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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The backstage world of a small regional theater—crowded with ego, activity and illusion—provides rich material for the comic novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A modern novelist could no more write characters and plots than a modern composer could a Mozart symphony.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan