Although America has George R.R. Martin.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

England also had Edgar Allen Poe.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

He was American.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That he was. My bad, I had no idea.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Umm sorry but tolkien is from south africa.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"Tolkien family origins Most of Tolkien's paternal ancestors were craftsmen. The Tolkien family had its roots in Lower Saxony, but had been living in England since the 18th century, becoming "quickly intensely English".[11] The surname Tolkien is said to come from the German word tollkühn[12] ("foolhardy"). German writers have suggested that in reality the name is more likely to derive from the village Tolkynen, near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The name of that place is derived from the now extinct Old Prussian language.[13][14]" He was born in South Africa because his parents were working there, but he that doesn't make him 'from' South Africa, he's still English.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The place you're born in is the place you're from. He was born in SA so he is South African, even if he lives in England now.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

wouldn't it be more to do with your family's nationality and where you spent the majority of your childhood?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's where you grew up. Your family's nationality is your heritage. The place you're born in is the place you're from.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

(silvershadow6):but if your parents were spanish, and they went to japan for a couple weeks where you were born, then you flew back and didn't go there again, you're not japanese.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So was he raised in South Africa or England?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Also, AGATHA CHRISTIE, Douglas Adams, Phillip Pullman, Enid Blyton, Shakespeare... But in America's defense, England was around for much longer, and therefore had a longer time to produce good authors... in terms of history, I mean. But after that, no excuses.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Also, Anthony's from England. So England is awesome anyway.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

CS Lewis was from Ireland, JRR Tolkien was from South Africa, and JK Rowling lives in Scotland! Still, though, I kinda agree with the post...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Tolkien was born in South Africa, not from there.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The place you're born in is the place you're from.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My cousin was born in Japan, but he's from Virginia. Nobody has ever considered him Japanese.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, they are good, but I have American authors that I prefer.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

America has Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Samuel Clemens, William Faulkner, and JD Salinger.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying made me want to stab my eyes out. I actually tried reading it, but before halfway through I gave up and used sparknotes.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I haven't read that one, but I can't imagine it being more confusing than The Sound and the Fury. I have been wrong before, though.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Faulkner's approach in As I Lay Dying is really confusing because it alternates the POV between characters each chapter. Also, instead of just having normal dialogue and such, the book is entirely characters expressing every thought that goes through their head, whether or not it's relevant to the story. Try reading the first chapter and you'll see what I mean. (Side note: the book's infamous for having one of the shortest chapters in any book, which is one line: "My mother is a fish".) (Sorry long rant)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"My mother is a fish". I'll have to check that one out. In The Sound and the Fury, the entire first fourth of the book is from the perspective of a mentally challenged character who can't comprehend anything that is happening around him. Faulkner used stream of consciousness to write from his point of view, and he randomly jumps from talking about when the character was young and when he was old without any indication that he is changing time frames. You kind of just have to roll with it and hope that the latter sections of the book make everything clearer.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

AMERICA HAS STEPHENIE MEYER!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

that would be the reason why england wins.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's what I meant by comment lol. ..wait did someone actually think that I'm praising America by that post? D: But there are amazing American writers too, of course.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well don't remind them...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

America has some great writers, you just have to look past all the vampires and werewolves and mythical creatures to find them.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My favourite author is Canadian and because of that no one has ever heard of her.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Who is it?

by Anonymous 12 years ago