Isaac Asimov
American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University
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Chinua Achebe
Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as the dominant figure of modern African literature
Henry Adams
American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. Presidents
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction
James Agee
American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic
Edward Albee
American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story , The Sandbox , Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , A Delicate Balance , and Three Tall Women . Some critics have argued that some of his work constitutes an American variant of what Martin Esslin identified and named the Theater of the Absurd
Louisa May Alcott
American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo’s Boys . Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.Alcott’s family suffered from financial difficulties, and while she worked to help support the family from an early age, she also sought an outlet in writing
Lloyd Alexander
American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults
Edward Abbey
American author, essayist, and anarchist, noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies