Famous writers and their fantastico works. Part 2

Today I am back with the second part of  this series. To discuss more great works of literature and the outstanding authors. 

My first post mainly catered writers of classics. 

This one will feature more of fiction writers and the newer ones. 

Nonetheless, they too are equally popular and have churned out great pieces of work. 

Again, I would like to mention that the list isn't exhaustive. No where near to it. It is just a mention of mostly my favourite and some other popular ones. 

1)J.K. ROWLING

Whether you are a book lover or not, J.K. Rowling's series named Harry potter is known to almost everyone. 

The series is loved by young and old alike. This lady is a British novelist and became famous with her series of seven books by the name of ‘Harry Potter’. She also came up with an adult novel called ‘The Casual Vacancy’ few years back which received mild success. 

Harry Potter was sold in hundreds of millions and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise.

2)GILLIAN FLYNN

Best known for her International best seller 'Gone Girl' Gillian Flynn is an American author and television critic for Entertainment Weekly. 

She has written two other novels. One is Sharp object and the other is Dark places. 

For Sharp Object she won the 2007 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for the best thriller. 

Flynn, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated at the University of Kansas. 

3)PAULO COELHO

People may criticise him but Paulo Coelho's readers know that he is inspiring and his writings are different than others.

His first book was 'The Pilgrimage' which was his own story in many ways. 

But it was only after his second book called 'The Alchemist' that Paulo shot to fame. 

So much so that the book has roughly sold 35 million copies, and is now the most translated book in the world by any living author.

Since The Alchemist, the author has been giving out a book every two years. 

My favourite works by him are Brida, The Zahir, The Witch of Portobello.

4)STEPHEN KING 

Stephen King is known as the 'king of horror and thriller'. He has been writing novels and neck breaking speed for the past 2 decades and many of his novels have received critical acclaim. 

King's first horror novel, Carrie, was a huge success.

King's book have been adapted into movies time and again and have been applauded. 

Famous novels by him are IT,Salem's Lot,The Shining,The stand and more lately Mercedes Man. 

His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide and been adapted into numerous successful films.

He has also penned down several books under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. 

That's all for part two. The list of great writers is such a long one. 

So I guess, I will do one more post for the series. 

Till then, keep reading!

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Famous writers and their fantastico works. Part 1

For a book lover, nothing is more interesting than discussing about books. Talking about the authors. Or most loved books. Reviewing them or reading reviews. 

Basically any discussion regarding books is most welcome and enjoyed. Not to mention, enlightening too.

Taking forward this loved and common passion of book reading, I decided to write a post dedicated to those amazing people who have worked hard to bring out the masterpieces. And some who have churned out not just one but many of them.

It is evident that I may not be able to mention all the great ones. But I will try my best to cover up all the major literary figures. 

The is the first post of the series and shall cater my favourites and hugely popular ones. 

1)OSCAR WILDE

This controversial writer was the king of satire. Apart from his work, he gave the world other historical and political reasons to remember him too. 

'The picture of Dorian Gray' was the only novel written by the Irish author and quite a controversial one too. It was alleged to contain matters pertaining to homosexuality and explicit texts related to the same. 

Oscar was even sent to prison was being indecent and gay. 

As for his works. He is well known for his plays and became famous in the 1890's. 

A woman of no importance and the importance of being earnest are my favourite works of his. 

2)ERNEST HEMINGWAY

A Nobel prize winner for Literature, Ernest was one of the greatest American author and journalist.  

He has published around seven novels, six short stories and two non-fiction works. 

In 1951, Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea, which would become perhaps his most famous book, finally winning him the Pulitzer Prize he had long been denied.

He had a sad fate and early on the morning of July 2, 1961, Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in his Ketchum home.

The most favourite works by this author are Farewell to the arms and The old man and the sea. 

3)VIRGINIA WOOLF

I must confess that when I first began reading her book 'Mrs. Dalloway' I couldn't understand a sentence. Such was the class of literary work.

She was an American writer but had a British nationality. Her most famous works include To the Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando: A Biography and A Room of One’s own. She died on the 28th March in 1941 when she was 59 years old.

Woolf still remains one of the most well known authors of 21st century. 

4)CHARLES DICKENS 

Charles John Huffan Dickens was an English writer and social critic.

I have been a great admirer of his stories since the childhood days.

He has made me cry on the plight and hardships of so many of his protagonist notably Oliver Twist and David Copperfield.

He is most notable for his works The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. Each and every work of this author is special and it is very difficult to name a favourite. 

That's all for the first part of the series. 

In the coming posts I will be sharing more such fantastico authors and their outstanding works. 

Recommendations if any, are most welcome. 

Keep reading!

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Famous writers and their fantastico works. Part 3

Talking about books and authors is such an awesome experience. 

With the intention of writing the third part of this series of great writers and their works, I must add that I have come to know a lot of different things in this whole process too. 

A lot about their personal life and career.  

Although this would be the final part of the series, I may write an extension some other time. For it is truly impossible to stop talking about books and writers. 

Now coming to the great literary figures. 

1)JANE AUSTEN

Who isn't familiar with pride and prejudice? The charm and persona of Mr. Darcy and elegance of Ms. Elizabeth. 

Ever fascinated by the world of stories, Jane began to write in bound notebooks. These notebooks, encompassing the novels as well as short stories, poems and plays, are now referred to as Jane's Juvenilia. 

In her 30s Jane started to anonymously publish her works. She pseudonymously published Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma.

Her novels are considered as classics. My favourite is Pride and Prejudice.

2)AGATHA CHRISTIE

Agatha Christie is popularly known as the "Queen of crime" and "Queen of Mystery".

Agatha Christie was a mystery writer who was one of the world's top-selling authors. 

Christie wrote more than 70 detective novels as well as short fiction. 

She is one of the top-selling authors in history, with her combined works selling more than 2 billion copies worldwide.

My favourite work of her's is "And then there were none".

3)SIDNEY SHELDON 

Interestingly Sidney Sheldon was not just a best-selling novelist won also won Oscar, Emmy and other awards for his work on stage and screen. 

His first novel was 'the naked face' which he wrote while producing a series. 

Sheldon's famous works include Rage of Angels,The Other Side of Midnight,Master of the Game and If Tomorrow Comes. 

His plots contain suspense, sensuality and that makes the book quite a page turner. 

4)FRANZ KAFKA 

Franz Kafka was a German writer. He is best known for his short stories namely 'The metamorphosis'. Also his novel 'The trial' and other work 'The castle' , all of which have been written in German. 

He created a very unique plot where his protagonists struggled in the surreal, realism and absurdity. 

Based on his plots, the word Kafkaesque has been derived. Which is used to refer to such set ups as those in the plots of Franz Kafka. 

The word however has been misused a lot of times and his works too have been a point of innumerable discussion.   

With this I end my series. At least for now. 

As mentioned, it was quite an enlightening experience to learn more about the authors and their works. 

Do recommend me those whom I skipped and I might be compelled to do another post on the same. 

Keep reading!

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