The Classic

Oscar Wilde, Poet and Playwright (1854-1900)

Best Known for: The Portrait of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest

Bram Stoker, Novelist (1847-1912)

Best Known for: Dracula, Dracula’s Guest

James Joyce, Novelist and Literary Critic (1882-1941)

Best Known for: Ulysses, Finnegan’s Wake, Dubliners

The Contemporary

Eoin Colfer, Writer (1965- )

Best Known for: Artemis Fowl, And Another Thing

Colm Tóibín, Novelist (1955- )

Best Known for: The Master, Brooklyn

Emma Donoghue, Novelist and Playwright (1969- )

Best Known for: Room, Slammerkin