List of authors / J
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- Edmond Jabès (1912-1991), FR
- Eberhard Jäckel (1929-2017), D
- Lisa Jackson (* 1952), US
- Shirley Jackson (1916-1965), US
- Heinrich Eduard Jacob (1889–1967), D / US
- Uwe Jacobi (1939-2020), D
- Ludwig Jacobowski (1868–1900), D
- AJ Jacobs (* 1968), US
- Emil Jacobsen (1836-1911), D
- Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885), DK
- Howard Jacobson (* 1942), GB
- Russell Jacoby (* 1945), US
- Brian Jacques (1939-2011), UK
- Norbert Jacques (1880–1954), LU / D
- Rona Jaffe (1931-2005), US
- Willigis Jäger (1925-2020), D
- Moritz Jahn (1884–1979), D
- Harald Jähner (* 1953), D
- Hans Henny Jahnn (1894–1959), D
- John Jakes (* 1932), US
- Karl-Heinz Jakobs (1929–2015), D
- Roman Jakobson (1896–1982), RU
- Henry James (1843-1916), US
- PD James (1920-2014), GB
- Ernst Jandl (1925-2000), AT
- Sabrina Janesch (* 1985), D
- Hans Janitschek (1934-2008), AT
- Martin Jankowski (* 1965), D
- Arthur Janov (1924-2017), US
- Franz Janowitz (1892-1917)
- Hans Jansen (1942-2015), NL
- Peter W. Jansen (1930-2008), D
- Tove Jansson (1914-2001), FI
- Elisabeth von Janstein (1891–1944)
- Bengt Janus (1921–1988), DK
- Lisa Jardine (1944-2015), GB
- Gerhard Jaschke (* 1949), AT
- Karla Jay (* 1947), US
Ever
- Johann Christian Jeckel (1672–1737)
- Margarete Jehn (1935)
- Elfriede Jelinek (1946)
- Oskar Jellinek (1886–1949)
- Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944)
- Mirko Jelusich (1886–1969)
- NK Jemisin (1972)
- Alexis Jenni (1963)
- Gary Jennings (1928-1999)
- Zoë Jenny (1974)
- Ina Jens (1880-1945)
- Inge Jens (1927)
- Tilman Jens (1954-2020)
- Walter Jens (1923-2013)
- Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950)
- Marcus Jensen (1967)
- Wilhelm Jensen (1837-1911)
- Louis Jent (1936-2014)
- Jeon Gyeong-rin (1962)
- Oskar Jerschke (1861–1928)
- Wolfgang Jeschke (1936–2015)
- Bernhard Jessen (1886–1909)
- Sergei Jessenin (1895–1925)
- KW Jeter (1950)
Ji
- Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958), ES
- Reinhard Jirgl (* 1953), D
Yo
- Jürgen Joedicke (1925–2015), D
- Johannes Secundus (1511-1536), NL
- John of Tepl (approx. 1350-1414)
- Albrecht von Johansdorf (12th / 13th century)
- Iris Johansen (* 1938), US
- Antonius John (1922-2016), D
- Adam Johnson (* 1967), US
- BS Johnson (1933-1973), GB
- Denis Johnson (1949-2017), US
- Dominic Johnson (* 1966), D
- Uwe Johnson (1934-1984), D
- Fred Johnston (* 1951), IRL
- Jennifer Johnston (born 1930), IRL
- Jill Johnston (1929-2010), USA
- Hanns Johst (1890–1978), D
- Anna Maria Jokl (1911-2001), AT / IL
- Anna Jonas (1944-2013), D
- Ernest Jones (1879-1958), GB
- Times Lewis Jones GB
- Jong Chan (* 1953), ROK
- Gert Jonke (1946-2009), AT
- Thierry Jonquet (1954-2009), FR
- Neil Jordan (born 1950), IRL
- Wilhelm Jordan (1819-1904), D
- Brenda Joyce (* 1954), US
- Graham Joyce (1954-2014), GB
- James Joyce (1882-1941), IRL
- Stanislaus Joyce (1884-1955), IRL
Ju
- William Quan Judge (1851-1896)
- Tony Judt (1948-2010)
- Arnim Juhre (1925-2015)
- CG Jung (1875–1961)
- Ernst F. Jung (1910– †)
- Franz Jung (1888–1963)
- Johann Heinrich Jung (called Stilling) (1740–1817)
- Ernst Jünger (1895–1998)
- Friedrich Georg Jünger (1898–1977)
- Robert Jungk (1913–1994)
- Horst Jüssen (1941-2008)