novelist

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The novelist Christopher Isherwood had a modest inheritance; Gertrude Stein a larger one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Arthur Hailey also enjoyed a long and successful career, as a best-selling novelist.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The author is a Los Angeles–based novelist and essayist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

John Krich is a travel writer and novelist in Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He liked to talk about Graham Greene, the British novelist, and his novel on Haiti, The Comedians, which narrated the story of the Duvaliers and their secret police.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French