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20th-century prose writers

26 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Anatoly KudryavitskyAuthor · BooksAnatoly Kudryavitsky (born 1954) was a Russia linguist, poet and translator.
Arthur MillerAuthor · BooksArthur Miller was an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, journalist, novelist and writer (1915–2005). He died at Roxbury.
Dan BrownAuthor · BooksDan Brown (born 1964) was a United States writer, novelist and teacher.
Derek WalcottAuthor · BooksDerek Walcott (1930–2017) was a Saint Lucia poet, playwright and writer.
Doris LessingAuthor · BooksDoris Lessing (1919–2013) was a United Kingdom writer, poet and novelist.
Dr. SeussArtist · Comics and comic artTheodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), known universally under his principal pen name Dr. Seuss, was a prominent American author, illustrator, poet, and cartoonist whose work transformed twentieth-century children's literatur
Edmonde Charles-RouxPhotographer · PhotographyEdmonde Charles-Roux was a French writer, journalist, screenwriter, french resistance fighter and nurse (1920–2016). She was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine and died at Marseille.
Frank HerbertAuthor · BooksFrank Herbert (1920–1986) was a United States writer, novelist and photographer.
Greg BearIllustrator · IllustrationGreg Bear was an American novelist, writer, screenwriter and illustrator (1951–2022). He was born at San Diego.
Guimarães RosaAuthor · BooksGuimarães Rosa (1908–1967) was a Brazil physician writer, diplomat and Esperantist.
Harivansh Rai BachchanAuthor · BooksHarivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003) was a British Raj poet, writer and politician.
Harry HarrisonArtist · Comics and comic artHarry Harrison (1924–2012) was a United States writer, novelist and Esperantist.
István SzabóPerson · Film memorabiliaIstván Szabó (born 1938) was a Hungary film director, writer and screenwriter.
Julia FranckAuthor · BooksJulia Franck (born 1970) was a Germany writer and prose writer.
Mikhail SholokhovAuthor · BooksMikhail Sholokhov (1905–1984) was a Russian Empire writer, novelist and screenwriter.
Milan KunderaAuthor · BooksMilan Kundera (1929–2023) was a France writer, screenwriter and translator.
Nadine GordimerAuthor · BooksNadine Gordimer (1923–2014) was a South Africa poet, writer and novelist.
Peter HandkeAuthor · BooksPeter Handke (born 1942) is an Austrian writer, playwright, screenwriter, translator, and film director who was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature. Recognized in structured authority records under identifier Q441
Radovan ZogovićAuthor · BooksRadovan Zogović (1907–1986) was a Montenegro politician, poet and prose writer.
Ray BradburyAuthor · BooksRay Bradbury (1920–2012) was a United States screenwriter, poet and writer.
Robert ByronPhotographer · PhotographyRobert Byron (1905–1941) was a United Kingdom writer, photographer and prose writer.
Robert van GulikIllustrator · IllustrationRobert van Gulik was a Dutch writer, linguist, diplomat, translator, novelist and illustrator (1910–1967). He was born at Zutphen and died at The Hague.
Vasily BelovAuthor · BooksVasily Belov (1932–2012) was a Soviet Union poet, writer and novelist.
Yann MartelAuthor · BooksYann Martel (born 1963) was a Canada writer, novelist and screenwriter.
Yukio MishimaAuthor · BooksYukio Mishima (1925–1970) was a Japan writer, prose writer and novelist.
Yuri StoyanovAuthor · BooksYuri Stoyanov (born 1957) was a Soviet Union actor, film actor and presenter.

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