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Top authors writing 20th century literary-fiction
Ellie Midwood
119 ratings 4.39 ·
adult · fiction · book · 20th-century · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · literary-fiction · romance · epic · realistic · audiobook · dark · drama · abuse · urban · politics · religion
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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
historical · ww2 · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · war · fiction · 20th-century · book · audiobook · young-adult · survival · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · action-adventure · family · friendship · death · sad · female-author
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Gemma Liviero
105 ratings 4.24 ·
literary-fiction · war · fiction · historical · audiobook · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · 20th-century · book · adult · drama · ww2 · family · mystery · romance · ww1 · action-adventure · kidnapping · journey · military
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Marius Gabriel
116 ratings 4.22 ·
ww2 · adult · war · fiction · historical · 20th-century · violent-conflict · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · female-mc · romance · action-adventure · drama · womens-fiction · espionage · military · journey · mystery
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Roberta Kagan
157 ratings 4.20 ·
historical-fiction · book · adult · fiction · historical · 20th-century · ww2 · literary-fiction · war · violent-conflict · romance · family · suspense · germany · drama · europe · spirituality · audiobook · western-central-europe · christian
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Martha Hall Kelly
121 ratings 4.20 ·
20th-century · family · historical · violent-conflict · ww2 · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · war · fiction · book · audiobook · female-mc · action-adventure · friendship · womens-fiction · adult · urban · young-adult · death · survival
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Ronald H. Balson
145 ratings 4.19 ·
20th-century · book · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · literary-fiction · adult · violent-conflict · audiobook · mystery · family · investigator · war · suspense · religion · spirituality · legal · crime · drama
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Nadia Hashimi
116 ratings 4.13 ·
family · audiobook · historical-fiction · journey · female-mc · fiction · realistic · book · poc-author · action-adventure · historical · poc-mc · violent-conflict · female-author · adult · drama · literary-fiction · war · coming-of-age · spirituality
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Eoin Dempsey
108 ratings 4.12 ·
historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · violent-conflict · war · adult · 20th-century · audiobook · ww2 · military · literary-fiction · romance · action-adventure · family · drama · female-mc · suspense · young-adult · friendship
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Nancy E. Turner
102 ratings 4.12 ·
historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · audiobook · romance · 20th-century · family · literary-fiction · drama · womens-fiction · adult · western · industrial-era · action-adventure · violent-conflict · war · female-author · mystery · female-mc
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Theodore Dreiser
136 ratings 4.06 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · audiobook · historical · historical-fiction · drama · high-school · anthologies · coming-of-age · supernatural · mystery · psychological · horror · fantasy · urban
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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 ·
literary-fiction · war · adult · fiction · epic · historical · audiobook · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · action-adventure · family · book · early-modern · 20th-century · drama · journey · medieval · spirituality · religion · urban
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Nevil Shute
218 ratings 4.03 ·
historical · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · classics · literary · book · action-adventure · literary-fiction · audiobook · violent-conflict · 20th-century · war · ww2 · military · romance · mystery · sci-fi · survival · drama
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Ella Carey
125 ratings 4.01 ·
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · book · female-mc · literary-fiction · family · ww2 · 20th-century · romance · mystery · war · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · audiobook · friendship · drama · urban · epic
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
mystery · gothic · fantasy · historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · drama · horror · audiobook · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · supernatural
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
150 ratings 3.99 ·
historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · fiction · book · family · literary-fiction · drama · coming-of-age · mystery · psychological · female-author · 20th-century · suspense · young-adult · action-adventure · abuse · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · survival
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Hazel Gaynor
189 ratings 3.98 ·
20th-century · book · historical · drama · historical-fiction · fiction · womens-fiction · audiobook · adult · coming-of-age · romance · family · literary-fiction · action-adventure · friendship · female-mc · ww2 · female-author · violent-conflict · mystery
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Mary Doria Russell
205 ratings 3.98 ·
literary-fiction · book · adult · fiction · audiobook · historical-fiction · female-author · 20th-century · action-adventure · epic · historical · spirituality · religion · christian · 21st-century · violent-conflict · politics · war · friendship · survival
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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 · spirituality · philosophy · book · existentialism · historical-fiction · philosophical · bildungsroman · historical · contemporary · magical-realism · religion · action-adventure · audiobook · myths
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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 · classics · adult · literary · historical · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · male-author · anthologies · drama · romance · humor · coming-of-age · industrial-era · horror · action-adventure · psychological
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Kristina McMorris
171 ratings 3.94 ·
fiction · 20th-century · audiobook · historical · historical-fiction · adult · romance · book · ww2 · literary-fiction · family · violent-conflict · womens-fiction · drama · war · mystery · friendship · action-adventure · military · female-mc
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Yukio Mishima
348 ratings 3.90 ·
fiction · literary · classics · literary-fiction · 20th-century · adult · book · historical-fiction · drama · historical · philosophy · lgbtq · male-author · psychological · contemporary · suicide · religion · action-adventure · spirituality · audiobook
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Thomas Mann
308 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary · literary-fiction · 20th-century · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · anthologies · book · philosophy · university · drama · male-author · psychological · spirituality · politics · bildungsroman · lgbtq
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Yōko Ogawa
137 ratings 3.82 ·
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · poc-author · literary · classics · 20th-century · drama · 21st-century · horror · contemporary · journey · female-author · dark · anthologies · mystery · magical-realism · poc-mc · book · gothic
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Ernest Hemingway
761 ratings 3.80 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · audiobook · historical · book · historical-fiction · action-adventure · university · drama · war · violent-conflict · anthologies · high-school · contemporary · realistic · young-adult
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Jamaica Kincaid
147 ratings 3.80 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · 20th-century · feminism · female-author · classics · family · literary · poc-author · poc-mc · adult · contemporary · realistic · book · coming-of-age · audiobook · university · journey · anthologies · 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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