List of novelists by nationality explained

Well-known authors of novels, listed by country:

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

Afghanistan

Albania

See also: List of Albanian women writers and Albanian literature.

Algeria

See also: List of Algerian women writers.

Roman Empire|Ancient Latin authors

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

See also: List of Argentine women writers.

Armenia

Assyria

Australia

See also: List of Australian novelists.

Austria

See also: List of Austrian women writers and German literature.

Azerbaijan

See also: List of Azerbaijani women writers.

Bangladesh

See also: List of Bangladeshi women writers.

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

See also: List of Belgian women writers.

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bolivia

See also: List of Bolivian women writers.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina women writers.

Botswana

Brazil

See also: List of Brazilian women writers.

Bulgaria

See also: List of Bulgarian women writers.

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Canada

See also: Canadian literature.

Cape Verde

Catalonia

Chad

Chile

See also: List of Chilean women writers.

China

See also: Chinese literature.

Colombia

See also: List of Colombian women writers.

Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

(formerly Zaïre)

Cosmopolitanism|Cosmopolitan

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast

Croatia

See also: List of Croatian women writers and Croatian literature.

Cuba

See also: List of Cuban women writers.

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

See also: List of Ecuadorian women writers.

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

See also: List of Estonian women writers.

Ethiopia

Faroe Islands

See also: List of Faroese women writers.

Finland

See also: List of Finnish women writers.

France

See also: French literature, List of French novelists and List of French women writers.

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

See also: German literature and List of German women writers.

Ghana

Greece

See also: List of Greek women writers.

Guatemala

See also: List of Guatemalan women writers.

Guinea

Haïti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

See also: List of Hungarian women writers.

Iceland

See also: List of Icelandic writers and List of Icelandic women writers.

Indian subcontinent

See also: Indian literature and List of Indian women writers.

Indonesia

Iran

See also: List of Iranian writers.

Iraq

Ireland

See also: Irish fiction, List of Irish novelists and List of Irish women writers.

Israel

Italy

See also: Italian literature, List of Italian writers and List of Italian women writers.

Jamaica

Japan

See also: Japanese literature and List of Japanese authors.

Kenya

Korea

See also: List of Korean women writers.

Kosovo

Turkey (Kurds)

Latvia

See also: List of Latvian women writers.

Laos

Lebanon

See also: List of Lebanese women writers.

Lesotho

Luxembourg

See also: List of Luxembourg women writers.

Republic of Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

See also: List of Malaysian women writers.

Mali

Mauritania

Mexico

See also: List of Mexican women writers.

Morocco

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

Mozambique

Nepal

Netherlands

See also: List of Dutch women writers.

New Zealand

See also: New Zealand literature.

Nicaragua

See also: List of Nicaraguan women writers.

Nigeria

See also: List of Nigerian novelists.

Norway

See also: Norwegian literature and List of Norwegian women writers.

Pakistan

See also: Pakistani literature and List of Pakistani women writers.

Palestine

See also: List of Palestinian women writers.

Panama

See also: List of Panamanian women writers.

Paraguay

See also: List of Paraguayan women writers.

Peru

See also: List of Peruvian women writers.

Philippines

See also: Literature of the Philippines.

Poland

See also: List of Polish women writers and Polish literature.

See main article: List of Polish novelists.

Portugal

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

Puerto Rico

See also: List of Puerto Rican women writers.

Romania

See also: List of Romanian women writers and Romanian literature.

Russia

See also: Russian literature, List of Russian-language novelists and List of Russian women writers.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

See also: List of Senegalese writers.

Serbia

See also: Serbian literature and List of Serbian women writers.

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

See also: List of Slovak women writers.

Slovenia

See also: List of Slovenian women writers.

Somalia

South Africa

See also: List of South African writers.

South Korea

See also: 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

See also: List of Swiss women writers.

Republic of China|Taiwan

Tanzania

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

See also: List of Tunisian women writers.

Turkey

See also: List of Turkish women writers.

Uganda

Ukraine

See also: List of Ukrainian women writers.

United Kingdom

England

See also: List of English novelists.

Scotland

See also: List of Scottish novelists.

Wales

See also: List of Welsh women writers and List of Welsh writers.

English language

Welsh language

Northern Ireland

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

Uruguay

See also: List of Uruguayan women writers and Culture of Uruguay.

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yiddish

Zimbabwe