Category: United States, Novelists

Categories: United States, Authors | Fiction Writers

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American Novelists

Fiction writers.

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煐 (張) Chang 30 Sep 1920 中國上海市 - 08 Sep 1995

ধন (মুখোপাধ্যায়) Mukerji 06 Jul 1890 Calcutta, West Bengal, India - 14 Jul 1936

梨華 (於) Yu 1931 中國上海 - 01 May 2020

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Edward Abbey 29 Jan 1927 Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA - 14 Mar 1989

Horatio Alger 13 Jan 1832 Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jul 1899

Cleo Andrews 06 Jun 1923 Portsmouth, Virginia, United States - 19 Dec 1986

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James Baldwin 02 Aug 1924 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Dec 1987

Djuna Barnes 12 Jun 1892 Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange County, New York, United States - 18 Jun 1982

Edward Bellamy 26 Mar 1850 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 22 May 1898

Earl Biggers 26 Aug 1884 Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 05 Apr 1933

William Blatty 07 Jan 1928 New York, United States - 12 Jan 2017

Michael Boatman 1960s

Mary (Borden) Spears 15 May 1886 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Dec 1968

Peter Bowen 22 May 1945 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 08 Apr 2020

Ray Bradbury 22 Aug 1920 Waukegan, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2012

Louis Bromfield 27 Dec 1896 Mansfield, Ohio, United States - 18 Mar 1956

Charles Brown 17 Jan 1771 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 22 Feb 1810

Harry Brown 30 Apr 1917 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 02 Nov 1986

Carlos Bulosan 24 Nov 1913 Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines - 11 Sep 1956

Robert Burch 25 Jun 1925 Inman, Fayette, Georgia, United States - 25 Dec 2007

William Burroughs 05 Feb 1914 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 02 Aug 1997

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Erskine Caldwell 17 Dec 1903 Moreland, Georgia, USA - 11 Apr 1987

Madeleine (Camp) Franklin 29 Nov 1918 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 06 Sep 2007

Carl Carmer 16 Oct 1893 Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States - 11 Sep 1976

John (Chanler) Chaloner 10 Oct 1862 New York City, New York, USA - 01 Jun 1935

William Chanler 11 Jun 1867 Newport, Rhode Island, USA - 04 Mar 1934

Winston Churchill 10 Nov 1871 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 12 Mar 1947

Minna (Clark) Fletcher 20 Oct 1879 Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States - 30 May 1969

Charles Clavell 10 Oct 1921 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 07 Sep 1994

Samuel Clemens 30 Nov 1835 Florida, Monroe, Missouri, United States - 21 Apr 1910

Thomas Costain 08 May 1885 Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada - 08 Oct 1965

Stephen Crane 01 Nov 1871 Newark, New Jersey - 05 Jun 1900

Francis Crawford 02 Aug 1854 Bagni di Lucca, Kingdom of Italy - 09 Apr 1909

Betsy (Cromer) Byars 07 Aug 1928 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 26 Feb 2020

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Lester Dent 12 Oct 1904 La Plata in Macon County, Missouri, USA - 11 Mar 1959

Philip Dick 16 Dec 1928 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Mar 1982

Ivan Doig 27 Jun 1939 White Sulphur Springs, Meagher, Montana, United States - 09 Apr 2015

John Dos Passos 14 Jan 1896 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 28 Sep 1970

Theodore Dreiser 27 Aug 1871 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 28 Dec 1945

Bruce Duffy 09 Jun 1951 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 10 Feb 2022

Valerie (Duffy) Ryan 1970s 2

Paul Dunbar 27 Jun 1872 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 09 Feb 1906

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John Ehle 13 Dec 1925 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 24 Mar 2018

Ralph Waldo Ellison 01 Mar 1914 Oklahoma, United States - 16 Apr 1994

Arthur (Evans) Stacton 27 May 1923 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 19 Jan 1968

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William Falkner 06 Jul 1825 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA - 06 Nov 1889

William (Falkner) Faulkner 25 Sep 1897 New Albany, Union, Mississippi, USA - 06 Jul 1962

Leslie Dianne Feinberg 01 Sep 1949 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 15 Nov 2014

Edna Ferber 15 Aug 1885 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States - 16 Apr 1968

Martha Finley 26 Apr 1828 Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States - 30 Jan 1909

Carrie Fisher 21 Oct 1956 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States - 27 Dec 2016

Rudolph Fisher 09 May 1897 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 26 Dec 1934

Francis Fitzgerald 24 Sep 1896 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 21 Dec 1940

Thomas Flanagan 05 Nov 1923 Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 21 Mar 2002

Hughie (Florence) Call 20 May 1890 Trent, Taylor County, Texas, USA - 03 Sep 1969

Shelby Foote 17 Nov 1916 Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States - 27 Jun 2005

Lydia (Francis) Child 11 Feb 1802 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1880

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Zona Gale 26 Aug 1874 Portage, Wisconsin, United States - 27 Dec 1938

Daniel Gallery 10 Jul 1901 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 16 Jan 1977

Erle Gardner 17 Jul 1889 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Mar 1970

Hamlin Garland 14 Sep 1860 West Salem, Wisconsin, USA - 04 Mar 1940

Tabitha (Gilman) Tenney 07 Apr 1762 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 02 May 1837

Ellen Glasgow 22 Apr 1873 Richmond, Virginia - 21 Nov 1945

Mignonette (Good) Eberhart 06 Jul 1899 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States - 08 Oct 1996

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Clara (Hammond) Lanza 12 Feb 1858 - 15 Jul 1939

William Hammond 28 Aug 1828 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 05 Jan 1900

Earl Hamner 10 Jul 1923 Schuyler, Nelson, Virginia, United States - 24 Mar 2016

Williamson (Hardgrave) Hargrave 23 Sep 1817 Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 06 Jan 1882

Maud (Hart) Lovelace 25 Apr 1892 Mankato, Minnesota, United States - 11 Mar 1980

Kent Haruf 24 Feb 1943 Pueblo, Colorado, United States - 30 Nov 2014

Nathaniel Hawthorne 04 Jul 1804 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 19 May 1864

Shirley (Hazzard) Steegmuller 30 Jan 1931 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 12 Dec 2016

Ernest Hemingway 21 Jul 1899 Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Jul 1961

Anthony Hillerman 27 May 1925 Sacred Heart, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States - 26 Oct 2008

James Hilton 09 Sep 1900 Leigh, Lancashire, England - 20 Dec 1954

Robert Howard 22 Jan 1906 Peaster, Parker, Texas, United States - 11 Jun 1936

Elinor (Hoyt) Wylie 07 Sep 1885 Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey - 16 Dec 1928

Zora Hurston 07 Jan 1891 Notasulga, Macon Co., Alabama, United States - 28 Jan 1960

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Laura (Ingalls) Wilder 07 Feb 1867 Pepin, Wisconsin, United States - 10 Feb 1957

Muriel (Ives) Newhall 31 Mar 1897 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Sep 1984

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Living Jenkins

Edith (Jones) Wharton 24 Jan 1862 New York City, New York, United States - 11 Aug 1937

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Jean-Louis Kerouac 12 Mar 1922 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Oct 1969

Sophie (Kerr) Underwood 23 Aug 1880 Denton, Caroline, Maryland, United States - 06 Feb 1965

Lisa Kleypas 1960s

Harvey Krefetz 10 May 1930 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Dec 2017

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Oliver LaFarge 19 Dec 1901 New York City, New York, USA - 02 Aug 1963

Louis L'Amour 22 Mar 1908 Jamestown, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States - 10 Jun 1988

Ira Levin 27 Aug 1929 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 12 Nov 2007

Grace (Livingston) Hill 16 Apr 1865 Wellsville, New York - 23 Feb 1947

Corinne Loos 28 Apr 1889 Mount Shasta, Siskiyou, California, United States - 18 Aug 1981

David Louie 20 Dec 1954 Rockville Centre, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States - 19 Sep 2018

Robert Ludlum 25 May 1927 New York City, New York - 12 Mar 2001

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Franklyn Margason 14 Nov 1933 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois - 01 Nov 2015

Edgar Masters 23 Aug 1868 Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States - 05 Mar 1950

Emma (McBeth) MacBeath 1970s 247159

Larry McMurtry 03 Jun 1936 Archer City, Archer, Texas, USA - 25 Mar 2021

Grace (McNeil) Williams 09 Jan 1911 Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States - 16 Jun 1993

Michael McQuay 03 Jun 1949 Maryland, United States - 27 May 1995

Herman (Melvill) Melville 01 Aug 1819 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 28 Sep 1891

Mary (Miller) Chesnut 31 Mar 1823 Stateburg, Sumter, South Carolina, United States - 22 Nov 1886

Edna (Mooney) Lee 1889 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - abt 26 Sep 1963

Walter Mosley 1950s

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Lucretia (Newman) Coleman 17 Jun 1856 Dresden, Ontario, Canada - 31 Jul 1948

Grace (North) Monfort 01 Feb 1876 Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States of America - 23 Jul 1960

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Anna (Ogden) Ritchie 05 Mar 1819 Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France - 28 Jul 1870

John O'Hara 31 Jan 1905 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Apr 1970

Vincent Okamoto 22 Nov 1943 Poston, Pinal, Arizona, United States - 27 Sep 2020

Kyle Onstott Jan 1887 Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, United States - Jun 1966

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John Patric 22 May 1902 Snohomish, Washington, United States - 31 Aug 1985

Charlotte (Perkins) Gilman 03 Jul 1860 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut - 17 Aug 1935

Bliss Perry 25 Nov 1860 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Feb 1954

Emil Petaja 12 Apr 1915 Milltown, Missoula, Montana, United States - 17 Aug 2000

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Chartley Pitt 17 Apr 1878 Portage, Wisconsin, United States - 03 Feb 1966

Sylvia Plath 27 Oct 1932 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Feb 1963

Pearl (Pollard) Curran 15 Feb 1883 Mound City, Illinois, United States - 04 Dec 1937

Thomas Pynchon 1930s

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Byron Reece 14 Sep 1917 Choestoe, Union County, Georgia, United States of America - 03 Jun 1958

Mary (Rickey) Parker 27 Oct 1938 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 12 Oct 2023

Amélie (Rives) Troubetzkoy 23 Aug 1863 Richmond, Virginia, USA - 15 Jun 1945

William Rives 04 May 1793 Union Hill, Amherst, Virginia, United States - 25 Apr 1868

Elizabeth Roberts 30 Oct 1881 Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States - 13 Mar 1941

Mary (Roberts) Rinehart 12 Aug 1876 Allegheny City, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Sep 1958

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Richard (Sax) Brooks 18 May 1912 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Mar 1992

George Schuyler 25 Feb 1895 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 31 Aug 1977

Amy Sedaris 1960s

Catharine Sedgwick 28 Dec 1789 Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA - 31 Jul 1867

Robert Shea 14 Feb 1933 - 10 Mar 1994

Francis Smith 23 Oct 1838 Baltimore, Maryland, USA - 07 Apr 1915

Grace (Smith) Richmond 31 Mar 1866 Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 26 Nov 1959

Lillian Smith 12 Dec 1897 Jasper, Hamilton, Florida, United States - 28 Sep 1966

Lula (Smith) McCullers 17 Feb 1917 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States - 29 Sep 1967

Virginia (Spencer) Carr 20 Jul 1929 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States - 10 Apr 2012

Francis Steegmuller 03 Jul 1906 New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 20 Oct 1994

Wallace Stegner 18 Feb 1909 Lake Mills, Winnebago, Iowa, United States - 13 Apr 1993

Gertrude Stein 03 Feb 1874 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jul 1946

Geneva (Stratton) Stratton-Porter 17 Aug 1863 Lagro Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States - 06 Dec 1924

Bess (Streeter) Aldrich 17 Feb 1881 Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States - 03 Aug 1954

Jesse Stuart 08 Aug 1907 Greenup, Kentucky, United States - 17 Feb 1984

Jacqueline (Susan) Susann 20 Aug 1918 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Sep 1974

Pearl (Sydenstricker) Buck 26 Jun 1892 Hillsboro, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States - 06 Mar 1973

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Judith (Tarcher) Krantz 09 Jan 1927 New York, United States - 22 Jun 2019

Living Taylor

Ross Thomas 19 Feb 1926 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 18 Dec 1995

Hunter Thompson 18 Jul 1937 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA - 20 Feb 2005

Wallace Thurman 16 Aug 1902 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 26 Dec 1934

John Toland 29 Jun 1912 La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States - 04 Jan 2004

Royall Tyler 18 Jul 1757 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 16 Aug 1826

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Nellie (Walker) Imes 13 Apr 1891 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 30 Mar 1964

Lewis Wallace 10 Apr 1827 Brookville Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States - 15 Feb 1905

Leslie Waller 01 Apr 1923 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 29 Mar 2007

Donald Wandrei 20 Apr 1908 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 15 Oct 1987

Howard Wandrei 24 Sep 1909 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 05 Sep 1956

Francis Webb abt 21 Mar 1828 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 May 1894

Stanley Weinbaum 04 Apr 1902 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 14 Dec 1935

Eudora Welty 13 Apr 1909 Jackson, Mississippi, United States - 23 Jul 2001

Cora (White) Harris 17 Mar 1869 Elbert County, Georgia, United States - 07 Feb 1935

Abby (Whitney) Brown 02 Aug 1830 Cambridge, Massachusetts - 26 Nov 1912

Collin Wilcox 21 Sep 1924 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 12 Jul 1996

Rose (Wilder) Lane 05 Dec 1886 Dakota Territory, United States - 30 Oct 1968

Sara (Willis) Parton 09 Jul 1811 Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States - 10 Oct 1872

Sloan Wilson 08 May 1920 Connecticut, United States - 25 May 2003

Kathleen Winsor 16 Oct 1915 Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, United States - 26 May 2003

Chloe (Wofford) Morrison 18 Feb 1931 Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 05 Aug 2019

Anna Wood 02 Aug 1850 Rock Hill, Frederick, Virginia - 09 Feb 1940

Sarah Woolsey 29 Jan 1835 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 09 Apr 1905

Herman Wouk 27 May 1915 New York City, New York, United States - 17 May 2019

Harold Wright 04 May 1872 Rome, Oneida Co, New York, United States - 24 May 1944

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Richard Yates 03 Feb 1926 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 07 Nov 1992

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