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Also Known As Michael John Moorcock
Born December 18, 1939 (age 85) • England
Awards And Honors Nebula Award (1967)
Notable Works “Behold the Man” • “Mother London”
The man who invented Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien
English author
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
British author and scientist
Wyndham Lewis
Wyndham Lewis
British artist and writer
Walter Allen
British writer
The master of chills and suspense
Stephen King
American novelist
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
James Blish
American author and critic
Anthony Boucher
American author, editor, and critic
Nina Berberova
Russian-American writer
Lever, Charles James
Charles James Lever
British author
Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang
American author
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
American author
Frederik Pohl
American author
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
British novelist
Henry James
Henry James
American writer
H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells
British author
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
Irish-born author and scholar
Pratchett, Terry
Terry Pratchett
English author
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
British author
Sir Stephen Spender
English poet

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