Famous Novelists - List of Famous Novelists - page 4
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.
The Most 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 |
P. L. Travers
P L Travers, born as Helen Lyndon Goff, was a mysterious and prickly Australian born British novelist, actress and journalist
Bertha von Suttner
Baroness Bertha Felicie Sophie von Suttner was a Czech-Austrian pacifist who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Anatole France
Anatole France was a Nobel Prize winning writer and critic of French origin
Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding was an 18th century English writer best known as the author of the novel ‘Tom Jones.’ This biography of Henry Fielding provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Frances Burney
Frances Burney was an English novelist, diarist and playwright best known for her novel ‘Evelina’
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno was a Spanish educator, philosopher, and author
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer was an American novelist, journalist and screen writer
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American writer and journalist, who is considered to be the founder of the ‘gonzo journalism’
Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo was an Italian-American author and screenwriter