Which author would you like to meet?

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

4 Sep 11

I can see that Agatha Christie is a popular author in this discussion. It could be interesting to ask her how she became such a great writer, because she is extremely popular and he books have been translated to so many different languages. When I was younger I read many of her books, and it wasn't easy to find them at the library, because some of them very popular and I had to wait several months to get them.

shivanisd

@shivanisd (387)

• India

4 Sep 11

the same choice as mine...its astonishing how good her writing is, so detailed and yet so interesting.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

5 Sep 11

hi porcospino. great topic you have going on here. i'm an avid reader myself and have followed the career and read the books of notable authors such as robert ludlum, mitch albom, j.r.r. tolkien, and a couple of local ones like f. sionil jose and nick joaquin. however, the one author that i would like to meet is clive cussler. i have collected his books and have followed his career. the guy breathes and lives like dirk pitt, the main character in his novels. the government agency in his novels, national underwater and marine agency, is an actual non-profit organization that clive cussler founded. here is a link about clive cussler, http://clive-cussler-books.com/ and about numa, http://www.numa.net/clive_cussler.html. one of his books, 'sahara', has been made into a movie although i haven't watched that yet.

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clive cussler

allen0187

@allen0187 (58582)

• Philippines

6 Sep 11

hi porcospino. cussler is indeed a very productive author. not only does he have time to write books, he also joins the expeditions done by numa. i think the stories that he writes are products of his expeditions. ludlum's books are a good but lengthy read. the build up in his stories are very suspenseful but sometimes dragging in my opinion. anyway, his stories are great and i've always picked up a book or two from him during summer as part of my pool of books to read over that two month span.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

5 Sep 11

I visited the website about Clive Cussler. He seems to be a very productive author, I was impressed to see the number of books that he has written. I have never read any of his books and it is the first time that I hear his name. I have heard about some of the other authors that you mentioned like Robert Ludlum and Tolkien. I know that my husband likes Robert Ludlum's books a lot, but I haven't read any of them myself.

fannitia

@fannitia (2167)

• Bulgaria

6 Sep 11

Hi, Porcospino! I'm sorry, I put my answer in a wrong place, so I repeat it again. If it was possible I'd like to meet James Clavell. He's one of my favourite authors because he combines dramatic plots and interesting characters with almost documentary descriptions of countries and historical periods. I'd like to ask him how he got to write Whirlwind with the description of the Islamic revolution in Iran. This novel is one of my favourite books. As to the modern danish authors, it's a shane that I don't know them. But if I could meet Hans Christian Anderse, I'd like to express my gratitude because I grew up with his tales /who hasn't?/ and I read them to my daughter.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

6 Sep 11

I have never read any of James Clavell's books, but the descriptions of countries and historical periods sound interesting. I like to read books where I am to learn something while I read a good story. Quite few of the modern Danish authors have been translated I think. The only ones I can think of are Peter Hoegh who writes novels and Piet Hein who wrote poetry. I also grew up with the fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen. I grew up in the city where he was born and I have visited his museums several times.

Nezavisima Deskata

@nezavisima (7408)

• Bulgaria

4 Sep 11

Honestly I have not thought about this thing. with whom you want to meet perhaps Agatha Christie. I like these novels and I read them with great pleasure I want to see Agatha Christie. nice day! I hope that my dream come true and yours.

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fannitia

@fannitia (2167)

• Bulgaria

6 Sep 11

Hi, Porcospino! If it was possible I'd like to meet James Clavell. He's one of my favourite authors because he combines dramatic plots and interesting characters with almost documentary descriptions of countries and historical periods. I'd like to ask him how he got to write Whirlwind with the description of the Islamic revolution in Iran. This novel is one of my favourite books.

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james clavell

whirlwind novel

koperty3

@koperty3 (1876)

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4 Sep 11

I dream about meeting Anne Rice. I admire her imagination and talent. I have no idea what questions I would like to ask her. For sure I would be shy in her presence. If I had 1% of her talent I could describe myself as a very lucky lady.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

4 Sep 11

I haven't read any of the books by Anne Rice, but she is on the list of books that I would like to read one day. I think that I would also be shy if I met my favourite authors, and it would be a strange feeling to meet them in person, but it could be really interesting I think.

fiercepinay

@fiercepinay (11)

• Philippines

4 Sep 11

Jane Austen and agatha christie too. I love their books and i love both of their writing style.

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shivanisd

@shivanisd (387)

• India

4 Sep 11

id really like to meet Agatha Christie and Willa Cather.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

4 Sep 11

I know Agatha Christe and I have read many of her books, but I had never heard about Willa Cather, so I looked up the name when I read your response and I discovered that she is an American author. Is there is a special reason why you would like to meet those authors?

gloamglozer

@gloamglozer (1289)

• Australia

5 Sep 11

I'd like to meet Paul Stewart as he writes one of the best chronicles I like. He was very imaginiative in describing his fantasy world.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

5 Sep 11

I have never read anything by Paul Stewart. I haven't read many fansasy books, but it is one of the genres that I would like to get to know better, and in another discussion I got the names of some authors that I am going to read. Many of the books that I have read have been completely different like books that are based on the real stories, and I think that it could be interesting to read something from another genre.

lalitshukla_69

@lalitshukla_69 (40)

• India

6 Sep 11

shakespear was a very good author . his novel was very popular . his novel character's were explain very much. kalidas says to indian shakespear.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

6 Sep 11

Yes, Shakespeare is very popular and famous. I have read Macbeth, but it could be interesting to read some of his other books. I had never heard about Kalidas before, so it looked up his name on the internet. I can see that he has written both plays and poems and that his has been translated to other languages. I am going to check if he has been translated to my language (Danish) as well.

chiwasaki

@chiwasaki (4694)

• Philippines

5 Sep 11

I would love to meet Dan Brown in the future. He is the known author of Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demon which has a movie version already. I would also love to meet Anne Rice who is the author of Interview with a vampire and Queen of the Damned. These are my favorite author that I would love to meet.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

5 Sep 11

Dan Brown's book have become very famous, he has sold millions of books. In Denmark where I live "The Da Vinci Code" used to be one of the popular books at all. They are on the list of books that I would like to read (a very long list

) I have heard about the movie, but I haven't seen that one either. Anne Rice also sounds interesting to me, because the books that she write are somilar to the books that I usually read, so I would also like to read them.

mytravelaroundglobe

@sanjay91422 (2725)

• India

5 Sep 11

I love to read their books but never thought to meet them. If I met them I will simply greet them and will ask to write more books. I would love to meet Ian Fleming. I would love to meet Neil Strauss. There are not much books those I read so that is all.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

5 Sep 11

I don't know Neil Strauss, but I read a few books by Ian Fleming many years ago. I remember looking for the books by Ian Fleming at the school library when I was a child. There are many authors that I would like to meet, because I read a lot of different books and I think that it could be interesting to meet the authors in person and talk to them about their books. If my favourite international authors ever visit my country I will try to meet them.

pbbbsra

@pbbbsra (1214)

• Philippines

5 Sep 11

I would want to meet Austin Cristie and J,K Rowling. I especially want to meet J.K Rowling and congratulate her for the the big success. I am sure that her books will be a book that will take time, this will also be something I will pass on to my children.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

5 Sep 11

Yes, J.K. Rowling has really had a lot of success and she has become popular in many country including my own country (Denmark) I heard that her books have been translated to almost 70 different languages, that is amazing. If I had the chance to talk to her I would ask her how she got the inspiration for the books about Harry Potter. I know that there are films as well, but I haven't seen any of them.

eynjel_1988

@eynjel_1988 (330)

• Philippines

5 Sep 11

My favorite author is Laura Esquivel. I love her book Like Water for chocolates.if given a chance to meet her, I will definite ask her lots of questions like How long did she takes writing that novel, Who inspired her to write that novel and I also want to ask her if she did try to cook the dishes that was presented on her novel. :-]

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

5 Sep 11

I had never heard about Laura Esquivel before, but I read a little about her when I had read your response, I can see that she is a Mexican author and that her books have been translated to Danish. Your questions sound like some interesting things to ask her. When I really like a book I am also interested in knowing more about the background of the story and the things that inspired the author to write that book. If I met Richard Kalich I would like to ask him some of the same questions.

Judy890

@Judy890 (1644)

• United States

5 Sep 11

R.L. Stine, he was my favorite author as a child because I love his books (goosebumps) I loved reading the scary parts, I remember in elementary when we had to choose a book to read in class I would always want to read a goose bump book

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

5 Sep 11

I also loved the books by R.L. Stine and I have read many of them. When I went to the library I always visited "the scary corner" at first, because I loved scary books. I liked the gooosebumps books, but my favourite books were his collections of the short stories like "The nightmare hour" and "The haunting hour". As an adult I still like to read scary stories, I don't read Stine's books anymore, but I read horror stories for adults.

trent714

@trent714 (73)

• India

5 Sep 11

I would meet ohenry and shakespeare but they are not alive right now.So I dont wanna meet anyone.LOL

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