Emile Zola
French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism
psychological fiction writers
Gore Vidal
American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner
Donna Tartt
American author
Georges Simenon
Belgian writer
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
Anton Chekhov
Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers in the world
Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter