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Author: Virginia Woolf Characteristic features: Stream of consciousness, post-WWI England, exploration of inner psychology.

Author: Ernest Hemingway Characteristic features: Iceberg Theory, minimalist writing style, Lost Generation protagonists.

Author: E.M. Forster Characteristic features: Examination of British colonialism in India, racial tension, question of friendship.

Author: James Joyce Characteristic features: Epiphany in characters, realistic depictions, exploration of life in Dublin.

Author: William Faulkner Characteristic features: Stream of consciousness, multiple narrators, rural American setting.

Author: T.S. Eliot Characteristic features: Dramatic monologue, exploration of paralysis and anxiety, modernist fragmentation.

Author: Joseph Conrad Characteristic features: Colonial critique, narrative framing, symbolic use of darkness.

Author: Marcel Proust Characteristic features: Expansive reflection on time and memory, intricate sentences, exploration of social life.

Author: Ernest Hemingway Characteristic features: Minimalist storytelling, focus on personal perseverance, man vs. nature conflict.

Author: James Joyce Characteristic features: Dreamlike narrative, playful language innovation, circular structure.

Author: Joseph Heller Characteristic features: Satirical novel, non-chronological narrative, exploration of absurdity of war.

Author: Chinua Achebe Characteristic features: Tragic narrative, clash of cultures, life in pre-colonial Nigeria.

Author: Virginia Woolf Characteristic features: Philosophical introspection, detailed psychological narrative, shift in narrative voices.

Author: Sylvia Plath Characteristic features: Semi-autobiographical novel, intense emotional insight, themes of identity and mental health.

Author: T.S. Eliot Characteristic features: Allusive text, fragmented structure, exploration of disillusionment.

Author: J.D. Salinger Characteristic features: Teenage angst and alienation, colloquial first-person narrative, critique of perceived adult hypocrisy.

Author: Jack Kerouac Characteristic features: Beat Generation perspectives, spontaneous prose method, themes of freedom and travel.

Author: Jean Rhys Characteristic features: Prequel to 'Jane Eyre', postcolonial narrative, exploration of racial identity.

Author: James Joyce Characteristic features: Stream of consciousness, deep character introspection, parallels with Homer's Odyssey.

Author: William Faulkner Characteristic features: Narrative time shifts, stream of consciousness technique, complex family dynamics.

Author: Franz Kafka Characteristic features: Absurdist fiction, psychological depth, themes of alienation and human condition.

Author: Ralph Ellison Characteristic features: Addresses social and intellectual issues faced by African-Americans, use of jazz/blues, experimental narrative style.

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Characteristic features: Critique of the American Dream, symbolic use of color, unreliable narrator.

Author: George Orwell Characteristic features: Allegorical novella, critique of totalitarianism, non-complex language.

Author: James Joyce Characteristic features: Bildungsroman genre, experimental prose, coming-of-age story.

Author: Virginia Woolf Characteristic features: Biographical novel, gender and identity fluidity, spans four centuries.

Author: Aldous Huxley Characteristic features: Dystopian society, use of technology in control, themes of freedom and individuality.

Author: Gabriel García Márquez Characteristic features: Magical realism, multigenerational story, reflects Colombian history.

Author: William Golding Characteristic features: Exploration of savagery vs. civilization, symbolism, focus on children in isolation.