Discover the very best authors by country with our top 10 lists.
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The Seventeenth century was a time of upheaval and change in Europe, and this was reflected in the literature of the time. The best Seventeenth-century writers captured the spirit of the Renaissance, which was still roaring through Europe. In England the so-called Jacobean era was still in full flame with the plays of some of …
The best science fiction writers as a group include some very fine writers who, like George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, stand as being among some of the best fiction writers of any type, including literary fiction. Science fiction is a genre that goes back, perhaps surprisingly, to sixteenth-century writers like Thomas More and Francis Godwin, …
German fiction has a rich history, with countless novelists and some truly great books, going back generations from the very best German writers.
German fiction has a rich history, with countless novelists and some truly great books, going back generations from the very best German writers.
So many of the best Canadian authors have taken their place in the world of literature, several, like those on this list, becoming world-renowned authors.
For a country with such a small population Scotland has produced a surprising number of world class creative writers. Many of the best Scottish writers have, like Irish writers such as Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Jonathan Swift, and others, become regarded by the outside world as great “English” writers.
For a small country with only 400 years of European influence, South Africa has a rich literary identity. Curating the ten best South African authors is hard, but here’s our take.
Latin America has produced some of the most important writers of the past century and a half. Not only are the works of the best Latin American writers exceptional literary works, but also good sellers.
It’s a challenging exercise to select writers to represent our pick of the 10 best Russian authors, in part because of the richness of the Russian literary landscape.
The best French authors have made a significant contribution to world literature down the years. Europe, a continent rich in its variety of languages, has had thousands of great writers, many of which were French.
