Famous Novelists - List of Famous Novelists - page 6
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 |
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical poet, novelist and playwright
Romain Gary
Romain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist and a World War II pilot
Sholem Aleichem
Sholem Aleichem was a renowned Yiddish novelist, essayist and playwright
Tayeb Salih
Tayeb Salih was a Sudanese author who shot to fame through his novel ‘Season of Migration to the North’
José Saramago
Jose Saramago was a renowned Portuguese novelist and a Nobel Prize winner in Literature
Bryce Courtenay
Bryce Courtenay was an Australian novelist, one of the country’s best-selling authors
Caroline Norton
Caroline Norton was a significant literary figure and social reformer of the Victorian era
Günter Grass
Gunter Grass was a German author who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature
Shahabuddin Nagari
Shahabuddin Nagari is a distinguished Bangladeshi poet, author and musician
Miguel Ãngel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias was a literary figure of Guatemala who was honoured with the ‘Nobel Prize’ for literature