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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Russian novelist (1821–1881) whose psychological depth in works like 'Crime and Punishment' (1866) and 'The Brothers Kar...

Russian Classic Realism 19TH Century

9.4 Excellent

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Albert Camus

French-Algerian philosopher and novelist, awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature, who articulated absurdist philosop...

20TH Century Absurdism Existential Nobel

9.2 Excellent

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Franz Kafka

Czech-German novelist (1883–1924) whose surreal, alienating works 'The Trial' and 'The Metamorphosis' gave rise to the a...

20TH Century Absurdism Czech Existential

9.1 Excellent

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Thomas Mann

German novelist who won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature for his epic, symbol-laden masterpiece The Magic Mountain.

German Psychological 20TH Century Literary

9.0 Excellent

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Machado de Assis

Brazilian novelist widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature, famed for his 1881 realist masterpiec...

Classic Realism 19TH Century Psychological

9.0 Excellent

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Italo Calvino

Italian author renowned for his experimental, fantastical works such as Invisible Cities and his contributions to postmo...

Italian 20TH Century Magical Realism Experimental

8.8 Great

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Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist novelist and philosopher who famously declined the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, known for his n...

French Philosophical 20TH Century Political

8.7 Great

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Stendhal

19th-century French novelist renowned for his acute psychological realism, famously depicted in his masterpiece 'The Red...

Classic French Realism 19TH Century

8.7 Great

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Simone de Beauvoir

French novelist and feminist theorist whose seminal 1949 treatise 'The Second Sex' became a foundational text of modern...

French Philosophical 20TH Century Existential

8.5 Great

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Junichiro Tanizaki

Prominent Japanese author whose novels, including "The Makioka Sisters," masterfully explore the clash between tradition...

Aesthetics Japanese Psychological 20TH Century

8.5 Great

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Shirley Jackson

American author renowned for her psychological horror fiction, notably the 1959 novel *The Haunting of Hill House* and t...

American Horror Psychological 20TH Century

8.4 Great

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Henry James

American-British novelist (1843–1916) whose psychologically nuanced works, including 'The Portrait of a Lady' (1881) and...

Classic Realism 19TH Century Psychological

8.2 Great

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Patrick White

Australian novelist and playwright who was the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for his...

Psychological Australian 20TH Century Literary

8.1 Great

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Kobo Abe

Influential Japanese avant-garde novelist whose existential masterpiece "The Woman in the Dunes" (1962) blends surrealis...

Japanese 20TH Century Literary Existential

8.1 Great

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Luigi Pirandello

Italian dramatist and novelist who won the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for his innovative, absurdist plays like Six C...

Italian 20TH Century Absurdism Modernism

8.0 Great

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Stefan Zweig

Austrian novelist and biographer who was one of the most popular writers of the 1920s and 1930s, known for his psycholog...

Austrian Psychological 20TH Century Historical

8.0 Great

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Max Frisch

Swiss novelist and playwright known for exploring modern identity and existential angst in acclaimed works like 'Homo Fa...

Swiss Philosophical 20TH Century Literary

8.0 Great

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André Gide

French novelist and 1947 Nobel Laureate celebrated for his exploration of morality and freedom in provocative works like...

French Psychological 20TH Century Literary

8.0 Great

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D.H. Lawrence

English novelist (1885–1930) whose psychologically intense and often sexually frank works, including 'Sons and Lovers' (...

Psychological 20TH Century British Modernism

7.9 Good

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Kenzaburō Ōe

Japanese novelist who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature for his dark, existential works reflecting postwar Japan.

Japanese 20TH Century Literary Existential

7.9 Good