List of 20th-century American writers by birth year
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List of 20th-century American writers is an excerpt from a list of 20th century American writes, sorted by birth year.
1946[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement/Subject(s) |
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Tim O'Brien | Austin, Minnesota | Vietnam War |
1950[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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James Blaylock | Long Beach, California | Science fiction, humorous style, steampunk |
K.W. Jeter | science fiction and horror | |
Stephen R. Lawhead | Kearney, Nebraska | fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction |
1952[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Kim Stanley Robinson | Waukegan, Illinois | Science fiction, ecological, cultural and political themes |
Amy Tan | Oakland, California | Asian American literature |
1951[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Rilla Askew | ||
Greg Bear | San Diego, California | Science fiction |
1952[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Tim Powers | Buffalo, New York | Science fiction and fantasy |
Gary Soto | Fresno, California | Chicano literature |
1953[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Pat Cadigan | Fort Meade, Maryland | Science Fiction, Cyberpunk |
1954[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Louise Erdrich | Little Falls, Minnesota | Postmodernism, Native American Renaissance |
Bruce Sterling | Brownsville, Texas | Cyberpunk, Science fiction |
Neal Stephenson | Fort Meade, Maryland | Science fiction, speculative fiction |
1956[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Peter David | Fort Meade, Maryland | Comic books |
1962[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Chuck Palahniuk | Pasco, Washington | Postmodernism, minimalism |
1963[]
Name | Birthplace | Genre/Movement |
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Donna Tartt | Greenwood, Mississippi | Neo-romanticism[1][circular reference] |
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