• @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    234 days ago

    The only author whose face I would reliably recognise would be Rowling, and that’s because she’s constantly in the news for being a hateful Terf. I haven’t read any of her books.

    I’d probably recognise Pratchett as well.

    But yes, I’m not sure what you’d expect.

    • @bus_factor@lemmy.world
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      134 days ago

      Not sure I’d recognize Rowling outside of context, but I’d definitely recognize George R. R. Martin, despite never having read or watched anything he’s made. He’s got a very distinct look.

    • Beacon
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      74 days ago

      You’d probably recognize Steven King also, but yeah the list is extremely small for everyone

      • @Klear@lemmy.world
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        34 days ago

        I’d recognise Poe, Pratchett as long as he had his hat, probably A. C. Clarke. There might be more, but that’s about everyone I can think of right now.

        I googled Asimov and that’s a very distinct look, but I can’t say I recall ever seeing him before.

      • @ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        24 days ago

        Everyone mentioned so far is also a recent writer who actually has photographs available.

        Is there any photograph available from Shakespeare? I am a bit oblivious now when that technology started and if Shakespeare had access to it. Otherwise there are only drawings available and I think we all have seen how different the same person can look on historic documents.