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Karl Ove Knausgård

Karl Ove Knausgård is a Norwegian author notable for his six-volume autobiographical series My Struggle, published betwe...

Contemporary Norwegian Literary Bestseller

8.2 Great

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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is a remarkably prolific American author known for her expansive literary output across multiple genre...

American Contemporary Literary Bestseller

8.2 Great

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Richard Powers

Richard Powers is an American novelist whose intricate works often explore the intersection of science, technology, and...

American Contemporary Philosophical Literary

8.1 Great

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Anthony Doerr

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American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.9 Good

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Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her experim...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.9 Good

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Chang-rae Lee

Chang-rae Lee is a Korean-American novelist renowned for his critically acclaimed fiction exploring themes of assimilati...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.7 Good

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Min Jin Lee

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American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Amor Towles

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American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Abraham Verghese

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American Contemporary Medical Literary

7.5 Good

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Celeste Ng

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7.5 Good

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Jonathan Lethem

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American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.5 Good

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Ryu Murakami

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Contemporary Avant Garde Japanese Literary

7.4 Good

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Hanya Yanagihara

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American Contemporary Tragedy Literary

7.3 Good

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Amélie Nothomb

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Contemporary Satire Literary Bestseller

7.0 Good

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Stieg Larsson

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Contemporary Thriller Bestseller Swedish

6.9 Fair

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Bryce Courtenay

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Contemporary Australian Historical Literary

6.9 Fair

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Lisa See

Lisa See is an American novelist recognized for her bestselling historical fiction that explores Chinese history and wom...

American Contemporary Drama Historical

6.8 Fair

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Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah is an American novelist renowned for her historical and contemporary fiction, most notably the 2015 World...

American Contemporary Drama Historical

6.4 Fair

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Nicholas Sparks

American novelist Nicholas Sparks is famous for his bestselling romantic tragedies, with several of his popular books, i...

American Contemporary Drama Romance

5.5 Mediocre

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Danielle Steel

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5.0 Mediocre