Who in your opinion is the greatest author of all time?

Answer 1

Jesus,the Author and Finisher of our faith.

Answer 2

Isaac Asimov. I've read quite a lot of his work for about 20 years.

Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American author and biochemist, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov wrote or edited more than 500 volumes and an estimated 90,000 letters or postcards, and he has works in every major category of the Dewey Decimal System except Philosophy.[1] Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered to be one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime.[2] Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the Foundation Series. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of non-fiction. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of books using the pen name Paul French.

Most of Asimov's popularized science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way, going back as far as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often gives nationalities, birth dates and death dates for the scientists he mentions, as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples of this style include his Guide to Science, the three-volume set Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery.

Asimov was a long-time member and Vice-President of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described them as "intellectually combative". He took more joy in being president of the American Humanist Association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction and two different Isaac Asimov Awards are all named in his honor.

Answer 3

The standard answer for many is William Shakespear but I can't come up with just one. I like different genres of writing and I think there are authors who are "best" in each.

Answer 4

There are so many, Dickens, Orwell, Twain, those are some of my favorites. But I like others too who as far as i know only have one book, Anthony Burgess, Harper Lee, or Playwrights or Screenplay Authors such as Shakespear, Cameron Crowe Woody Allen, Sidney Howard. There are too many great talents to name.

Answer 5

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Answer 6

SOO many Heres a list of my Favourites

George Orwell (although quite chauvinist)
China Mieville
Robert Anton Wilson
Shakespeare
Noam Chompsky (non fiction)
Naomi Klien (non fiction)
Aldous Huxley
and soo many others,

Answer 7

It is a tossup in my opinion between Edgar Rice Burroughs, Louis L'Amour, Frederick Faust and H.G. Wells.

Answer 8

Pearl Buck

Answer 9

I would have to say Isaac Asimov. I read a wide variety of books covering a multitude of subjects, and I always make time to reread his works.

Answer 10

Shakespeare OF COURSE!
he's the one who started the beauty of english and literature!!!