| 100% | NABOKOV | 7 | Vladimir —, author of the novels Lolita and The Real Life of Sebastian Knight |
| 48% | ANDRE | 5 | Author of the novels An Act of Terror and Other Lives |
| 47% | JOHNOFARRELL | 12 | Author of the novels This Is Your Life and May Contain Nuts |
| 47% | SVEVO | 5 | Italo —, author of the novels A Life and Zeno's Conscience |
| 46% | CALVINO | 7 | Italo —, Italian author of the novels Invisible Cities and The Nonexistent Knight |
| 46% | BYATT | 5 | A S —, author of the novels Still Life and The Virgin in the Garden |
| 45% | PETERACKROYD | 12 | Author of the novels Chatterton and The Lambs of London |
| 44% | TREMAIN | 7 | Rose —, author of the novels Restoration and The Colour |
| 44% | JAMES | 5 | Author of the novels Deliverance and Alnilam |
| 44% | STERNE | 6 | Laurence —, author of nine-volume novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman |
| 44% | MANN | 4 | Thomas —, author of the novels Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain |
| 44% | MITCHELL | 8 | David —, author of the novels Ghostwritten and The Bone Clocks |
| 44% | JANEAUSTEN | 10 | Author of the novels Persuasion and Mansfield Park |
| 44% | GRAHAMSWIFT | 11 | Author of the novels Shuttlecock and Mothering Sunday |
| 44% | EDNAFERBER | 10 | Author of the novels Giant and Ice Palace |
| 43% | WELSH | 5 | Irvine —, author of the novels Glue and Porno |
| 43% | BLOCH | 5 | Robert —, author of the novels Psycho and Lori |
| 43% | SWIFT | 5 | Graham —, author of the novels Shuttlecock and Waterland |
| 43% | JILLY | 5 | & 18D Author of the novels Polo and Riders |
| 43% | WELSH | 5 | Irvine —, author of the novels Glue and Trainspotting |
| 43% | DELILLO | 7 | Don —, author of the novels Libra and Underworld |
| 42% | ELINORGLYN | 10 | Author of the novels Three Weeks and The Price of Things |
| 42% | ISABELWOLFF | 11 | Author of novels Rescuing Rose and The Very Picture of You |
| 42% | CLAVELL | 7 | James —, author of the novels Shogun and Tai-Pan |
| 42% | BRADY | 5 | Karren —, author of the novels United and Trophy Wives |
| 42% | MOSSE | 5 | Kate —, author of the novels Labyrinth and Crucifix Lane |
| 42% | VIDAL | 5 | Gore —, US author of the novels Julian and Creation |
| 42% | CLAREQUILTY | 11 | Author of playlet The Enchanted Hunters murdered by Humbert Humbert in 1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita |
| 42% | ANNEBRONTE | 10 | Author of the novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall |