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20th-century novelists

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William Luther PierceAuthor · BooksWilliam Luther Pierce III (September 11, 1933 – July 23, 2002) was an American neo-Nazi political activist.
William Melvin KelleyAuthor · BooksWilliam Melvin Kelley (November 1, 1937 – February 1, 2017) was an African-American novelist and short-story writer.
William MonahanPerson · Film memorabiliaWriters Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2007)
William RotslerPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles William Rotsler was an American artist, cartoonist, pornographer and science fiction author. Rotsler was a four-time Hugo Award winner and one-time Nebula Award nominee.
William S. Burroughs Jr.Author · BooksWilliam Seward Burroughs III (July 21, 1947 – March 3, 1981), also known as William S. Burroughs Jr. And Billy Burroughs, was an American novelist.
William SaroyanAuthor · BooksWilliam Saroyan (August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer of Armenian descent.
William T. VollmannPhotographer · PhotographyWilliam Tanner Vollmann (born July 28, 1959) is an American novelist, journalist, war correspondent, short story writer and essayist.
William TennAuthor · BooksWilliam Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (May 9, 1920 – February 7, 2010), a British-born American science fiction author, notable for many stories with satirical elements.
William WhartonArtist · PaintingsAlbert William Du Aime (November 7, 1925 – October 29, 2008), more commonly known by his pen name William Wharton, was an American-born author best known for his first novel Birdy, which…
Winona LaDukeAuthor · BooksWinona LaDuke (born August 18, 1959) is a Native American environmentalist, writer, and industrial hemp grower, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as…
Witi IhimaeraAuthor · BooksWiti Tame Ihimaera-Smiler DCNZM (born 7 February 1944) is a New Zealand author. Raised in the small town of Waituhi, he decided to become a writer as a teenager after being convinced that…
Wole SoyinkaAuthor · BooksAkinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet.
Wolf HaasAuthor · BooksWolf Haas (born 14 December 1960) is an Austrian writer. He is most widely known for his crime fiction novels featuring detective Simon Brenner, four of which were made into films.
Wolfdietrich SchnurrePhotographer · PhotographyWolfdietrich Schnurre (22 August 19209 June 1989) was a German writer. Best known for his short stories, he also wrote tales, diaries, poems, radio plays, and children's books.
Wolfgang HilbigAuthor · BooksWolfgang Hilbig (31 August 1941 2 June 2007) was a German writer and poet.
Wolfgang KoeppenAuthor · BooksWolfgang Arthur Reinhold Koeppen (23 June 1906 – 15 March 1996) was a German novelist and one of the best known German authors of the postwar period.
Xiaolu GuoPerson · Film memorabiliaXiaolu Guo FRSL (born 20 November 1973) is a Chinese-born British author, filmmaker and academic.
Yann MoixPerson · Film memorabiliaYann Moix (jan mwaks; born 31 March 1968) is a French author, film director and media commentator.
Yasmina RezaPerson · Film memorabiliaYasmina Reza (lang; born 1 May 1959) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and God of Carnage.
Yasmine KhlatPerson · Film memorabiliaShe was born in Ismailia, Egypt, grew up in Lebanon and studied film theory in the University of Paris 3.
Yayoi KusamaArtist · Sculpture22 March 1929 – 14 August 2026 was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation.
Yehuda AmichaiAuthor · BooksYehuda Amichai (born Ludwig Pfeuffer 3 May 1924 – 22 September 2000) was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times.
Yevgeny YevtushenkoPhotographer · PhotographyYevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor, university professor,…
Yōko SanoIllustrator · IllustrationYōko Sano was a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's books.
Yoko TawadaAuthor · BooksYōko Tawada (多和田葉子 Tawada Yōko, born March 23, 1960) is a Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany. She writes in both Japanese and German.
Yoshihiko FunazakiIllustrator · IllustrationFebruary 2, 1945 – October 15, 2015 was a Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist, songwriter, and assistant professor of Shirayuri College. He has written more than 300 books.
Yu LihuaAuthor · Books
Yukio AoshimaPerson · Film memorabiliaYukio Aoshima was a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1995 to 1999. He is also well known as a TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter and songwriter.
Yukio MishimaAuthor · BooksKimitake Hiraoka (平岡公威, Hiraoka Kimitake; 14 January 1925 – 25 November 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima (三島由紀夫, Mishima Yukio), was a Japanese novelist, playwright, short story…
Yūko TsushimaAuthor · BooksSatoko Tsushima (30 March 1947 – 18 February 2016), known by her pen name Yūko Tsushima (津島佑子 Tsushima Yūko), was a Japanese fiction writer, essayist and critic.
Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorAuthor · BooksYvonne Adhiambo Owuor (born 1968) is a Kenyan writer who is the author of novels, short stories and essays.
Zaharia StancuAuthor · BooksZaharia Stancu (Romanian pronunciation: [zahaˈri.a ˈstaŋku]; October 7, 1902 – December 5, 1974) was a Romanian prose writer, novelist, poet, and philosopher.
Zelda FitzgeraldArtist · PaintingsZelda Fitzgerald (Sayre; July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) was an American novelist, painter, writer, and socialite.
Zeruya ShalevAuthor · Books
Zoë WicombAuthor · BooksZoë Charlotte Wicomb (23 November 1948 – 13 October 2025) was a South African author and academic who lived in the United Kingdom from the 1970s until her death.
Zsuzsa BánkAuthor · BooksZsuzsa Bánk (born 24 October 1965 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German writer.

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