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*[[Dritero Agolli]] (1931–2017)
*[[Dritero Agolli]] (1931–2017)
*[[Ismail Kadare]] (born 1936)
*[[Ismail Kadare]] (1936–2024)
*[[Fatos Kongoli]] (born 1944)
*[[Fatos Kongoli]] (born 1944)
*[[Faik Konitza]] (1875–1942)
*[[Faik Konitza]] (1875–1942)
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*[[Julio Cortázar]] (1914–1984)
*[[Julio Cortázar]] (1914–1984)
*[[Macedonio Fernandez]] (1874–1952)
*[[Macedonio Fernandez]] (1874–1952)
*[[Oscar R. Gómez]] (born 1956)
*[[Ricardo Güiraldes]] (1886–1927)
*[[Ricardo Güiraldes]] (1886–1927)
*[[Sylvia Iparraguirre]] (born 1947)
*[[Sylvia Iparraguirre]] (born 1947)
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{{see also|List of Bulgarian women writers}}
{{see also|List of Bulgarian women writers}}
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*[[Dimitar Dimov]]
*[[Emil Andreev]] (born 1956)
*[[Dimitar Talev]]
*[[Zdravka Evtimova]] (born 24 July 1959)
*[[Pavel Vezhinov]]
*[[Agop Melkonyan]] (1949–2006)
*[[Emiliyan Stanev]]
*[[Albena Stambolova]] (born 1957)
*[[Georgi Karaslavov]]
*[[Konstantin Konstantinov]]
*[[Georgi Gospodinov]]
*[[Georgi Bozhinov]]
*[[Zahari Karabashliev]]
*[[Ivan Vazov]]
*[[Emil Andreev]]
*[[Zdravka Evtimova]]
*[[Agop Melkonyan]]
*[[Albena Stambolova]]
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*[[Luis Sepúlveda]] (1949–2020)
*[[Luis Sepúlveda]] (1949–2020)
*[[Marcela Serrano]] (born 1951)
*[[Marcela Serrano]] (born 1951)
*[[Amelia Solar de Claro]] (1836-1915)
*[[Mercedes Valdivieso]] (1924–1993)
*[[Mercedes Valdivieso]] (1924–1993)
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*[[Emmanuel Dongala]] (born 1941)
*[[Emmanuel Dongala]] (born 1941)
*[[Paul Lomami-Tshibamba]] (1914–1985)
*[[Paul Lomami-Tshibamba]] (1914–1985)
*[[Henri Lopes]] (born 1937)
*[[Henri Lopes]] (1937–2023)
*[[Alain Mabanckou]] (born 1966)
*[[Alain Mabanckou]] (born 1966)
*[[Jeannette Balou Tchichelle]] (1947–2005)
*[[Jeannette Balou Tchichelle]] (1947–2005)
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*[[Jaroslav Hašek]] (1883–1923)
*[[Jaroslav Hašek]] (1883–1923)
*[[Bohumil Hrabal]] (1914–1997)
*[[Bohumil Hrabal]] (1914–1997)
*[[Milan Kundera]] (born 1929)
*[[Milan Kundera]] (1929–2023)
*[[Jaroslav Seifert]] (1901–1986)
*[[Jaroslav Seifert]] (1901–1986)
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*[[Alifa Rifaat]] (1930–1996)
*[[Alifa Rifaat]] (1930–1996)
*[[Ahdaf Soueif]] (born 1950)
*[[Ahdaf Soueif]] (born 1950)
*[[Bahaa Taher]] (born 1935)
*[[Bahaa Taher]] (1935–2022)
*[[Edward al-Kharrat]] (1926–2015)
*[[Edward al-Kharrat]] (1926–2015)
*[[Ibrahim Aslan]] (1935–2012)
*[[Ibrahim Aslan]] (1935–2012)
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{{See also|German literature|List of German women writers}}
{{See also|German literature|List of German women writers}}
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*[[Heinrich Böll]] (1917–1985)
*[[Johannes Bobrowski]] (1917–1965)
*[[Heinrich Böll]] (1917–1985), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1972)
*[[Alfred Döblin]] (1878–1957), author of ''[[Berlin Alexanderplatz]]''
*[[Alfred Döblin]] (1878–1957), author of ''[[Berlin Alexanderplatz]]''
*[[Paul Ernst (German writer)|Paul Ernst]] (1866–1933)
*[[Hans Magnus Enzensberger]] (1929–2022)
*[[Jenny Erpenbeck]] (born 1967)
*[[Hans Fallada]] (1893–1947)
*[[Hans Fallada]] (1893–1947)
*[[Theodor Fontane]] (1819–1898)
*[[Theodor Fontane]] (1819–1898)
*[[Julia Franck]] (born 1970)
*[[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] (1749–1832), [[polymath]]
*[[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] (1749–1832), [[polymath]]
*[[Günter Grass]] (1927–2015), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1999)
*[[Günter Grass]] (1927–2015), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1999)
*[[Gerhart Hauptmann]] (1862-1946), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1912)
*[[Helene Hegemann]] (born 1992)
*[[Wolfgang Herrndorf]] (1965–2013)
*[[Stefan Heym]] (1913–2001)
*[[Wolfgang Hildesheimer]] (1916–1991)
*[[Wolfgang Hildesheimer]] (1916–1991)
*[[Hermann Hesse]] (1877–1962), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1946)
*[[Hermann Hesse]] (1877–1962), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1946)
*[[Uwe Johnson]] (1934–1984)
*[[Uwe Johnson]] (1934–1984)
*[[Ernst Jünger]] (1895–1998)
*[[Ernst Jünger]] (1895–1998)
*[[Marie Luise Kaschnitz]] (1901–974)
*[[Marie Luise Kaschnitz]] (1901–1974)
*[[Erich Kästner]] (1899–1974)
*[[Daniel Kehlmann]] (born 1975)
*[[Daniel Kehlmann]] (born 1975)
*[[Heinrich von Kleist]] (1777–1811)
*[[Heinrich von Kleist]] (1777–1811)
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*[[Andreas Mand]] (born 1959)
*[[Andreas Mand]] (born 1959)
*[[Heinrich Mann]] (1871–1950)
*[[Heinrich Mann]] (1871–1950)
*[[Klaus Mann]] (1906–1949)
*[[Thomas Mann]] (1875–1955), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1929)
*[[Thomas Mann]] (1875–1955), [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] (1929)
*[[Eduard Mörike]] (1804–1875)
*[[Sten Nadolny]] (born 1942), author of ''[[The Discovery of Slowness]]''
*[[Sten Nadolny]] (born 1942), author of ''[[The Discovery of Slowness]]''
*[[Erich Maria Remarque]] (1898–1970), author of ''[[Im Westen nichts Neues]]'', or ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' (1929)
*[[Erich Maria Remarque]] (1898–1970), author of ''[[Im Westen nichts Neues]]'', or ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' (1929)
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*[[W. G. Sebald]] (1944–2001)
*[[W. G. Sebald]] (1944–2001)
*[[Anna Seghers]] (1900–1983)
*[[Anna Seghers]] (1900–1983)
*[[Theodor Storm]] (1817–1888)
*[[Patrick Süskind]] (born 1949), author of ''[[Perfume (book)|Perfume]]''
*[[Patrick Süskind]] (born 1949), author of ''[[Perfume (book)|Perfume]]''
*[[Martin Walser]] (born 1927)
*[[Martin Walser]] (1927–2023)
*[[Peter Weiss]] (1916–1982)
*[[Peter Weiss]] (1916–1982)
*[[Christa Wolf]] (1929–2011)
*[[Christa Wolf]] (1929–2011)
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*[[Ama Ata Aidoo]] (1940–2023)
*[[Ama Ata Aidoo]] (1940–2023)
*[[Ayi Kwei Armah]] (born 1939)
*[[Ayi Kwei Armah]] (born 1939)
*[[Bediako Asare]], also connected with [[Tanzania]]
*[[Bediako Asare]] (born 1930), also connected with [[Tanzania]]
*[[Ayesha Harruna Attah]] (born 1983)
*[[Ayesha Harruna Attah]] (born 1983)
*[[Nana Oforiatta Ayim]]
*[[Nana Oforiatta Ayim]]
*[[Kofi Awoonor]] (1935–2013)
*[[Kofi Awoonor]] (1935–2013)
*[[Yaba Badoe]] (born 1955)
*[[Yaba Badoe]] (born 1954)
*[[Elizabeth-Irene Baitie]] (born 1970)
*[[Elizabeth-Irene Baitie]] (born 1970)
*[[Kofi Batsa]] (1931–1991)
*[[Kofi Batsa]] (1931–1991)
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*[[Asare Konadu]] (1932–1994)
*[[Asare Konadu]] (1932–1994)
*[[B. Kojo Laing]] (1946–2017)
*[[B. Kojo Laing]] (1946–2017)
*[[Lesley Lokko]]
*[[Lesley Lokko]] (born 1964)
*[[Nii Ayikwei Parkes]] (born 1974)
*[[Nii Ayikwei Parkes]] (born 1974)
*[[Kobina Sekyi]] (1892–1956)
*[[Kobina Sekyi]] (1892–1956)
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*[[Aravind Adiga]] (born 1974), English
*[[Aravind Adiga]] (born 1974), English
*[[Ahmad Ali|Ahmed Ali]] (1910–1994), English, [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
*[[Ahmed Ali (writer)|Ahmed Ali]] (1910–1994), English, [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
*[[Mulk Raj Anand]] (1905–2004), English
*[[Mulk Raj Anand]] (1905–2004), English
*[[Chaudhry Afzal Haq]] (1891–1942), Urdu, English, Hindi
*[[Chaudhry Afzal Haq]] (1891–1942), Urdu, English, Hindi
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*[[Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]] (1894–1950), Bengali
*[[Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]] (1894–1950), Bengali
*[[Tarashankar Banerjee]] (1898–1971), Bengali
*[[Tarashankar Banerjee]] (1898–1971), Bengali
*[[Ratan Lal Basu]] (born 1948), English, Bengali
*[[D. R. Bendre]] (1896–1981), [[Kannada]]
*[[D. R. Bendre]] (1896–1981), [[Kannada]]
*[[Ramavriksha Benipuri]] (1899–1968), Hindi
*[[Ramavriksha Benipuri]] (1899–1968), Hindi
*[[Ruskin Bond]] (born 1934), English
*[[Ruskin Bond]] (born 1934), English
*Nitya Prakash (born 1988), English, Hindi
*[[Buddhadeb Bosu]] (1908–1974), Bengali, English
*[[Buddhadeb Bosu]] (1908–1974), Bengali, English
*[[Nirendranath Chakravarty]] (1924–2018), Bengali
*[[Nirendranath Chakravarty]] (1924–2018), Bengali
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*[[Vilas Sarang]] (1942–2015) Marathi, English
*[[Vilas Sarang]] (1942–2015) Marathi, English
*[[D. Selvaraj]] (1938–2009), Tamil
*[[D. Selvaraj]] (1938–2009), Tamil
*[[Samar Sen]] (1916–1987), Bengali, English
*[[Samar Sen (poet)|Samar Sen]] (1916–1987), Bengali, English
*[[Fakir Mohan Senapati]] (1843–1918), Oriya
*[[Fakir Mohan Senapati]] (1843–1918), Oriya
*[[Durjoy Datta]] (born 1987), English
*[[Durjoy Datta]] (born 1987), English
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*[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] (born 1933), Malayalam
*[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] (born 1933), Malayalam
*[[Sudha Murthy]] (born 1950), Kannada, Marathi, English
*[[Sudha Murthy]] (born 1950), Kannada, Marathi, English
*[[Atul Kumar Rai]] (Born 1992), Hindi
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*[[Abbas Maroufi]] (born 1957)
*[[Abbas Maroufi]] (born 1957)
*[[Shahryar Mandanipour]] (born 1957)
*[[Shahryar Mandanipour]] (born 1957)
*[[Jalal Al-e-Ahmad]] (1923-1969)
*[[Jalal Al-e-Ahmad]] (1923–1969)
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*[[Opal Palmer Adisa]] (born 1954)
*[[Opal Palmer Adisa]] (born 1954)
*[[Lindsay Barrett]] (born 1941)
*[[Lindsay Barrett]] (born 1941)
*[[Edward Baugh]] (born 1936)
*[[Edward Baugh]] (1936–2023)
*[[James Berry (poet)|James Berry]] (1924–2017)
*[[James Berry (poet)|James Berry]] (1924–2017)
*[[Eliot Bliss]] (1903–1990)
*[[Eliot Bliss]] (1903–1990)
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*[[Jean D'Costa]] (born 1937)
*[[Jean D'Costa]] (born 1937)
*[[Nicole Dennis-Benn]] (born 1982)
*[[Nicole Dennis-Benn]] (born 1982)
*[[John Edgar Colwell Hearne]] (1926–1994)
*[[John Hearne (writer)|John Hearne]] (1926–1994)
*[[Nalo Hopkinson]] (born 1960)
*[[Nalo Hopkinson]] (born 1960)
*[[Herbert de Lisser]] (1878–1944)
*[[Herbert de Lisser]] (1878–1944)
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{{See also|Pakistani literature|List of Pakistani women writers}}
{{See also|Pakistani literature|List of Pakistani women writers}}
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*[[Ahmad Ali|Ahmed Ali]], founder of Pakistan Academy of Letters, fiction writer, poet and scholar
*[[Ahmed Ali (writer)|Ahmed Ali]], founder of Pakistan Academy of Letters, fiction writer, poet and scholar
*[[Chaudhry Afzal Haq]] (1891–1942)
*[[Chaudhry Afzal Haq]] (1891–1942)
*[[Tariq Ali]] (born 1943)
*[[Tariq Ali]] (born 1943)
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==Palestine==
==Palestine==
{{see also|List of Palestinian women writers}}
{{see also|List of Palestinian women writers}}
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*[[Ghassan Kanafani]] (1936–1972)
*[[Mahmoud Darwish]] (1941–2008)
*[[Susan Abulhawa]] (born 1970)
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==Panama==
==Panama==
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*[[Eça de Queirós]] (1845–1900)
*[[Eça de Queirós]] (1845–1900)
*[[José Saramago]] (1922–2010)
*[[José Saramago]] (1922–2010)
*[[Luís de Camões]]
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*[[Camilo José Cela]] (1916–2002)
*[[Camilo José Cela]] (1916–2002)
*[[Miguel de Cervantes]] (1547–1616), ''[[Don Quixote]]''
*[[Miguel de Cervantes]] (1547–1616), ''[[Don Quixote]]''
*[[Matilde Cherner]] (1833-1880)
*[[Perez Galdos|Pérez Galdós]] (1843–1920)
*[[Perez Galdos|Pérez Galdós]] (1843–1920)
*[[Juan Goytisolo]] (1931–2017)
*[[Juan Goytisolo]] (1931–2017)
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*[[Arturo Pérez-Reverte]] (born 1951)
*[[Arturo Pérez-Reverte]] (born 1951)
*[[Carlos Ruiz Zafón]] (born 1964)
*[[Carlos Ruiz Zafón]] (born 1964)
*[[María del Pilar Sinués de Marco]] (1835-1893)
*[[Miguel de Unamuno]] (1864–1936)
*[[Miguel de Unamuno]] (1864–1936)
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*[[Barbara Jenkins]]
*[[Barbara Jenkins]]
*[[Marion Patrick Jones]] (1931–2016)
*[[Marion Patrick Jones]] (1931–2016)
*[[Anthony Joseph]] (born 1966
*[[Anthony Joseph]] (born 1966)
*[[Earl Lovelace]] (born 1935)
*[[Earl Lovelace]] (born 1935)
*[[Shiva Naipaul]] (1945–1985)
*[[Shiva Naipaul]] (1945–1985)

Revision as of 10:49, 1 July 2024

Well-known authors of novels, listed by country:

See also: Lists of authors, List of poets, List of playwrights, List of short story authors

Afghanistan

Albanien

Algerien

Roman Empire|Ancient Latin authors

Angola

Antigua und Barbuda

Argentinien

Armenien

Assyria

Australien

Österreich

Aserbaidschan

Bangladesch

Barbados

Weißrussland

Belgien

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bolivien

Bosnien und Herzegowina

Botswana

Brasilien

Bulgarien

Burkina Faso

Kamerun

Kanada

Kap Verde

Catalonia

Tschad

Chile

China

Kolumbien

Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

(formerly Zaïre)

Cosmopolitanism|Cosmopolitan

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast

Kroatien

Cuba

Tschechische Republik

Dänemark

Dschibuti

Ecuador

Ägypten

Äquatorial-Guinea

Estland

Äthiopien

Färöer Inseln

Finnland

Frankreich

Gabun

Gambia

Georgien

Deutschland

Ghana

Griechenland

Guatemala

Guinea

Haïti

Honduras

Hongkong

Ungarn

Island

Indian subcontinent

Indonesien

Iran

Iraq

Irland

Israel

Italien

Jamaika

Japan

Kenia

Korea

Kosovo

Turkey (Kurds)

Lettland

Laos

Libanon

Lesotho

Luxemburg

Republic of Macedonia

Madagaskar

Malawi

Malaysia

Mali

Mauretanien

Mexiko

Marokko

Mosambik

Nepal

Niederlande

Neuseeland

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Norwegen

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippinen

Polen

Portugal

Puerto Rico

  • Giannina Braschi (born 1953), Yo-Yo Boing! (1998), and El imperio de los suenos/Empire of Dreams (1988).
  • Luis López Nieves (born 1950), Seva (1984), Escribir para Rafa (1987), La verdadera muerte de Juan Ponce de León (2000), El corazón de Voltaire (2005)

Rumänien

Russland

St. Vincent und die Grenadinen

Samoa

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Serbien

Sierra Leone

Slowakei

Slowenien

Somalia

Südafrika

Südkorea

Spanien

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Schweden

Schweiz

Republic of China|Taiwan

Tansania

Togo

Trinidad und Tobago

Tunesien

Türkei

Uganda

Ukraine

Vereinigtes Königreich

England

Scotland

Wales

English language

Welsh language

Northern Ireland

Vereinigte Staaten

Uruguay

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yiddish

Simbabwe

References