WHAT MAKES A CULT WRITER? Whether pioneering in their craft, fiercely and undeniably uniqueor critically divisive, cult writers come in all shapes and guises. Some gain instant fame, others instant notoriety, and more still remain anonymous until a chance change in fashion sees their work propelled into the limelight.Cult Writersintroduces 50 novelists deserving of a cult status. The literary genres and subjects explored within these writers' pages are rich and diverse acting as mirrorsof their genius minds. FromIrvine Welsh's gritty Edinburgh streets, toKen Kesey's drug-fuelled madness; from feminist trailblazerSylvia Plathto the magical realism ofAngela Carter discoverlittle knowns with small, devout followings and superstarsgracing the covers of magazines. Each writer isspecial in their individuality and their ability toinspire, antagonise and delight.Cult Writersis anessential addition to any book loverslibrary, as well as an entertaining introductionto ourweird and wonderful world of literature. Also in the series: Cult Artists, Cult Filmmakers + Cult MusiciansThe writers: Kathy Acker, James Baldwin, J.G. Ballard, Mikhail Bulgakov, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Octavia E. Butler, Italo Calvino, Albert Camus, Angela Carter, Colette, Maryse Conde, Julio Cortazar, Philip K. Dick, Douglas Coupland, Marguerite Duras, Ralph Ellison, Elena Ferrante, Janet Frame, Jean Genet, Joseph Heller, Michel Houellebecq, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Ken Kesey, Chris Kraus, Milan Kundera, Ursula K. Le Guin, Doris Lessing, Cormac McCarthy, Carson McCullers, Yukio Mishima, Haruki Murakami, Anais Nin, Sylvia Plath, Thomas Pynchon, Raymond Queneau, Ayn Rand, Pauline Reage, Jean Rhys, Juan Rulfo, Francoise Sagan, J.D. Salinger, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Donna Tartt, Jim Thompson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kurt Vonnegut, Virginia Woolf, Irvine Welsh.
