Top 10 American Authors

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1-Ernest Hemingway 

Ernest Miller Hemingway, born on 21 July 1899, was a superb American short story writer, novelist and also a journalist. The understated and economical style of this great American author had influenced the 20th-century fiction to a great extent, on the other hand, his public image and adventurous life influenced the modern generations. A great number of Ernest Hemingway's works are regarded as the classics of American literature.

2-Mark Twain 

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, commonly known by his pen name "Mark Twain", born on 30 November 1835, was also a great American author and superb humorist. His greatest writings are "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and its sequel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is regarded as The Great American Novel. Mark Twain was considered "The Greatest American Humorist of His Age and he was also called "The Father of American Literature" by William Faulkner.

3-William Faulkner 

William Cuthbert Faulkner, born on 25 September 1897, is also included in our list of notable American authors. He was not only a famous American author but also an eminent Nobel Prize from Oxford, he was a novelist, short story writer, play writer, poet, and essayist. William Faulkner is no doubt one of the most celebrated writers in Southern American literature, he died on 06 July 1962.

4-Stephen King 

Stephen Edwin King, born on 21 September 1947, is considered the fourth greatest American author. He is an eminent American writer of contemporary suspense, horror, science fiction, supernatural fiction, and fantasy. A great number of Stephen King's books have been adapted into television shows, feature films, comic books and miniseries, that's why his books have sold over 350 million copies.

5-F. Scott Fitzgerald 

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, born on 24 September 1896, was regarded as fifth most prominent American author. He was a notable American short story writer and novelist, whose works represent the Jazz age. F. Scott Fitzgerald is regarded as a member of Lost Generation and also one of the most celebrated writers of American Literature of the 20th century, he died on 21 December 1940.

6-Edgar Allan Poe 

Edgar Allan Poe, born on 19 January 1809, comes with the number six in our list of the most notable American authors. He was basically an American author, literary critic and an editor, he is also known due to his excellent short stories and poetry, especially he got popularity due to his tales of mystery. Edgar Allan Poe was the earliest practitioners of American short story and also regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in American literature.

7-Nathaniel Hawthorne 

The seventh most notable American author is Nathaniel Hawthorne, born on 04 July 1804. He was basically an eminent American short story writer, novelist and also a Dark Romantic. Nathaniel Hawthorne highlighted the theme of moral allegories in his writings with a pure Puritan soul, his fictional writings are regarded as the part of the "Romantic Movement", especially Dark Romanticism.

8-John Steinbeck 

John Ernst Steinbeck, born on 27 February 1902, is also included in our list of the most prominent American authors. He was an American short story writer, novelist and also a non- fiction author, he wrote total twenty-seven books, including six non-fiction books, sixteen novels and just five collections of short stories. John Steinbeck is well known for his remarkable comic English novels.

9-Henry James 

Henry James, born on 15 April 1843, was regarded as the ninth most prominent American author. The son of Sr.Henry James and the brother of psychologist and philosopher William James, Henry James is considered one of the most celebrated writer of literary criticism of 19th century. Henry James's writings are basically a realistic representation of life, he was also nominated three times for the Nobel Prize.

10-Herman Melville 

In the last, we will share some information about another great American author, Herman Melville, born on 01 August 1819. He was an eminent American short story writer, novelist and also a poet. Herman Melville was a writer of American Renaissance period and he is well known for his book "Typee", A Peep at Polynesian Life, which is basically a romantic account of writer's experiences.