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Top authors writing 20th century literary-fiction
Ellie Midwood
119 ratings 4.39 ·
adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · 20th-century · book · war · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · romance · epic · drama · abuse · audiobook · dark · realistic · gothic · social-commentary · mystery
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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · war · 20th-century · book · survival · audiobook · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · young-adult · family · action-adventure · death · sad · friendship · abuse
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Gemma Liviero
105 ratings 4.24 ·
historical-fiction · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · war · fiction · historical · audiobook · violent-conflict · adult · drama · family · ww2 · action-adventure · mystery · romance · ww1 · season-summer · young-adult · coming-of-age
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Marius Gabriel
116 ratings 4.22 ·
20th-century · book · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · adult · war · audiobook · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · action-adventure · drama · womens-fiction · journey · siblings · espionage · political-intrigue
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Roberta Kagan
157 ratings 4.20 ·
adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · book · ww2 · 20th-century · war · literary-fiction · violent-conflict · romance · drama · europe · western-central-europe · spirituality · christian · audiobook · family · germany · suspense
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Martha Hall Kelly
121 ratings 4.20 ·
fiction · war · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · ww2 · historical · family · 20th-century · female-mc · audiobook · book · urban · adult · womens-fiction · friendship · action-adventure · female-author · drama · survival
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Ronald H. Balson
145 ratings 4.19 ·
book · 20th-century · adult · literary-fiction · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · mystery · audiobook · violent-conflict · family · war · investigator · suspense · religion · crime · drama · legal · spirituality
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Nadia Hashimi
116 ratings 4.13 ·
book · realistic · poc-author · action-adventure · family · audiobook · historical-fiction · journey · female-mc · fiction · coming-of-age · poc-mc · historical · violent-conflict · female-author · literary-fiction · drama · adult · war · feminism
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Nancy E. Turner
102 ratings 4.12 ·
book · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · family · 20th-century · romance · audiobook · action-adventure · industrial-era · western · drama · literary-fiction · adult · womens-fiction · literary · young-adult · epistolary · classics · coming-of-age
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Theodore Dreiser
136 ratings 4.06 ·
fiction · adult · 20th-century · book · classics · literary · audiobook · historical · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · drama · psychological · urban · coming-of-age · anthologies · male-author · high-school · horror · fantasy · supernatural
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Belinda Alexandra
116 ratings 4.03 ·
romance · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · book · audiobook · historical · 20th-century · drama · literary-fiction · mystery · war · ww2 · violent-conflict · action-adventure · family · womens-fiction · journey · suspense · holidays
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Edward Rutherfurd
214 ratings 4.03 ·
action-adventure · family · book · literary-fiction · war · adult · epic · audiobook · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · early-modern · 20th-century · drama · journey · religion · medieval · spirituality · classics
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Nevil Shute
218 ratings 4.03 ·
literary · classics · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · ww2 · mystery · romance · military · sci-fi · drama · survival
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Ella Carey
125 ratings 4.01 ·
book · adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · family · literary-fiction · female-mc · 20th-century · ww2 · romance · violent-conflict · womens-fiction · war · mystery · friendship · audiobook · drama · urban · action-adventure
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · gothic · fantasy · audiobook · drama · horror · dark · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · paranormal
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
150 ratings 3.99 ·
book · family · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · fiction · coming-of-age · drama · literary-fiction · 20th-century · suspense · action-adventure · young-adult · mystery · psychological · female-author · abuse · womens-fiction · crime · adult
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Hazel Gaynor
189 ratings 3.98 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · drama · historical · 20th-century · book · audiobook · womens-fiction · adult · family · romance · coming-of-age · female-mc · friendship · action-adventure · literary-fiction · ww2 · female-author · war · mystery
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Hermann Hesse
471 ratings 3.98 ·- Siddhartha : illustrated edition by Hermann Hesse
- Demian. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
- 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die: Vol. 2 by Hermann Hesse
- Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture by Hermann Hesse
- Peter Camenzind - Gertrud - Knulp - Kuren - Narziss en Goldmund - Fabuleuze vertellingen - Een golfje op de stroom by Hermann Hesse
fiction · classics · literary-fiction · literary · adult · 20th-century · book · philosophy · spirituality · existentialism · historical-fiction · philosophical · bildungsroman · historical · contemporary · magical-realism · religion · action-adventure · audiobook · anthologies
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Mary Doria Russell
206 ratings 3.97 ·
literary-fiction · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · female-author · action-adventure · 20th-century · historical · epic · spirituality · religion · 21st-century · christian · violent-conflict · politics · friendship · survival · war
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W. Somerset Maugham
360 ratings 3.95 ·- The Appointment in Samarra by W. Somerset Maugham
- The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1998 by W. Somerset Maugham
- 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die: Vol. 2 by W. Somerset Maugham
- Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New by W. Somerset Maugham
- The Ghouls: Book One: The Stories Behind the Classic Horror Films by W. Somerset Maugham
fiction · adult · classics · literary · literary-fiction · historical · 20th-century · historical-fiction · book · audiobook · male-author · anthologies · drama · romance · humor · action-adventure · psychological · coming-of-age · industrial-era · horror
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Kristina McMorris
171 ratings 3.94 ·
fiction · 20th-century · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · romance · adult · book · ww2 · literary-fiction · family · violent-conflict · war · drama · womens-fiction · mystery · friendship · military · action-adventure · female-mc
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Yukio Mishima
348 ratings 3.90 ·
classics · literary · literary-fiction · fiction · 20th-century · adult · book · drama · historical-fiction · historical · philosophy · lgbtq · male-author · psychological · suicide · contemporary · coming-of-age · action-adventure · religion · journey
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Sarah Winman
102 ratings 3.89 ·
friendship · audiobook · historical-fiction · female-author · literary-fiction · fiction · book · family · 21st-century · death · drama · lgbtq · coming-of-age · 20th-century · young-adult · historical · ww2 · season-spring · violent-conflict · war
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Thomas Mann
308 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · classics · adult · literary-fiction · literary · historical · 20th-century · audiobook · anthologies · book · historical-fiction · university · drama · philosophy · male-author · psychological · lgbtq · humor · horror · bildungsroman
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Yōko Ogawa
137 ratings 3.82 ·
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · 21st-century · horror · drama · 20th-century · poc-author · classics · literary · dark · female-author · journey · contemporary · mystery · anthologies · poc-mc · magical-realism · gothic · book
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
233 ratings 3.82 ·- Longing and Other Stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- Kaiki: Cuentos de terror y locura by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- The Gourmet Club by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · 20th-century · classics · literary · historical-fiction · book · historical · male-author · drama · anthologies · contemporary · psychological · marriage · poc-author · poc-mc · audiobook · horror · paranormal
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Ernest Hemingway
761 ratings 3.80 ·
fiction · classics · literary · literary-fiction · 20th-century · adult · audiobook · historical · book · historical-fiction · university · drama · action-adventure · violent-conflict · war · anthologies · high-school · realistic · contemporary · young-adult
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Yasunari Kawabata
287 ratings 3.75 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · drama · historical-fiction · contemporary · book · male-author · psychological · historical · anthologies · poc-author · aging · magical-realism · family · poc-mc · audiobook
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