One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am a voracious reader, so it's difficult for me to give a list of my favourite authors of all time.
One of my favorite authors is Michael Ondaatje.
I love contemporary North American fiction and short fiction. My favorite writer is Jonathan Franzen, and my favorite writers of short fiction are George Saunders and Alice Munro.
I discovered Christopher Isherwood in college. His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive.
Ray Bradbury was the first author that I was really exposed to back in grade school. I'm a big Philip K. Dick fan, but the emotion and humanity that Bradbury brings to his stories and the way he uses sci-fi to get at the human heart is something that's unique and for me incredibly influential.
John Dos Passos, Raymond Carver, Flaubert and William Maxwell were all very influential when I first started writing. Now, the writers I'm most interested in are the writers who are most unlike me: for example, Denis Johnson.
My favourite author is Leon Trotsky - the political philosophy and the way he writes is beautiful, and really relevant, too.
My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.
My favorite author is David Baldacci; I've read all his books. I even have a picture with Baldacci taken during his book-signing in the States.
I have so many favorite authors; I can't name just one.