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Ooh, good thread!
First and foremost: Gustave Flaubert. He was a twisted little perv, but few can measure up to his writing abilities.
Charles Dickens: He's my favorite light reading author. If ever I want a good dose of Pathos and Sentimentality, he's my guy.
Leo Tolstoy: Made me love all things Russian.
Voltaire: Another twisted little perv with a wicked sense of humor.
Jane Austen: I re-read 'Pride and Prejudice' every year.
Guy de Mauppessant: I love his stories- they are a window into times past and the human condition that will always be.
Dante Allegheri: This guy had balls. He put the then-current Pope in the lower part of Hell in the Divine Comedy. He was lucky to only be exiled.
Cripes. I have too many on my list. I could go on and on, depending on mood and memory. I know all these authors are dead, but they wrote for me.
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