Well-known authors of novels, listed by country:
Afghanistan
Aliyeh Ataei (born 1981) Khaled Hosseini (born 1965) Jamil Jan Kochai (born 1992) Akram Osman (1937–2016) Nemat Sadat (born 1979) Rahnaward Zaryab (1944–2020)
Albania
Dritero Agolli (1931–2017) Ismail Kadare (1936–2024) Fatos Kongoli (born 1944) Faik Konitza (1875–1942) Migjeni (1911–1938) Haki Stermilli (1895–1953) Jakov Xoxa (1923–1979)
Algeria
Marguerite Taos Amrouche (1913–1976) Rachid Boudjedra (born 1941) Albert Camus (1913–1960) Mohammed Dib (1920–2003) Tahar Djaout (1954–1993) Assia Djebar (1936–2015) Frantz Fanon (1925–1961), originally from Martinique Mouloud Feraoun (1913–1962) Mouloud Mammeri (1917–1989) Rachid Mimouni (1945–1995) Ahlam Mostaghanemi (born 1953) Leïla Sebbar (born 1941) Kateb Yacine (1929–1989)
Roman Empire|Ancient Latin authors
Apuleius (c. 124–c. 170) Petronius (c. 27–66)
Angola
José Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960) Sousa Jamba (born 1966) Ondjaki (born 1977) Pepetela (born 1941) Oscar Ribas (1909–2004) Manuel Rui (born 1941) José Luandino Vieira (born 1935)
Antigua and Barbuda
Joanne C. Hillhouse (born 1973) Marie-Elena John Jamaica Kincaid (born 1949)
Argentina
Marcos Aguinis (born 1935) César Aira (born 1949) Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999) Abelardo Castillo (1935–2017) Julio Cortázar (1914–1984) Macedonio Fernandez (1874–1952) Oscar R. Gómez (born 1956) Ricardo Güiraldes (1886–1927) Sylvia Iparraguirre (born 1947) Leopoldo Marechal (1900–1970) Manuel Puig (1932–1990) Andrés Rivera (1928–2016) Juan José Saer (1937–2005) Ernesto Sábato (1911–2011) Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938) Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
Armenia
Michael Arlen (1895–1956) Zori Balayan (born 1935) Ruben Hovsepyan (1939–2016) Levon Khechoyan (1955–2014) Yervant Odian (1869–1926) Alexander Shirvanzade (1858–1935) Zabel Yesayan (1878–1943)
Assyria
Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) Thea Halo (born 1941) Ivan Kakovitch (1933–2006) Rosie Malek-Yonan (born 1965) Obelit Yadgar (1945–2023)
Australia
Austria
Vicki Baum (1888–1960) Hugo Bettauer (1872–1925) Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989) Hermann Broch (1886–1951) Peter Handke (born 1942) Josef Haslinger (born 1955) Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946) Robert Musil (1880–1942) Joseph Roth (1894–1939) Robert Schneider (born 1961) Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931) Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914) Stefan Zweig (1881–1942)
Azerbaijan
Akram Aylisli (born 1937) Alaviyya Babayeva (1921–2014) Afag Masud (born 1957) Elchin Safarli (born 1984) Kurban Said
Bangladesh
Humayun Ahmed (1948–2012) Shaheen Akhtar (born 1962) Monica Ali (born 1967) Tahmima Anam (born 1975) Humayun Azad (1947–2004) Dilara Hashem (1935–2022) Taslima Nasrin (born 1962) Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976) Rizia Rahman (1939–2019) Muhammad Yunus (born 1940)
Barbados
Austin Clarke (1934–2016) Geoffrey Drayton (1924–2017) J. B. Emtage (1902–1995) Agymah Kamau Anthony Kellman (born 1955) Odimumba Kwamdela (1942–2019) George Lamming (1927–2022) Karen Lord (born 1968) Glenville Lovell (born 1955)
Belarus
Vasil Bykaŭ (1924–2003) Uładzimir Karatkievič (1930–1984) Jakub Kołas (Kanstancy Mickievič) (1882–1956) Janka Kupała (Ivan Łucevič) (1882–1942) Ivan Šamiakin (1921–2004)
Belgium
Nicolas Ancion (born 1971) Cornelis de Bie (1627–c. 1715) Louis Paul Boon (1912–1979) Hendrik Conscience (1812–1883) Ernest Claes (1885–1968) Hugo Claus (1929–2008) Christine D'Haen (1923–2009) Johan Daisne (1912–1978) Charles De Coster (1827–1879) Willem Elsschot (1882–1960) Jef Geeraerts (1930–2015) Guido Gezelle (1830–1899) Marnix Gijsen (1899–1984) Hubert Lampo (1920–2006) Rosalie Loveling (1834–1875) Virginie Loveling (1836–1923) Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949) Alice Nahon (1896–1933) Amélie Nothomb (born 1966) Anne Provoost (born 1964) Maria Rosseels (1916–2005) Georges Simenon (1903–1989) Stijn Streuvels (1871–1969) Herman Teirlinck (1879–1967) Felix Timmermans (1886–1947) André Henri Constant van Hasselt (1806–1874) Karel Van Mander (1548–1606) Emile Verhaeren (1855–1916) Peter Verhelst (born 1962) Gerard Walschap (1898–1989) Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846) Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987) Lode Zielens (1901–1944)
Belize
Zee Edgell (1940–2020) Evan X Hyde (born 1947) John Alexander Watler (1938–2015) Colville Young (born 1932) Edward Broaster Emory King (1931–2007)
Benin
Berte-Evelyne Agbo (see also Senegal) Florent Couao-Zotti (born 1964) Richard Dogbeh (see also Togo, Senegal and Ivory Coast) Adélaïde Fassinou (born 1955)
Bermuda
Angela Barry Brian Burland (1931–2010)
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivo Andrić (1892–1975) Andrej Nikolaidis (born 1974) Meša Selimović (1910–1982) Miljenko Jergović (1966)
Botswana
Caitlin Davies (born 1964), born in Britain Unity Dow (born 1959) Bessie Head (1937–1986), born in South Africa Andrew Sesinyi (born 1952) Mositi Torontle (born 1964)
Brazil
José Alencar (1931–2011) Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831–1861) Jorge Amado (1912–2001) Mário de Andrade (1893–1945) Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954) Machado de Assis (1839–1908) Lima Barreto (1881–1922) Chico Buarque (born 1944) Lúcio Cardoso (1912–1968) Paulo Coelho (born 1947) Rubem Fonseca (1925–2020) Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) Joaquim Manoel de Macedo (1820–1882) Raduan Nassar (born 1935) Raul Pompéia (1863–1895) Fernando Sabino (1923–2004) Moacyr Scliar (1935–2011) Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953) José Lins do Rego (1901–1957) João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014) João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967) Murilo Rubião (1916–1991) Érico Veríssimo (1905–1975) Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923–1922)
Bulgaria
Dimitar Dimov Dimitar Talev Pavel Vezhinov Emiliyan Stanev Georgi Karaslavov Konstantin Konstantinov Georgi Gospodinov Georgi Bozhinov Zahari Karabashliev Ivan Vazov Emil Andreev Zdravka Evtimova Agop Melkonyan Albena Stambolova
Burkina Faso
Nazi Boni (1909–1969) Sarah Bouyain (born 1968) Norbert Zongo (1949–1998)
Cameroon
Marie-Thérèse Assiga Ahanda (c.1941–2014) Francis Bebey (1929–2001) Mongo Beti, pseudonym of Alexandre Biyidi Awala (1932–2001) Calixthe Beyala (born 1961) Mbella Sonne Dipoko (1936–2009) Frieda Ekotto Jean-Louis Njemba Medu (1902–1966) Ferdinand Oyono (1929–2010) René Philombé (1930–2001)
Canada
Rebecca Agatha Armour (1845–1891) Margaret Atwood (born 1939) Irene Baird (1901–1981) Mary Balogh (born 1944) Pierre Berton (1920–2004) Marie-Claire Blais (1939–2021) Morley Callaghan (1903–1990) Deborah Joy Corey (born 1958) Robertson Davies (1913–1995) Ranj Dhaliwal (born 1976) Réjean Ducharme (1941–2017) Louis Emond (born 1969) Musharraf Ali Farooqi (born 1968) Timothy Findley (1930–2002) (See also France) Gayleen Froese (born 1972) Donald Jack (1924–2003) Hugh MacLennan (1907–1990) Margaret Laurence (1926–1987) Stephen Leacock (1869–1944) Yann Martel (born 1963) Rohinton Mistry (born 1952) Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) Susanna Moodie (1803–1885) Christopher G. Moore (born 1952) Farley Mowat (1921–2014) Alice Munro (1931–2024) Michael Ondaatje (born 1943) Michèle Plomer (born 1965) Mordecai Richler (1931–2001) Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983) Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861–1947) Arthur Scaife (c. 1855–1934) Carol Shields (1935–2003) Catharine Parr Traill (1802–1899) Roland Michel Tremblay (born 1972) Jane Urquhart (born 1949)
Cape Verde
Germano Almeida (born 1945) Manuel Lopes (1907–2005)
Catalonia
Raimon Llull (1235–1315) Ramon Muntaner (c. 1270–1336) Joanot Martorell (1413–1468) Narcís Oller (1846–1930) Mercè Rodoreda (1909–1983)
Chad
Marie-Christine Koundja (born 1957)
Chile
Isabel Allende (born 1942) Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003) Francisco Coloane (1910–2002) José Donoso (1924–1996) Jorge Edwards (1931–2023) Baldomero Lillo (1867–1923) Manuel Rojas (1924–1993) Luis Sepúlveda (1949–2020) Marcela Serrano (born 1951) Amelia Solar de Claro (1836–1915) Mercedes Valdivieso (1924–1993)
China
Cao Xueqin (c. 1715–1763) Dai Sijie (born 1954) Gao Xingjian (born 1940) Han Shaogong (born 1953) Lao She (1899–1966) Li Yu (1610–1680) Lu Xun (1881–1936) Mao Dun (1896–1981) Mo Yan (born 1955) Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998) Wang Shuo (born 1958) Wei Jingsheng (born 1950) Zhang Ailing (1920–1995)
Colombia
Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958) Jaime Manrique (born 1949) Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928) Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013)
Republic of the Congo
Emmanuel Dongala (born 1941) Paul Lomami-Tshibamba (1914–1985) Henri Lopes (1937–2023) Alain Mabanckou (born 1966) Jeannette Balou Tchichelle (1947–2005)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre)
Amba Bongo Maguy Kabamba (born 1960) Sony Labou Tansi (1947–1995) V. Y. Mudimbe (1941–2025) Yamusangie, Frederick Kambemba
Cosmopolitanism|Cosmopolitan
Romain Gary, Russian-born French writer Franz Kafka (1883–1924), lived in Prague during Austria-Hungary and Czechoslovakia; German language writer; see also German literature Arthur Koestler (1905–1983) Milan Kundera (1929–2023), born in Czechoslovakia, but moved to France. Multi-language writer. Salman Rushdie (born 1947), born in India, but moved abroad later. English language writer, author of The Satanic Verses
Costa Rica
Fabián Dobles Rodríguez (1918–1997) Joaquín García Monge (1881–1958) Yolanda Oreamuno (1916–1956) Roxana Pinto
Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast
Tanella Boni (born 1954) Micheline Coulibaly (1950–2003) Bernard Dadié (1916–2019) Richard Dogbeh (1932–2003). See also Benin, Senegal and Togo Fatou Keïta (born 1965) Ahmadou Kourouma (1927–2003) Werewere-Liking Gnepo (born 1950). See also Cameroon Véronique Tadjo (born 1955)
Croatia
Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873–1957) Miroslav Krleža (1893–1981) Zlata Kolarić-Kišur (1894–1990) Ivo Andrić (1892–1975) Ivan Aralica (born 1930) Vesna Krmpotić (1932–2018) Tomislav Ladan (1932–2008) Dubravka Ugrešić (1949–2023) Julijana Matanović (born 1959) Ivan Baran (born 1996) Zoran Krušvar (born 1977)
Cuba
Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990) Alejo Carpentier (1904–1980) Daína Chaviano (born 1957) José Lezama Lima (1910–1976) Leonardo Padura Fuentes (born 1955)
Czech Republic
Karel Čapek (1890–1938) Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923) Bohumil Hrabal (1914–1997) Milan Kundera (1929–2023) Jaroslav Seifert (1901–1986)
Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) Karen Blixen (1885–1962) (pen name: Isak Dinesen), author of Seven Gothic Tales (1934), Out of Africa (1937) Peter Høeg (born 1957) Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885) Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950), Nobel Prize for Literature (1944) Christian Jungersen (born 1962) Morten Korch (1876–1954) Carl Erik Soya (1896–1983)
Djibouti
Waberi Abdourahman (born 1965)
Ecuador
Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009) Rosalía Arteaga (born 1956) Aminta Buenaño (born 1958) Benjamín Carrión (1897–1979) Ileana Espinel (1933–2001) María Fernanda Espinosa (born 1964) Enrique Gil Gilbert (1912–1973) Jorge Icaza (1906–1978) Salomon Isacovici (1924–1998) Edna Iturralde (born 1948) Violeta Luna (born 1943) José Martínez Queirolo (1931–2008) Nela Martínez (1912–2004) Juan Montalvo (1832–1889) Gonzalo Zaldumbide (1884–1965)
Egypt
Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996) Ahdaf Soueif (born 1950) Bahaa Taher (1935–2022) Edward al-Kharrat (1926–2015) Ibrahim Aslan (1935–2012) Gamal Al-Ghitani (1945–2015) Khairy Shalaby (1938–2011) Muhammad Husayn Haykal (1888–1956) Nabil Farouk (1956–2020) Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006), Nobel Prize for Literature (1988), famous for the Cairo Trilogy about life in the sprawling inner city. Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021) Saleh Morsi (1939–1996) Sonallah Ibrahim (1937–2025) Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987) Yahya Haqqi (1905–1992) Youssef Ziedan (born 1958) Yusuf Idris (1927–1991)
Equatorial Guinea
María Nsué Angüe (1945–2017) Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo (born 1950) Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel (born 1966)
Estonia
Sass Henno (born 1982) Kaur Kender (born 1971) Albert Kivikas (1898–1978) Andrus Kivirähk (born 1970) Jaan Kross (1920–2007) Leo Kunnas (born 1967) Juhan Liiv (1864–1913) Tõnu Õnnepalu (a.k.a. Emil Tode, born 1962) Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986) Lilli Promet (1922–2007) Karl Ristikivi (1912–1977) Raivo Seppo (born 1973) Juhan Smuul (1922–1971)