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N.K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin is an American writer whose work spans science fiction, fantasy, short fiction, and criticism. Her Broken...

Fantasy Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.6 Great

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Philip Roth

Philip Roth was a prominent American novelist known for his insightful portrayals of Jewish-American life and experience...

American Contemporary 20TH Century Literary

8.5 Great

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Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel is a celebrated contemporary British novelist known for her meticulously researched and intricately plotte...

Contemporary Booker Historical British

8.5 Great

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Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was a prominent Italian novelist known for blending historical fiction with philosophical inquiry. His work,...

Italian Contemporary Historical Literary

8.5 Great

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W.G. Sebald

W.G. Sebald is a German-British novelist celebrated for deeply layered narratives exploring themes of memory, history, a...

Contemporary Memory Historical Literary

8.5 Great

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David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace (1962–2008) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer known for his complex, postm...

Classic American Contemporary Literary

8.5 Great

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Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk is a prominent contemporary Turkish novelist known for blending historical fiction with explorations of Ista...

Contemporary Historical Literary Turkish

8.3 Great

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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer whose extensive body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, essays, poet...

American Contemporary Literary Bestseller

8.2 Great

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Richard Powers

Richard Powers is an American novelist whose fiction frequently connects individual lives with science, technology, musi...

American Contemporary Philosophical Literary

8.1 Great

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Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer known for her experimental narrative techniques. She won th...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.9 Good

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Chang-rae Lee

Chang-rae Lee is a Korean-American novelist and professor whose fiction frequently explores themes of assimilation, alie...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.7 Good

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Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee is a Korean American novelist and essayist whose fiction examines migration, family, class, ambition, and th...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Amor Towles

Amor Towles is an American novelist whose fiction often places carefully drawn characters within historically specific s...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese is an Ethiopian-American physician, author, and professor of medicine at Stanford University. He is kno...

American Contemporary Medical Literary

7.5 Good

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Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng is an American novelist and short-story writer whose fiction examines family conflict, race, identity, belong...

American Contemporary Drama Literary

7.5 Good

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Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer whose work often blends literary fiction with...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.5 Good

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Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist and editor born in 1974. She worked as an editor at Condé Nast Traveler and lat...

American Contemporary Tragedy Literary

7.3 Good

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Bryce Courtenay

Bryce Courtenay was a South African-born Australian novelist who previously worked as an advertising executive. His debu...

Contemporary Australian Historical Literary

6.9 Fair

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Lisa See

Lisa See is an American novelist whose historical fiction examines Chinese history, family life, migration, and women's...

American Contemporary Drama Historical

6.8 Fair

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Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah is an American novelist whose fiction includes both contemporary stories and historical novels. Her books...

American Contemporary Drama Historical

6.4 Fair