novelist

Thomas Mann

German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate

Hilary Mantel

British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories

Malcolm Lowry

English poet and novelist who is best known for his 1947 novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.

Donna Leon

American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti