20th-century american essayists

E. B. White

American writer

American writer

American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner

American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic

American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic

American cartoonist, author, humorist, journalist, playwright, and celebrated wit

American physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher

Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator

American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer

American novelist and essayist