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George Orwell

British novelist and essayist (1903–1950) best known for the dystopian 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' (1949) and the allegorical...

Satire 20TH Century Dystopian British

9.2 Excellent

2

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

3

Hilary Mantel

English historical novelist who won the Booker Prize twice for her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, starting with Wolf Hall.

Contemporary Booker Historical British

8.5 Great

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Graham Greene

English novelist renowned for exploring moral and religious themes in acclaimed works such as *The Power and the Glory*...

20TH Century British Thriller Literary

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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E.M. Forster

English novelist famous for his works examining class and hypocrisy in early 20th-century Britain, notably *Howards End*...

Social 20TH Century British Literary

8.4 Great

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David Mitchell

English author noted for his sprawling, structurally complex novels with interwoven narratives, such as the 2004 book *C...

Contemporary Experimental British Literary

8.2 Great

8

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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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

10

Patrick Süskind

German novelist famous for his 1985 historical fantasy 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,' set in 18th-century France.

German Contemporary Psychological Dark

8.0 Great

11

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

13

Martin Amis

British novelist prominent in the late 20th century, known for his sharp satire and the influential novel Money.

Contemporary British Literary Satirical

7.8 Good

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Zadie Smith

English novelist recognized for her vibrant multicultural themes, debuting with the widely acclaimed White Teeth in 2000...

Contemporary Multicultural 21ST Century British

7.8 Good

15

David Grossman

Israeli author acclaimed for novels on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, winning the 2017 Man Booker International Prize...

Contemporary Israeli Psychological Political

7.8 Good

16

Sándor Márai

Hungarian writer acclaimed for his introspective 'Embers,' a philosophical novel about friendship, loyalty, and betrayal...

Hungarian Psychological 20TH Century Historical

7.8 Good

17

Paul Auster

American author famous for his existential, postmodern detective fiction, notably his 1987 *The New York Trilogy*.

American Contemporary Psychological Literary

7.8 Good

18

Julian Barnes

English author who won the Man Booker Prize for his profound exploration of history and memory in The Sense of an Ending...

Contemporary Booker British Literary

7.7 Good

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Nick Hornby

English novelist and essayist known for his popular, music- and sports-themed fiction, notably the 1995 book *High Fidel...

Contemporary Comedy British Literary

7.5 Good

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Anita Desai

Indian novelist known for her sensitive portrayals of women and family dynamics, nominated for the Man Booker Prize thre...

Contemporary Indian Psychological Literary

7.4 Good