Authors
Authors is a structured books dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include Author, Country, Genre. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Editorial
- Data updated
- Mar 4, 2026
Included fields: Author, Country, Genre, Era, Top Work.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Country groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 20 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Author, Country, and Genre across books entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Author↕ | Country↕ | Genre↕ | Era↕ | Top Work↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen King | USA | Horror & Thriller | 1974–present | The Shining |
J.K. Rowling | UK | Fantasy | 1997–present | Harry Potter |
Agatha Christie | UK | Mystery | 1920–1976 | And Then There Were None |
Haruki Murakami | Japan | Magical Realism | 1979–present | Norwegian Wood |
Toni Morrison | USA | Literary Fiction | 1970–2019 | Beloved |
Gabriel García Márquez | Colombia | Magical Realism | 1955–2014 | One Hundred Years of Solitude |
Jane Austen | UK | Romance | 1811–1817 | Pride and Prejudice |
George Orwell | UK | Dystopian | 1933–1950 | 1984 |
Leo Tolstoy | Russia | Realist | 1852–1910 | War and Peace |
Margaret Atwood | Canada | Speculative Fiction | 1969–present | The Handmaid's Tale |
Neil Gaiman | UK | Fantasy/Mythology | 1988–present | American Gods |
Fyodor Dostoevsky | Russia | Psychological | 1846–1881 | The Brothers Karamazov |
Isabel Allende | Chile | Magical Realism | 1982–present | The House of the Spirits |
Ernest Hemingway | USA | Literary Fiction | 1926–1961 | The Old Man and the Sea |
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Nigeria | Literary Fiction | 2003–present | Half of a Yellow Sun |
Brandon Sanderson | USA | Fantasy | 2005–present | The Stormlight Archive |
Khaled Hosseini | Afghanistan/USA | Literary Fiction | 2003–present | The Kite Runner |
Franz Kafka | Czech/Austria | Absurdist | 1915–1924 | The Metamorphosis |
Virginia Woolf | UK | Modernist | 1915–1941 | Mrs Dalloway |
Orhan Pamuk | Turkey | Postmodern | 1982–present | My Name Is Red |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Authors organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 20 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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