Famous Novelists - List of Famous Novelists - page 27
A novel is a fictional prose often written as a narrative that portrays characters and events in the form of a long story, usually set in a sequence of events and the people who write them are called novelists. Novels are considerably lengthy and complex in terms of themes, character descriptions, and story settings. They, as a genre of literary fiction, are the longest of narrative prose. This tendency of being lengthy has led to the considerable debate regarding what should constitute the minimum word limit for a piece of prose to be considered a novel. It is generally accepted that any piece of prose fiction longer than 40,000 words be categorized as a novel. Writing a novel takes immense efforts; it is no easy task to develop a plot, create fictional characters, and build a story revolving around them that is interesting enough to make the readers read the entire book and make them want to read more. It is a trend that many a times novelists start out as journalists or short story writers before they attempt writing a novel. If you want to acquaint yourself with some of the most famous people from this profession just go through the biographies presented below. They contain the life stories, professional and personal information, timelines and trivia about some famous novelists.
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Charles Bukowski | August 16, 1920 | German, American | Charles Bukowski was a German-born American novelist, short story writer and poet |
Lucy Hawking | November 2, 1970 | British | Lucy Hawking is an English journalist, novelist, educator, and philanthropist |
Milan Kundera | April 1, 1929 | Czech, French | Milan Kundera is a Czech-born French writer known for his erotic and political writings |
Ahlam Mosteghanemi | April 13, 1953 | Algerian | Ahlam Mosteghanemi is a contemporary Algerian poet and novelist |
Jeff Kinney | February 19, 1971 | American | Jeff Kinney is an American author, cartoonist, game designer, and producer |
Justine Musk | September 2, 1972 | Canadian | Justine Musk is a Canadian author who was once married to billionaire Elon Musk |
Rachel Renée Russell | March 13, 1959 | American | Rachel Renée Russell is an American attorney and author of children’s books |
Asia Argento | September 20, 1975 | Italian | Asia Argento is an Italian actress, model, writer, and director |
Neil Gaiman | November 10, 1960 | British | Neil Gaiman is an English writer of novels, short stories, children’s books and other literature |
Guy de Maupassant | August 5, 1850 | French | Guy de Maupassant was an acclaimed French short story writer and novelist |
Isabel Allende
The prolific writer is the author of award winning books such as 'Eva Luna' and ‘The House of Spirits'
Herman Melville
Herman Melville was an acclaimed American novelist and poet, best known for his novel ‘Moby-Dick’
Henry James
Henry James was an American writer regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese novelist and translator who has won several prestigious awards for his works
Harper Lee
Harper Lee was an American author who is renowned for her novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Henry Graham Greene
Read about, Graham Greene, one of the most-acclaimed English writers in the biography and come across all the important information about his profile, childhood, life and timeline.
Franz Kafka
A renowned German-language novelist, Franz Kafka was considered as one of the best writers of 20th century
George Orwell
George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic; he is best known for his novels ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’