Who is the greatest living writer?

5. Bret Easton Ellis. Is the author of American Psycho (1991) a brave soul who goes where no other writer will dare, or a meretricious pornographer of violence? Even his greatest fans have to admit that, like Roth before him, every new book is as likely to be a stinker as a masterpiece.

Who was the youngest author ever?

The youngest published author ever is considered to be Dorothy Straight, an American girl who wrote and illustrated “How the World Began” in 1962 at the age of four.

Who is the most well known author in the world?

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Author	Min. estimated sales	Number of books
William Shakespeare	2 billion	42
Agatha Christie	2 billion	85
Barbara Cartland	500 million	723
Danielle Steel	500 million	179

What are the best contemporary authors to read?

22 Contemporary Authors You Absolutely Should Be Reading 1 Natalie Baszile. 2 Mat Johnson. 3 Edwidge Danticat. 4 Hilton Als. 5 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 6 James Hannaham. 7 Helen Oyeyemi. 8 Dinaw Mengestu. 9 Roxane Gay. 10 Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Who is the most famous author in the world?

1 Isabel Allende. Chilean-American author Isabel Allende wrote her debut novel, 2 Margaret Atwood. Canadian author Margaret Atwood has numerous critically acclaimed novels 3 Jonathan Franzen. Winner of the National Book Award for his 2001 novel, 4 Ian McEwan. British writer Ian McEwan started winning

Who are the most important authors of the 20th century?

10 Important Contemporary and Late-20th-Century Authors. 1 Put these authors on your reading list. Johner Images/Getty Images. By. Mark Flanagan. Updated November 19, 2018. Ranking the most important authors 2 Isabel Allende. 3 Margaret Atwood. 4 Jonathan Franzen. 5 Ian McEwan.

Who has won the most awards as a writer?

Philip Roth (1933–2018) seems to have won more book awards than any other late-20th-century American writer. He won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History for The Plot Against America (2005) and a PEN/Nabokov Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.