Kazuo Ishiguro
British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer
novelist
Shirley Jackson
American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery
Hermann Hesse
German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter
Dashiell Hammett
American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories
Georgette Heyer
English novelist and short-story writer, in both the regency romance and detective fiction genres
Knut Hamsun
Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun’s work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment
Patricia Highsmith
American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley
Peter Handke
Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter
Chester Himes
American writer
Helene Hanff
American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania