List of authors / R

Ra

Wilhelm Raabe (1831-1910)

François Rabelais (1494–1553)

Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823)

Fritz J. Raddatz (1931–2015)

Cay Rademacher (* 1965)

Raymond Radiguet (1903-1923)

Iris Radisch (* 1959)

Atiq Rahimi (* 1962)

Fred Rai (1941-2015)

Ferdinand Raimund (1790-1834)

Werner Raith (1940-2001)

Hannu Raittila (* 1956)

Hannu Rajaniemi (* 1978)

Tariq Ramadan (* 1962)

Tilman Rammstedt (* 1975)

Mario Ramos (* 1973)

Tamara Ramsay (1895–1985)

Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

Robert Randau (1873-1950)

Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886)

Uta Ranke-Heinemann (* 1927)

Ian Rankin (* 1960)

Christoph Ransmayr (* 1954)

Renate Rasp (1935-2015)

Valentin Rasputin (1937-2015)

Julian Rathbone (1935-2008)

Lutz Rathenow (* 1952)

Terence Rattigan (1911-1977)

Charles E. Raven (1885-1964)

Sławomir Rawicz (1915-2004)

John Rawls (1921-2002)

Derek Raymond (1931-1994)

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Alojz Rebula (1924-2018)

Käthe Recheis (1928–2015)

John Rechy (* 1934)

Elisa von der Recke (1754–1833)

Patrick Redmond (born 1966)

Ishmael Reed (* 1938)

Jan Philipp Reemtsma (* 1952)

Thilo Reffert (* 1970)

Erik Reger (1893–1954)

Gustav Regulator (1898–1963)

Wulff D. Rehfus (1944-2015)

Ruth Rehmann (1922-2016)

Jens Rehn (1918–1983)

Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957)

Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920–2013)

Reimut Reiche (* 1941)

Andreas Artur Reichelt (* 1977)

Martin Reichert (* 1973)

Kathy Reichs (* 1948)

Robert Reid (* 1966)

Theodor Reik (1888–1969)

Matthew Reilly (* 1974)

Brigitte Reimann (1933–1973)

Uwe Reimer (1948-2004)

Gudrun Reinboth (* 1943)

Herbert Reinecker (1914-2007)

Lenka Reinerová (1916-2008)

Ludwig Reiners (1896–1957)

Christa Reinig (1926-2008)

Leonhard Reinirkens (1924-2008)

Andreas Reinke (* 1957)

Gerlind Reinshagen (1926-2019)

Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970)

Ilkka Remes (* 1962)

Pierre-Jean Rémy (1937-2010)

Jules Renard (1864-1910)

Mary Renault (1905-1983)

Ruth Rendell (1930-2015)

Willibrordus S. Rendra (1935-2009)

Ludwig Renn (1889–1979)

Louise Rennison (1951-2016)

Karl Rennstich (1937–2015)

Regula Renschler (* 1935)

Wilfried A. Resch (* 1960)

Karin Reschke (* 1940)

Christian Reuter (baptized on October 9, 1665 - verifiable until 1712)

Fritz Reuter (1810–1874)

Fanny zu Reventlow (1871-1918)

Felix Rexhausen (1932–1992)

Alastair Reynolds (born 1966)

Mack Reynolds (1917-1983)

Simon Reynolds (born 1963)

Charles Reznikoff (1894–1976)

Gregory of Rezzori (1914–1998)

Ri

João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014), BR

Ugo Riccarelli (1954-2013), IT

Anne Rice (* 1941), US

Christopher Rice (* 1978), US

Elmer Rice (1892-1967), US

Peter Rice (1935-1992), IRL

Stan Rice (1942-2002), US

Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), US

Donald Richie (1924-2013), US

Hans Werner Richter (1908-1993), D

Horst-Eberhard Richter (1923–2011), D

Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (= pseudonym “Jean Paul”; 1763–1825), D

Jutta Richter (* 1955), D

Charlotte Richter-Peill (* 1969), D

Christian Rickens (* 1971), D

Folkert Rickers (1938-2011), D

Keith Ridgway (* 1965), IRL

Manfred Riedel (1936–2009), D

Ines Rieder (1954-2015), AT

Dominik Riedo (* 1974), CH

Gregor Riegler (* 1950), AT

Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl (1823-1897), D

Jørn Riel (* 1931), DK

Carme Riera (* 1948), ES

Michael Rieth (1944-2014), D

Klaus Rifbjerg (1931-2015), DA

Judith Merkle Riley (1942-2010), US

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), AT

Monika Rinck (* 1969), D

Joachim Ringelnatz (1883–1934), D

Luise Rinser (1911-2002), D

Rick Riordan (* 1964), US

Martin Ripkens (1934-2012), D

Martí de Riquer (1914–2013), ES

Armin Risi (* 1962), CH

Johann Rist (1607–1667), D

Giannis Ritsos (1909-1990), GR

Gerhard A. Ritter (1929–2015), D

Heinz Ritter-Schaumburg (1902–1994), D

Henning Ritter (1943–2013), D

Ulrich Ritzel (* 1940), D

William Riviere (* 19 **), DMA

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Augusto Roa Bastos (1917-2005)

Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922-2008)

Harold Robbins (1916-1997)

Tom Robbins (born 1932)

Ludwig Robert (1778-1832)

Nora Roberts (born 1950)

Frank M. Robinson (1926-2014)

Patrick Robinson (* 1940)

Peter Robinson (born 1950)

Billy Roche (born 1949)

Charlotte Roche (* 1978)

Henri-Pierre Roché (1879–1959)

Christiane Rochefort (1917–1998)

Petra Röder  (1969-2018)

Mary Rodgers (1931-2014)

Klaus Roehler (1929-2000)

Oskar Roehler (* 1959)

Michael Roes (* 1960)

Carl Rogers (1902-1987)

Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894–1988)

Hedwig Rohde (1908–1990)

Géza Róheim (1881–1953)

Wolfgang Rohner-Radegast (1920–2002)

Jörn Jacob Rohwer (* 1965)

Gonzalo Rojas (1916-2011)

Romain Rolland (1866-1944)

Chris P. Rolls (born 1971)

Lawrence Roman (1921-2008)

Manfred Römbell (1941-2010)

Manfred Rommel (1928-2013)

Birgit Rommelspacher (1945–2015)

Frank Ronan (* 1963)

Richard Rorty (1931-2007)

António Ramos Rosa (1924-2013)

Hartmut Rosa (* 1965)

João Guimarães Rosa (1908-1967)

Emily Rosdolsky (1911-2001)

Roman Rosdolsky (1898–1967)

Gillian Rose (1947-1995)

Peter Rosegger (1843-1918)

Peter Rosei (* 1946)

Joe Rosenblatt (1933-2019)

Herbert Rosendorfer (1934–2012)

Thomas Rosenlöcher (* 1947)

Conrad Rosenstein (1910–1977)

Gabriel Rosenstock (* 1949)

Robert Rosentreter (1931-2015)

Jo Hanns Rösler (1899–1966)

Shane Ross (born 1949)

Christian Roth (* 1945)

Eugen Roth (1895–1976)

Joseph Roth (1894–1939)

Jürgen Roth (publicist) (1945-2017)

Jürgen Roth (writer) (* 1968)

Marie-Louise Roth (1926-2014)

Philip Roth (1933-2018)

Hans Rothe (1894–1977)

Dietmar Rothermund (1933-2020)

Franz Ignatius Rothfischer (1720 / 21–1755)

Ralf Rothmann (* 1953)

Julian B. Rotter (1916-2014)

Anton Rotzetter (1939–2016)

Elisabeth Roudinesco (* 1944)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

Raymond Roussel (1877-1933)

Joanne K. Rowling (* 1965)

Harry Rowohlt (1945-2015)

Arundhati Roy (born 1961)

Jules Roy (1907-2000)

Tadeusz Różewicz (1921-2014)

Gilles Rozier (* 1963)

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Nikolaj Rubcov (1936–1971), RU

Ludwig Rubiner (1881–1920)

Tex Rubinowitz (* 1961)

Tuvia Rübner (1924-2019)

Günter Ruch (1956-2010)

Günther Rücker (1924-2008)

Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866)

Stephan Rudas (1944-2010)

Niall Rudd (1927-2015)

Reginald Rudorf (1929-2008)

Walter Rüegg (1918–2015)

Matt Ruff (born 1965)

Arnold Ruge (1802-1880)

Eugen Ruge (* 1954)

Alice Rühle-Gerstel (1894–1943)

Gerhard Rühm (* 1930)

Eva Rühmkorf (1935–2013)

Peter Rühmkorf (1929-2008)

Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964-2020)

Juan Rulfo (1917–1986)

Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi (1207-1273)

Manfred Rumpf

Xiao Rundcrantz (* 1966)

Arno Frank Runen (* 1968)

Salman Rushdie (* 1947)

Rosie Rushton (* 1945)

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

Richard Russo (* 1949)

Richard Paul Russo (* 1954)

Rustichello da Pisa (13th century)

Ry

Cornelius Ryan (1920–1974)

Mikhail Ryklin (* 1948)

Juri Rytcheu (1930-2008)