Can you name some famous modernist novelists?

Sure. 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is a very well - known modernist war novel. It shows the brutal reality of war from the perspective of German soldiers. Another one is 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway. It combines the love story with the harshness of war. And then there's 'Slaughterhouse - Five' which is highly experimental in its narrative structure and deals with the bombing of Dresden in World War II.

James Joyce is a very famous modernist fiction writer. His works like 'Ulysses' are considered masterpieces of modernist literature. It revolutionized the way of writing with its complex narrative and exploration of the human psyche.

Charles Dickens is a very famous realist novelist. His works such as 'Oliver Twist' and 'Great Expectations' vividly depict the social conditions of Victorian England, with a focus on poverty, class struggle, and the plight of the poor. Another is Gustave Flaubert, known for 'Madame Bovary'. His novel is a detailed exploration of the life of a provincial woman and the constraints of society on her.

Well, Isabel Allende has written works that touch on refugee - like experiences. Her novels often deal with themes of exile and the search for a new home. Then there's Aleksandar Hemon. His works are influenced by his own experience as a refugee from Bosnia. He writes about the challenges, memories, and new beginnings that refugees face. And don't forget Arundhati Roy. While not a traditional refugee novelist, her works can sometimes be related to the broader ideas of displacement and marginalization that refugees experience.

V. S. Naipaul is a well - known Commonwealth novelist. His works often deal with the post - colonial experience, especially in Trinidad and Tobago and other parts of the Caribbean. Another is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie from Nigeria. Her novels like 'Half of a Yellow Sun' explore Nigerian society and the impact of war on the people, while also touching on broader Commonwealth themes of identity and culture.

Jean - Paul Sartre is a well - known existentialist novelist. His works, such as 'Nausea', are very representative of the existentialist genre. Another is Albert Camus, with his famous novel 'The Stranger' being a classic in existentialist literature.

There are quite a few. Sigmund Freud's ideas influenced many psychological novelists. One of them is Henry James. His novels often explore the hidden motives and psychological nuances of his characters. Then there's D. H. Lawrence. His works, such as 'Sons and Lovers', are rich in psychological analysis, especially when it comes to relationships and sexual psychology. And of course, we can't forget James Joyce, whose 'Ulysses' contains a lot of stream - of - consciousness writing that reveals the characters' complex mental states.

Thomas Pynchon is a well - known post modernist novelist. His works like 'Gravity's Rainbow' are complex and full of post modern elements such as multiple plotlines and a blurring of different historical and fictional elements. Another is Italo Calvino. His novels, for example, 'If on a winter's night a traveler', play with the structure of the novel and the relationship between the reader and the text.

Flannery O'Connor is a very well - known southern gothic novelist. Her works often deal with themes of religious and moral decay. Another one is William Faulkner. He is famous for his complex exploration of southern society and family dynamics in his novels. Truman Capote also wrote some works with elements of southern gothic, like 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' which has a lot of the typical southern gothic elements such as strange characters and a sense of the macabre.

Well, there's Flannery O'Connor. She wrote many short stories and novels set in the American South, with her works often exploring religious themes and the grotesque aspects of Southern life. Another notable one is Cormac McCarthy. His novels, such as 'All the Pretty Horses', are set in the American Southwest and West, depicting the harsh landscapes and the tough, often violent lives of the people there. And we can't forget Zora Neale Hurston. Her works, like 'Their Eyes Were Watching God', are set in the South and are important for their exploration of the African - American female experience in that region.