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1
Ray Bradbury
Fantasy, Fiction, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Short story
Classics, American science fiction
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2
Leo Tolstoy
1877
Novel
Literature, Russia, Music, Upper class, Adultery
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3
Hugh Laurie
Comedy, Thriller
Murder
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4
William Gibson
1986
Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Cyberpunk
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5
William Gibson
1988
Novel, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Cyberpunk
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6
Friedrich Nietzsche
Poetry, Philosophy, Inspirational, Prose poetry
History, Classics, Literature, Ethics, Philosophy, 19th century, Existentialism, Modern philosophy More
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7
Jean-Paul Sartre
Fiction, Biography, Philosophy, Autobiography
History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Philosophy, German Language, French literature More
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8
Hermann Hesse
1927
Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Autobiography, Existentialism
Literary, Classics, Literature, Existentialism, Life
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9
Christopher Isherwood
1964
Gay novel
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10
Raymond Chandler
1939
Novel, Crime fiction, Hardboiled, Detective fiction
California
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11
Peter Guralnick
Music
History, Literature, Soul music, Blues, Soul, Music
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12
William Styron
1979
Novel
Holocaust, Survivor guilt
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13
W. Somerset Maugham
1944
Novel
Veteran, Spirituality, Materialism
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14
James Joyce
1939-05-04
Novel
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15
Lawrence Durrell
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16
Aldous Huxley
1939
Novel, Philosophy, Speculative fiction
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17
Norman Mailer
1983
Fiction, Speculative fiction, Historical novel
History, Egypt
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18
Gore Vidal
1981-01-01
Historical novel
History, Iran
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19
Robertson Davies
1981
Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction
Canada
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20
V.S. Naipaul
1979
Novel, Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Africa, Zaire
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21
Brian Aldiss
Speculative fiction
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22
Russell Hoban
1980
Fiction, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction More Nuclear warfare
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23
David Lodge
1980
Novel
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24
John Kennedy Toole
1980
Comedy, Fiction
Literary, Classics, New Orleans, Popular literature, French Quarter
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25
Alasdair Gray
1981
Fantasy, Novel, Fiction, Science fiction, Dystopia
Literary, Classics, Literature, Working class
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26
Alexander Theroux
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27
James Plunkett
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28
Paul Scott
1977
India, British Cuisine
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29
John Updike
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30
Erica Jong
Fiction
Literary, Classics, California, Women, Divorce
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31
Robert Nye
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32
Brian Moore
1966
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33
Malcolm Bradbury
Fiction
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34
Saul Bellow
1975
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35
Thomas Pynchon
1973
Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Postmodernism, Historical novel
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36
Michael Frayn
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37
Len Deighton
Fiction, War
Espionage, Military
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38
Philip Roth
1969
Novel
Eroticism
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39
John Fowles
1969
Historical fiction, Romance novel
Love, Betrayal
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40
Keith Roberts
1968
Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Alternate history
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41
Mordecai Richler
Fiction
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42
J. B. Priestley, John Boynton Priestley
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43
R. K. Narayan
1967
Novel, Fiction
Literary
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44
Walker Percy
Fiction, Children's literature
Literary, Friendship, Death
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45
Nadine Gordimer
1966
Fiction
Classics, Literature
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46
John Barth
1966
Novel, Speculative fiction
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47
Kingsley Amis
Speculative fiction
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48
Chinua Achebe
1966
Novel
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49
Muriel Spark
1965
Fiction
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50
John O'Hara
Popular literature
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51
Angus Wilson
Fiction
Classics, Literature
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52
the defence
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53
Heartland
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54
Henry Green
1939
Novel, Fiction
Classics, Literature
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55
William Golding
1964-12
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Middle Ages
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56
Muriel Spark
1963
Fiction
England, Literary
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57
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Fiction
Classics, Literature
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58
Doris Lessing
Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction
Feminism
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59
Aldous Huxley
Fiction, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Utopian and dystopian fiction More Literary, Classics, Literature, Oceania
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60
Pamela Hansford Johnson
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61
James Baldwin
1962
Novel
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62
Angus Wilson
Fiction
Classics, Literature
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63
Patrick White
1961
Fiction
Classics, Literature
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64
Richard Hughes
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65
Ivy Compton-Burnett
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66
the balkan trilogy
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67
L. P. Hartley
Speculative fiction
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68
Ian Fleming
1959-03-23
Spy fiction
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69
William Faulkner
1959
Novel, Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Mississippi
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70
T. H. White
1958
Fantasy, Speculative fiction
Popular literature
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71
Alan Sillitoe
1958
England, Working class
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72
Iris Murdoch
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature
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73
Bernard Malamud
1957
Novel, Fiction
Literary
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74
Colin MacInnes
Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Literary
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75
John Braine
1957
Novel, Fiction
England, Working class
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76
Kingsley Amis
1954
Novel, Fiction, Comic novel
Literary, Classics
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77
Evelyn Waugh
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78
Flannery O'Connor
1952-05-15
Novel
Literary criticism
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79
Mary McCarthy, Mary McCarthy
Fiction
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80
Ralph Ellison
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Science fiction, Bildungsroman, Social commentary More United States of America, Literary, Classics, Literature, Places
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81
Herman Wouk
1951
Novel
United States of America, World War II, 20th century, Classics, Literature, Military More
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82
Henry Williamson
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature
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83
Anthony Powell
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84
the disenchanted
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85
scenes from provincial life
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86
the body
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87
Elizabeth Bowen
Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
England, History, Women
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88
Nevil Shute
1948-12
Fiction, Mystery, Speculative fiction, Suspense
Adventure, Popular literature
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89
Norman Mailer
1948
Fiction
World War II, Literary, Military, Philippines campaign, 112th Cavalry Regiment More
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90
Aldous Huxley
Fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia
Literary
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91
Graham Greene
1948
Fiction, Speculative fiction
Classics, Literature, British Cuisine, Africa, Great Britain, Marriage, Adultery More
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92
Malcolm Lowry
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Mexico, Europe, British Cuisine, Alcoholism, South America More
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93
Saul Bellow
1947
Novel, Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature
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94
Mervyn Peake
1946
Fantasy, Speculative fiction, Gothic fiction, Fantasy of manners
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95
Evelyn Waugh
1945
Fiction
England, Literary, Classics, Popular literature
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96
Joyce Cary
1944
Fiction
Artist
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97
Rex Warner
Fiction
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98
C. P. Snow
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99
Ernest Hemingway
1940
Fiction, War novel
History, Classics, Literature, Spain, Erotica, Military, Spanish Civil War More
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100
Graham Greene
1940
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction
Classics, Literature, Mexico, Clergy
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