3801. Kimberly Rae Miller

3802. Lionel Shriver

American author and journalist, best known for the novel "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (2003); writes fiction and essays addressing social and moral issues.

3803. Дэшилл Хэммет

American novelist and short-story writer, a founder of hard-boiled detective fiction; creator of characters such as Sam Spade and the Continental Op and author of The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest, and The Glass Key.

3804. Leslye Walton

American author of young adult fiction, best known for her debut novel The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (2014), which combines lyrical prose and magical realism.

3805. Теймурханлы Юнис Юсифович

3806. Robin Sloan

American novelist and writer, best known for novels such as Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Sourdough; his work often blends technology, books, and storytelling.

3807. Frances de Pontes Peebles

3808. Lisa Wingate

American author of contemporary and historical fiction, best known for the bestselling novel "Before We Were Yours"; writes novels that often explore family, identity, and adoption.

3809. Tawni O'Dell

American novelist from Indiana, Pennsylvania, best known for her debut novel Back Roads and for gritty portrayals of working-class life in Western Pennsylvania; winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Book of Fiction.

3810. Kate Chopin

American author (1850–1904) best known for the novel The Awakening (1899) and numerous short stories depicting the lives and struggles of women in late 19th-century Louisiana; associated with regionalism and early feminist themes.

3811. Sebastian Barry

Irish novelist, playwright and poet, author of novels including The Secret Scripture, A Long Long Way and On Canaan's Side; recipient of major literary awards.

3812. Сара Вайнман

Writer, editor, and critic specializing in crime fiction and true crime; author of The Real Lolita and editor of crime-related anthologies and criticism.

3813. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian novelist, short-story writer and essayist known for works including Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, and essays such as 'We Should All Be Feminists.' Her writing addresses themes of identity, feminism, postcolonialism and the Nigerian experience.

3814. Хаим Шапира

3815. Frédéric Beigbeder

French writer, literary critic and media personality known for novels that critique advertising and consumer culture, notably 99 Francs (2000). He has also worked as a columnist, television/radio presenter and screenwriter.

3816. Mary Ann Shaffer

American librarian, editor, and author best known for the novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, published posthumously in 2008 and completed with her niece Annie Barrows.

3817. Jennifer Worth

English nurse, midwife and author best known for her memoirs Call the Midwife, recounting her work in London's East End in the 1950s and inspiring the BBC television series.

3818. F. Scott Fitzgerald

American novelist and short-story writer, a leading figure of the Jazz Age best known for The Great Gatsby; noted for depictions of wealth, excess, and the American Dream.

3819. Candice Carty-Williams

British novelist, screenwriter and journalist best known for her debut novel 'Queenie' (2019), which examines the life of a young Black British woman; noted for promoting representation in contemporary British fiction.

3820. Nora Ephron

American journalist, essayist, author, playwright, screenwriter and film director, best known for romantic comedies such as When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail, and for her essays and books including Heartburn.

3821. Elizabeth Bowen

Anglo-Irish novelist, short-story writer and critic best known for novels such as The Last September (1929), The Death of the Heart (1938) and The Heat of the Day (1948), whose work often explores war, memory and Anglo-Irish society.

3822. J.K. Rowling

British author and screenwriter best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series; also writes crime fiction as Robert Galbraith and is active in philanthropy.

3823. Jeanette Winterson

English novelist, essayist and writer (born 1959), best known for her semi-autobiographical debut novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985). Her work often explores gender, sexuality, identity and uses postmodern and mythic elements.

3824. Delphine de Vigan

French novelist known for psychologically acute contemporary fiction about family, memory and trauma; notable works include No et moi (2007) and Rien ne s'oppose à la nuit (2011).

3825. Wallace Stegner

American novelist, short-story writer, historian, environmentalist, and professor; winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'Angle of Repose' and an influential advocate for conservation of the American West.

3826. Clare Chambers

British novelist, author of contemporary fiction including the novel Small Pleasures (2020).

3827. Екатерина Коути

3828. Christina Burrus

3829. Sarah Moss

British novelist and academic, author of novels and memoirs (including Ghost Wall and Summerwater) whose work often explores family, gender, and the natural environment.

3830. Тейлор Дженкинс Рейд

American novelist known for contemporary bestselling novels including The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Malibu Rising.

3831. John Williams

American novelist, poet, and professor best known for the novels Stoner (1965) and Augustus (1972); noted for spare prose and academic themes.

3832. Alice Sebold

American novelist and memoirist, author of the memoir Lucky (1999) about her sexual assault and the bestselling novel The Lovely Bones (2002). Her memoir and later reporting were connected to the review and eventual exoneration of a man previously convicted in her case, for which she issued a public apology.

3833. Stephen Fry

English comedian, actor, writer, presenter and activist, known for A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster, hosting QI, bestselling memoirs, and advocacy for mental health and LGBT rights.

3834. Bret Easton Ellis

American novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer known for transgressive, satirical portrayals of 1980s and 1990s consumer culture. Notable works include Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, and Lunar Park.

3835. Иржи Грошек

3836. Ian McEwan

English novelist, short story writer and screenwriter, born 1948; author of novels including Atonement and Amsterdam (which won the 1998 Booker Prize), known for psychological realism and moral complexity.

3837. Ian McEwan

English novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter known for psychological realism and moral complexity; author of works including Atonement and Amsterdam (Booker Prize winner).

3838. Boris Akunin

Russian writer, literary critic and translator (born Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili, 1956). Best known under the pen name Boris Akunin for his historical detective novels, notably the Erast Fandorin series.

3839. Max Frei

Pen name of a contemporary Russian-language fantasy author, best known for the 'Labyrinths of Echo' (Лабиринты Ехо) series.

3840. Tinatin Mzhavanadze

3841. Samantha Hayes

3842. Ransom Riggs

American author, filmmaker, and photographer, best known for the novel Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and its sequels, noted for incorporating found vintage photographs into his fiction.

3843. Emir Kusturica

Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician born in Sarajevo (1954). Known for films including When Father Was Away on Business, Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream and Underground; a two-time Palme d'Or winner.

3844. Raymond Chandler

American novelist and screenwriter, a major figure in hard-boiled detective fiction; creator of private detective Philip Marlowe. Notable works include The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, and The Long Goodbye.

3845. Ian McEwan

English novelist, short story writer and screenwriter, born 1948; author of novels including Enduring Love, Amsterdam and Atonement.

3846. Venedikt Erofeev

Soviet Russian writer best known for the prose poem/novel 'Moscow-Petushki' (Moscow to the End of the Line); noted for satirical, tragicomic depictions of alcoholism and Soviet life and for his role in underground (samizdat) literature.

3847. Daniel Keyes

American author and educator, best known for the science fiction short story and novel "Flowers for Algernon" (the short story won a Hugo Award and the expanded novel won a Nebula Award).

3848. William Makepeace Thackeray

English novelist and satirist (1811–1863), best known for Vanity Fair; noted for his vivid portrayals and critique of Victorian society.

3849. Mikhail Veller

Russian writer, essayist and columnist, author of novels, short stories and essays.

3850. Guriev Vladimir

Economist known for research in political economy and development economics.