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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)
Tim O'Brien Austin, Minnesota Vietnam War

1950

Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
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
Kim Stanley Robinson Waukegan, Illinois Science fiction, ecological, cultural and political themes
Amy Tan Oakland, California Asian American literature

1951

Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Rilla Askew
Greg Bear San Diego, California Science fiction

1952

Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Tim Powers Buffalo, New York Science fiction and fantasy
Gary Soto Fresno, California Chicano literature

1953

Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Pat Cadigan Fort Meade, Maryland Science Fiction, Cyberpunk

1954

Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
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
Peter David Fort Meade, Maryland Comic books
Katie McKy Education

1962

Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Chuck Palahniuk Pasco, Washington Postmodernism, minimalism

1963

Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Donna Tartt Greenwood, Mississippi Neo-romanticism

See also

References

  1. Donna Tartt
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