pseudonymous author
C2755
concept
A pseudonymous author is a writer who publishes works under a fictitious name or alias instead of their real identity, often to separate different writing personas, protect privacy, or avoid social, political, or professional repercussions.
All labels observed (27)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pen name | 93 |
| literary pseudonym | 30 |
| collective pseudonym | 16 |
| pseudonymous author canonical | 9 |
| pseudonymous political writer | 7 |
| pseudonymous writer | 6 |
| authorial persona | 4 |
| joint pseudonym | 4 |
| songwriting pseudonym | 3 |
| pseudonymous persona | 2 |
| English-language pseudonym | 1 |
| anonymous writer | 1 |
| artistic pseudonym | 1 |
| biblical apocryphal author | 1 |
| collaborative pseudonym | 1 |
| critical pseudonym | 1 |
| directorial pseudonym | 1 |
| house pseudonym | 1 |
| human pseudonym | 1 |
| person with pseudonym | 1 |
| philosophical pseudonym | 1 |
| poetic pseudonym | 1 |
| pseudonymous editor | 1 |
| pseudonymous person | 1 |
| screenwriter pseudonym | 1 |
| screenwriting pseudonym | 1 |
| ფსევდონიმი | 1 |
Instances (180)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| S. Yaroslavtsev | literary pseudonym |
|
Mark Rutherford (novelist)
surface form:
Mark Rutherford
|
pen name |
| Bashevis | literary pseudonym |
| Los Bros Hernandez | collective pseudonym |
| 兆民 | pen name |
| Don A. Stuart | pen name |
| A. M. Barnard | literary pseudonym |
| John Redfern | literary pseudonym |
|
Douglas Saint
surface form:
Miss Read
|
pen name |
| Jack Yeovil | pen name |
| Trilussa | pen name |
| Ben Sira | biblical apocryphal author |
| The Gawain Poet | anonymous writer |
|
Benjamin Franklin’s pen name "Poor Richard"
surface form:
Poor Richard
|
pen name |
| Mary Pollock | pen name |
| T. Kingfisher | pen name |
|
Kikuchi
surface form:
Kan Kikuchi
|
pen name |
|
Clemens
surface form:
Mark Twain
|
pen name |
| Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass | literary pseudonym |
| Johannes Climacus | philosophical pseudonym |
| Vigilius Haufniensis | — |
| Johannes de Silentio | literary pseudonym |
| Anti-Climacus | — |
| Poor Richard | pseudonymous persona |
| Richard Saunders | pseudonymous persona |
| Bourbaki school of mathematics | collective pseudonym |
| Madhusudan | literary pseudonym |
| A. L. Snider | literary pseudonym |
| Constantin Constantius | literary pseudonym |
| Philip Woodruff | pen name |
| Aristeas | — |
| Asad | pen name |
| Richard Hooker | pen name |
|
O'Nolan
surface form:
Flann O'Brien
|
pen name |
| Currer Bell | literary pseudonym |
| Nicolas Bourbaki | collective pseudonym |
|
The House of Dr. Edwardes
surface form:
Francis Beeding
|
collective pseudonym |
| Ambikatanayadatta | pen name |
| Gail Hamilton | pen name |
| Plum | pen name |
| Owen Meredith | pen name |
| Miss Read | pen name |
| Roderick Jaynes | collective pseudonym |
| Edgar Box | literary pseudonym |
|
Peshkov
surface form:
Maxim Gorky
|
pen name |
| Francis Beeding | joint pseudonym |
| Elena Ferrante | pseudonymous writer |
| Satoshi Nakamoto | pseudonymous person |
| Victoria Lucas | literary pseudonym |
| R. T. M. Scott | literary pseudonym |