- a person who writes books or the person who wrote a particular book
- Who is your favourite author?
- He is the author of three books on art.
- best-selling author Paul Theroux
- the lead author of the report
- the author of a novel/study/article
- Who's the author?
- According to report author Matt Blaze, the technique requires no special skill.
- Really quick author's note: This is the last chapter of the story.
- The film is based on a novel written by a French author.
- The report's authors point to a recent study of American college students.
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga2- Her ambition was to become a published author.
- Primarily a children's author, she has also written books for adults.
- Scott is the author of ‘Waverley’.
- Stephen King is an author I've never read.
- The study's authors conclude that there is insufficient evidence to justify the policy.
- the anonymous author of this pamphlet
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- best-selling
- prolific
- famous
- …
- read
- cite
- quote
- …
- write (something)
- argue something
- conclude something
- …
- the person who creates or starts something, especially a plan or an idea
- As the author of the proposal I cannot agree with you.
- He is the author of a plan to bring peace to the region.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘a person who invents or causes something’): from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’. The spelling with th arose in the 15th cent., and perhaps became established under the influence of authentic.
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