auteur

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noun

person who writes a book or text

Common in everyday reading and bookstore talk.

Examples

L'auteur de ce livre donnera une conférence le mois prochain.
The author of this book will speak next month.
En lisant la postface de l'auteur, j'ai compris le contexte.
Reading the author's afterword clarified the background.
Le premier livre d'un jeune auteur fait beaucoup parler.
A young author's debut is getting a lot of attention.