- J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan among others.
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the Great Detective, discoverer of the Lost World, believer in fairies.
- James Kelman
- Helen Clark MacInnes wrote suspense novels
- Ken MacLeod, (1954– ), science fiction
- Ian Rankin
- Sir Walter Scott, (1771–1832), innovator of the historical novel
- Robert Louis Stevenson, (1850–1894), author of Treasure Island
- Mary Stewart, (1916– )
- Nigel Tranter, (1909–2000), Scottish historical novels.
- Irvine Welsh, (1961– )
- Christopher Brookmyre
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Culture of Uruguay
- Sholom Asch, (1880–1957)
- David Bergelson, (1884–1952)
- Der Nister, (1884–1950)
- Shira Gorshman, (1906 –2001)
- Chaim Grade, (1910–1982)
- Esther Kreitman, (1891–1954)
- Mendele Moykher Sforim, (1836–1917), pseudonym for Sholem Yankev Abramovitch
- Joseph Opatoshu, (1886–1954)
- Yitzok Lebesh Peretz, (1852–1915)
- Sholom Aleichem, (1859–1916) (real name: Solomon Rabinovitz), Fiddler on the Roof was based on his stories
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, (1904–1991)
- Israel Joshua Singer, (1893–1944)
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