List of novelists by nationality

Well-known authors of novels, listed by country:

See also: Lists of authors, List of poets, List of playwrights, List of short story authors

Albania

  • Dritero Agolli (born 1931)
  • Migjeni (1911–1938)
  • Jakov Xoxa (1923–1979)

Algeria

Roman Empire|Ancient Latin authors

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Assyrian

Australia

See: List of Australian novelists

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Belarus

  • Vasil Bykaŭ (1924–2003)
  • Uładzimir Karatkievič
  • Jakub Kołas (Kanstancy Mickievič)

Belgium

Benin

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Catalonia

Chad

Chile

China

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Colombia

Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

(formerly Zaïre)

  • Sony Labou Tansi (1947–1995)
  • Yamusangie, Frederick Kambemba

Cosmopolitanism|Cosmopolitan

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

  • Jose Lezama Lima

Czech Republic

See also: List of Czech women writers and Literature of the Czech Republic

Denmark

See also: Danish literature, List of Danish authors and List of Danish women writers

Djibouti

Ecuador

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

See: French literature, List of French novelists, List of French women writers

Gabon

Gambia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Haïti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

Indian subcontinent

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

See: Irish fiction, List of Irish novelists, List of Irish women writers

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

See also: Japanese literature and List of Japanese authors

Kenya

Korea

Kosovo

Kurdland

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia

Madagascar

Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo

Malawi

Malaysia

Mali

Mauritania

Mexico

Morocco

See also: Literature of Morocco and List of Moroccan women writers

Mozambique

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

See: List of Nigerian writers and List of Nicaraguan women writers

Norway

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

See: List of Portuguese novelists and List of Portuguese women writers

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Samoa

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

See: List of Senegalese writers

Serbia

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

Slovenia

Somalia

South Africa

See: List of South African writers

South Korea

See: List of Korean novelists

Spain

See also: List of Spanish language authors, Spanish Literature and List of Spanish women writers

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

See also: List of Swedish language writers and List of Swedish women writers

Switzerland

Republic of China|Taiwan

Tanzania

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

Uruguay

United Kingdom

England

See: List of English novelists

Scotland

See: List of Scottish novelists

Wales

Northern Ireland

See also: List of Northern Irish writers and List of Irish novelists

United States

See: List of novelists from the United States

Uruguay

See: Culture of Uruguay

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yiddish

Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia)

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